Unvalidated Pain
Russell, Melinda
Iraq, fall 2007. The surge was in full swing. The tours were increased to 15 months. IED's had become a daily occurrence. But she was a chaplain in an Aviation Brigade, going to a large, safe COB. There wouldn't be dangerous convoys. There wouldn't be mortars shaking everyone from their beds in the middle of the night. Except for the long time away from family and home, it would be an easy tour. Until June 2, 2008, when the Chaplain's world wa...