Good morning- Just a quick update... Arrived in Baghdad a few days ago via just about every type of vehicle imagined... air plane, helicopter, armored bus... very entertaining. Got to land by helicopter on the parade ground by the "Crossed Sabers" and then bussed to the hospital from there. The hospital itself is pretty run down and dirty, but it is still a hospital. Luckily, things have quieted down here over the last month or so, and the people we are replacing are pretty burnt out and ready to go home. I can't really blame them and assume I will be feeling the same way in 15 months. Had dinner last night in Saddam's palace... what a whack job. Gold inlaid ceilings and doors, giant murals of himself, then the obligatory murals of him blowing up Israel andthe US. I am sure he is rolling in his grave knowing that a Jewish American soldier just went to the bathroom in his toilet. We have been spending most of the time since arriving, just learning our way around and how the hospital works. Will be working my first shift in the ER tonight on the overnight - should be a blast. I hope you are all well, and I will send out some pictures of the place in a few days.