In April 2003 Colonel Michael Whitehead, an Army Reservist, flew into Iraq to begin a ten-month tour of duty that gave him an eyewitness view of the opening year of the war. Over the course of his deployment, he visited all of the major Iraqi cities from Basra to Baghdad and lived in a palace overlooking the historic ruins of Babylon.
He chronicled his experiences and e-mailed them home to family and friends, providing accounts that were so genuine and engaging that ultimately his messages from Babylon were forwarded to interested readers across the country.Read accounts of his dealings with the Marines, the 29 nation Multi-national Division, KBR contractors, and Blackwater.This email diary is a vivid memoir of the first year of the Iraq war, and an attempt to explain to family and friends the unique and unusual events that he was experiencing.
