Sept 7th Bombing

The morning of Sept 7th, around 7:45, I was getting ready to leave for work when a VERY loud explosion went off. My little combat trailer shook like we were having a huge earthquake, these trailers are great to live in, but not so great for things like earthquakes, bombs, etc. So after the explosion I went outside to see if there would be anymore or if the sirens would go off letting us know that we were under attack. None of that happened so I grabbed my stuff and started walking to work, it's about 1/4 mile away. There was however a lot of gunfire, I guess the bad guys and the Iraqi police were in a firefight. This was all going on less than a 1/2 mile away, the Iraqi Police base is right next to ours, and the explosion was right outside our perimeter.

What I saw on my way to work was shocking!!! I don't ever recall in ANY training I have given or have sat through that said to get up on rooftops with a camera and start taking pictures of the explosions and/or gunfights going on around you. I do remember something about making yourself a small target so that you will be harder to kill. I realize that all this was not going on on our base, but it was VERY close and I'm sure those bad guys with the large guns can see people standing on rooftops less than 1/2 mile away. What is wrong with people?!? I am so glad I'm surrounded by a bunch of tourist with cameras, and to think I was actually in the middle of a war zone.

Here is the story on the suicide bombing....

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/07/iraq.car.bomb/index/html

Mom and Melissa, can you please print it for me/us for our books. Thank you!