Dispatches from the Silent War

Stories, reflections, and excerpts from Scott White — on the years in Iraq and Afghanistan, the brotherhood of the circuit, and the long road home.

What It's Really Like Working in a War Zone

I got the call on a Tuesday afternoon in November 2003. Two days later I was sitting across a desk from Nick in a sleek London office. By Saturday I was in Baghdad. People always want to know what it's really like over there. The honest answer is: it's nothing like what you imagine, and everything like what you fear.

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