Life in Baghdad, Iraq, in October 2003 and again in 2006 was like living in a Crock-Pot.
I was told to put on som.
The temperature was approximately 140 degrees or better.
The protective gear that we wore added about twenty degrees and an extra thirty pounds.
We even performed guard duty and with the scorching temperatures.
We would travel to strange destinations to attend meetings, drop off supplies, or pick up soldiers.
It was hot, and the breeze, if you can call it that, was just as hot.
Life in Baghdad, Iraq, in October 2003 and again in 2006 was like living in a Crock-Pot