Sad event

[Edward Tinker]

Well, I just feel I need to share this and those that are religious, please say a prayer for our soldiers.

As I came back from ATO (vacation / leave) I heard that the camp I had been staying in and was scheduled to be closed as of the 1st of July, was attacked by Iranian made missiles. This was the first attack since it had been built over 4 yrs ago of any significance.

3 soldiers were killed and I heard 14 wounded from 4 rockets, 3 went off, one was a dud, but they literally blew apart many buildings.

I had worked with these men the last five months and knew all three of them, two I knew very well.

I served 20 years in the army and lost some friends to accidents, but it is very sad when they die and they were going to be leaving the base to the Iraqi's the next couple of days.

All of us Civilian Police Advisers had left the camp a week before (2 weeks for me, since I had headed out for vacation) and my new duty station is Camp Delta.

Ed