Don Gomez
My Two Glorious Weeks at Baghdad's Hotel California During the Iraq War
In October 2003, my squad got assigned to one of the best gigs in the country. We were supposed to be an emergency "Quick Reaction Force," but in reality we spent most of our time playing Halo.
High Dives and Manicures at Saddam's Presidential Palace
One morning in Iraq in 2003, our battalion chaplain came to our small firebase in Baghdad and told us that he had to go to one of Saddam’s palaces for meetings and wanted to take a couple of infantry squads with him so we could enjoy the facilities. He...
