The New York Times would like to hear from readers who want to share messages and materials with the At War team. That’s where my friend Brian McPhillips of Second Tank Battalion was fatally shot in the head, but I wouldn’t hear the news for another two weeks. “On the way,” my gunner replied, and ended someone’s life with the tank’s 7.62-millimeter coaxial machine gun. Ten days later, First Tank Battalion left the capital; our vehicles were “too aggressive” of a posture for the peacekeeping mission to come. On the day we rolled into Baghdad as victors, First Tank Battalion encamped in the shadow of the giant turquoise dome of the Al-Shaheed Monument, enjoying the protection of the man-made lakes around it.

Source: New York Times March 20, 2018 09:00 UTC