Postcard from my buddy Scud

Good friend of mine Michel Escudie "Scud" used to be the Public Affairs Officer out at Anderson Airforce base. He's been good about sending picture postcards from his tour of the worlds hot spots. I wanted to share a few with out listeners. That's Scud on the left.

Dear Family - Another short trip, we were a little north of Baghdad (mud everywhere), then went to see the Brits who are minding things in Souhern Iraq. This picture shows the humvee I was in. The right-rear wheel fell off the first humvee (right under me) and we swerved around a bit, narrowly missing a truck. Gotta love the Army. The joke amongst those in our stopped convoy was that I need to make less trips to the ice cream bar at the dining hall--real funny, especially since I've lost weight here.
I'm with the lieutenant who escorted us and said his back hurt from the whole ordeal. Looks like he recovered. Ironically, I was worried about the recent rocket attacks on the base when the wheel fell off the vehicle in a loud "Thud".

Miss You, Michel