Part 2..."Big Birds in the Night Sky over Iraq"

"Part 2..."Big Birds in the Night Sky over Iraq"
Later that afternoon, when chow was finished, I ended up at the flighline where the chinooks work out of.
This night, I would be embedd on a mission that would take us to Balad and back. It had always been my dream to be in the same locale as my son the warrior, during a deployment in the war zone. This night would be the highlight of a long-standing dream come true. And, at the same time, I would remenice of all the years of preparation that had taken place leading up to this particular night. "
Jim Spirit in Iraq