22Jan/060
Iraq: Day 1 (Later)
Trailer 2, Camp Lucent, IZ, Baghdad
Rhino experience was drag. Arrived at 3AM, as L predicted. Gunny made passengers help load bags, then we boarded, in armor of course.
Ride took 20 minutes, but seemed longer. Apache gunships (2) escorted, but I never saw them (not surprising; it was pitch black out, and they don’t run w/ lights on for obvious reasons). It was very dark, and windows were tinted, so no view.
Upon arrival, an Army Gsgt. made us unload bags, then we entered a bldg as they were searched by bomb sniffing dogs. We then collected our bags, and Jim picked out the Kroll operator. He drove us a short distance to the camp, where Albert met us and took us to our trailers.