Ramadi, Iraq

A dust cloud blossomed on the horizon. Nyssa visored her eyes against the brutal Iraqi sun. Damn, she thought. We need more time. 

Behind her, she could hear the workmen scrambling with their preparations. The most vulnerable pieces would to be covered with a tarp, secured by whatever means available against a desert wind that could strip the flesh off a carcass in under a day. Others worked feverishly to deepen the entrenchments, or fill more sandbags, or prep. . .

Ramadi, Iraq

A dust cloud blossomed on the horizon. Nyssa visored her eyes against the brutal Iraqi sun. Damn, she thought. We need more time. 

Behind her, she could hear the workmen scrambling with their preparations. The most vulnerable pieces would to be covered with a tarp, secured by whatever means available against a desert wind that could strip the flesh off a carcass in under a day. Others worked feverishly to deepen the entrenchments, or fill more sandbags, or prep. . .