The Price of Freedom
I am a Battle Captain for an Attack Helicopter Battalion in the First Cavalry Division, currently deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. I am an AH-64D Longbow Apache helicopter pilot and a veteran of OIF II. I have a very amazing son, David, who I miss very much and think about every day. I plan on getting out of the military as soon as I am able to go work for my dad in Florida. I hope to start a nice little business of my own someday!
Thursday, March 24, 2005
Haifa's Alley
This is the alleyway behind the dreaded Haifa Street, a Sunni insurgent stronghold located close to the International Zone in Baghdad. Most of the reports you read about that involve insurgents throwing hand grenades from buildings at passing patrols are from right here. We routinely patrolled this part of Baghdad, even though it was an area from which other (unarmed) aircraft were banned from flying due to surface-to-air fire.
Reaper 16, 21:37
