The Journey North
One of my greatest fears about this whole mission has got to be the road from Kuwait to Baghdad. This is a two days journey full of IEDs and enemy. With the soldiers question to Mr. Rumesfeld, came a heightened awareness of the problems during this journey. A soldier asked him what they were doing to correct the armor problem in Kuwait. They have soldiers digging in trashcans and piles of old ballistic glass in an effort to provide more protection for themselves. Why is it that they have up-armor Hummvs here in the United States and have a shortage of them in Country? The road to Baghdad has taught the military many things and caused changes to the way we do things. Just off this highway is where Johnny was killed. With the attack on his convoy I feel confident that this situation was re-checked and other safety measures were put in place. Did he have to die? Could it have been prevented?
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