Thanks for reading, John! I never had to roll around in the Mitsubishi Pajero in Iraq (I lucked out on the up armored), but I did roll around in a Toyota Hilux in Afghanistan, ha. Prayed for the same that we didn’t hit a mine. You’re correct about the stories all being the same, but uniquely different. I’ve written a few of mine here on Medium you may like:
Best to you man, and the respect is mutual. You ever write any of your stories?