Reflections: A soldier's view from the front line in Iraq 7 Articles

by C. M. Erickson

The war in Iraq looks very different on the ground than on the TV. While our journalists work amazingly hard to represent what is occurring in Iraq to the rest of the world, you simply have to be there on the ground to be...read more

by Terry Booth

Here we are. The darkness of the night engulfs our small unit of young soldiers. Out of the black background of a moonless sky comes sniper fire. I hear the sizzle of an incoming round burning a trail through the air. ...read more

by Joe Kane

I'm currently in Iraq on my second tour here my first was in 2004. Since this is all about reflections from the front line the first thing I want to say is that this tour has been a lot different from my first tour. The...read more

by David Furritus

It's rather interesting to see how the "front lines" of Iraq have changed over the past five years. I've been there twice, but I wasn't quite there yet for the invasion however, I knew a couple of dozen folks that were. ...read more

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by Christna Block

I'm not a soldier but yet a sister of a soldier in Iraq. My brother is in the Army and ranked as Special Forces and says that he likes it over there. This is his first tour and says that it is an awesome experience, yet he...read more

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by Nancy Lynam

The number of emails I have received is astounding regarding shared information and pictures of our troops in Iraq. Stories and pictures have depicted our soldiers kneeling in reverence outside the mosques of the Iraqi ...read more

by Bill Smith

Every time I turn on the TV I am sickened by the news from Iraq. They always have a running total of how many soldiers have been killed this year, and since the war started. I agree it is sad when a soldier, or group of so...read more