I was deployed to Mosul (just south, in Q-West, actually) as part of the invasion force from 2003-04. We drove up from Kuwait as part of the spearhead (an infantry battalion in the 101st).
I was a medical platoon leader and would often go to Mosul for resupply and stupid meetings.
Once, a buddy and I ate lunch in a local restaurant in Mosul WITHOUT NEEDING TO WEAR OUR HELMETS OR BODY ARMOR. Only a few months after that, another buddy was killed in an IED attack while driving around in Mosul, not too far from where I'd eaten lunch.
My question: what were the most dramatic changes you saw in Mosul during your time there?
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I was deployed to Mosul (just south, in Q-West, actually) as part of the invasion force from 2003-04. We drove up from Kuwait as part of the spearhead (an infantry battalion in the 101st).
I was a medical platoon leader and would often go to Mosul for resupply and stupid meetings.
Once, a buddy and I ate lunch in a local restaurant in Mosul WITHOUT NEEDING TO WEAR OUR HELMETS OR BODY ARMOR. Only a few months after that, another buddy was killed in an IED attack while driving around in Mosul, not too far from where I'd eaten lunch.
My question: what were the most dramatic changes you saw in Mosul during your time there?
Edit: changed unit identifier.
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