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Twelve months in Iraq
Tara Schendel
United StatesGALLERYCONVERSATION
Here, the Renegades are passing through a place they like to call "Little Beirut". They don't explain why.
They have to drive a little slower and in a tighter formation through here today because there are many children out and they tend to run across the road. Also they want to make sure that the convoy stays intact as they pass through.
As they pass through the town, people on both sides stop to watch. The trucks stay close together on the road hoping to discourage people from running in front of them. They can't stop easily. So if someone runs out, they will get hit.
On their way out of town, they encounter another convoy going in the opposite direction. Headed at them is Viper II, the Marine gun truck protecting the oncoming convoy that has stopped while my brother's passes by. This explains the heavy Marine coverage in the town this day.
As they pass the convoy, my brother rattles off the names of Marines and the truckers that he knows. On one pass, he notices one of his men wearing headphones, probably blaring music. That, I take it, is a no no, as it should be.
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