Spending a year in Bagdad Iraq is the only part of my military career I did no enjoy. Extreme heat, long work days, and being away from my family and friends made it a horrible experience. As the sun would come up each day the temperature was already in the high 90s. As the day progressed it reach as high as 134 degrees. When I thin back about the heat; the day I cooked an egg on the sidewalk always comes to mind. Along with the heat work conditions were less than amazing. My uniform of the day was full Abu, helmet, bulletproof vest, 9mm hand gun, and a M4 assault rifle. These were all necessary item to have due to the danger that I was in from gunfire and bombings. Regardless it made daily life extremely difficult. After 12 hours of heat,
