Dodgebomb

Celebrating the unassuming, ordinary soldiers who fought Al Qaeda, broke bread with sheiks, and tried to understand why our country set foot in the Middle East in the first place.

Dodgebomb: Outside the Wire in the Second Iraq War

Dodgebomb

A couple bored skinny Arab men stood watch at a checkpoint by the farmhouses. The checkpoint consisted of a few road cones, an Iraqi flag, and a sleeping mat in the shade. They both wore dusty black track suits and had AK-47’s slung over their shoulders.

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