Quotes Of War

This comes from an article in The Washington Post by Todd Pitman. It just struck as rude awakening to the war zone!

AP West Africa Bureau Chief Todd Pitman is in Iraq to embed with U.S. troops in Ramadi

" ... We arrived in Ramadi around 2 a.m. Saturday. I'm picked up by a public affairs Sgt. 1st Class Richard Scaricaciottoli, known to most here as Sgt. Scary.Knowing my tent would not stand up well to a mortar attack, and knowing the base has come under attack, I ask if there are any ''Duck And Cover Bunkers'' -- small concrete shelters -- like they have in the Green Zone. ''If you don't get hit, you're good,'' he says. ''If you get hit, you'll probably never know it.''The tent I sleep in is full of soldiers. ..."

Embedded With U.S. Troops in Ramadi - WP