Postcards from Iraq
Posted July 21, 2009
"Hi, Norfolk District! Life here is great! I thought you all would get a kick out of the picture of the temperature gauge, which is the bottom, right number -- YES IT DOES SAY 121.8 Fahrenheit! We really do get use to the heat by drinking lots of water and slowing down during the heat of the day. It’s a dry heat, but I do miss the rain! Look who I ran into! It was great catching up with Colonel “Dan”. Last trip I made was out to the Nasiriya prison construction site, Phase II & III. Good work taking place there. The Nasiriya prison is a design/build maximum-security detention facility -- 800 inmates during phase II and 400 more for phase III construction. There are some very real challenges here, but what is so gratifying to watch are our Iraqi counterparts as every day they uphold the Corps standards for safety and Building Strong."
أراك لاحقًا
Take care, Nora
Nora Batten is the executive assistant to the commander, Camp Adder, Iraq.
Updated: 30-Jul-2009