Chapter 24
0810, 2 October 2004
Dining Facility
Camp Baharia, Iraq
Anne Merrill and Mary Seabear opened the door to their trailer at 0810 and headed to the 3rd Battalion area chow hall. Fortunately, the Division chow hall stayed open until 0830, and so they hurried.
After eating, they walked out the door and discovered they were on the wrong side of the building. Standing outside and trying to figure the way back, they saw about a dozen trucks parked in a dirt field, with a group of men standing around a small fire. At least a half a dozen looked to be Americans, and the rest were East Indians or Arabs. Anne could see the surprised look on the trucker’s faces as they walked up. “How’s it going, guys?” the ladies asked.
One of the truckers answered in English. “Well, howdy, good looki
