15 Mar 07 The final leg

We leave before daybreak. I am able to sit in the truck commander’s seat though so I am able to see the countryside more. It reminds me of the Badlands in South Dakota and one or two formations almost look like Chimney Rock in Nebraska. This is one of the smoothest trips I’ve been on. We arrive at our final destination in almost record time with no truck breakdowns or roadside bomb detonations or possible roadside bombs. There was a noteworthy thing though. We watched a boy that couldn’t have been 5 years old run about 200 meters from his house to meet us on the Main Supply Route. I mean this boy was running very fast for his age. The gunner in the vehicle threw him some candy.