Sand And Hope: My Journey In Iraq 2007-2009

Sand and Hope: A True Story from the Iraq War (2007-2009) I arrived in Baghdad the week of Christmas-helmet under my arm, heart in my throat-and walked into the

glowing halls of Al Faw Palace inside the Green Zone. That first night, staring at palace lights

reflecting off the water, I felt both the distance from home and the weight of the mission ahead.

I wasn't a soldier. I was a civilian on a Provincial Reconstruction Team, based near Tikrit at FOB/Camp

Speicher, working shoulder-to-shoulder...