Welcome

The main focus of the news casts tonight was the 3rd anniversary of the start of the Iraq war. I remember when it started. I had almost been out of school for a year and was working for a newspaper in Lakeland, FL. Everyone in the newsroom knew we were going to war it was just a matter of when. I remember my boss telling me to keep an eye on the news and be prepared to come in to the office when war broke out.

I remember sitting on the floor of my bedroom where I had my small TV and watching the bombs fall on Baghdad. I called my boss and asked him if I needed to come in. He said no but the next day would be busy and it was.

Now on this anniversary I am thinking about my brother who is leaving for his first tour of Iraq next week. He is a second lieutenant in the Marines and has told my mom that he will be on a secure base outside of Baghdad but that still doesn't keep me from worrying. After he leaves I am probably going to be glued to the news.

It is sort of a strange feeling.