Inside Camp Zulu, Iraq

Straight down this road is one of the entrance into the camp. Take a left at the white trailer and go about 300 meters is the other entrance. To the right of the truck for about another 100 meters is the other end. Behind the truck for about 25 meters is another end. This is to give you an idea the size of Camp Zulu, which in not very big. The tall concrete walls are called tee walls and they are supposed to protect the interior from mortar and rocket attacks. Behind the white trailer is the mess hall and to the right behind the walls are a couple of buildings is where some of the Ukraine soldiers live. The gap between the walls on the left is where the hospital is located and the beginning of the walls again is where the more Ukraine soldiers live.

Notice the tree far down the road, it will come into play in the next pictures.

Another picture of my hooch, where the a/c is and the picture below is looking at my hooch from the inside of the barriers where the U soldiers live. I wanted to show you how protected I was from mortar and rocket attacks, NONE. Behind my hooch is the end of the camp.

Straight ahead looking at the open building, my hooch is to the left, is where we had to build a coffin for one of the Ukraine soldiers, more about that later. The building on the left where the ladder is standing is where we keep the Iraqi workers during their lunch hour. In the gap in the walls in the next picture is where I took this picture.

The little building on top of the building is where the Ukraine snipers stay and there are a couple of weapons, 40 mm machine guns, you cannot see. Had to make this walk ever morning at 4:00 from my hooch to these walls (about 50 yards) to get ready for the up coming day with the snipers watching me. I had a little blue LED flash light and flashed it off and on a couple of times and if I didn't get a responds I would not move. Sometimes I would have to flash my light 4 or 5 times before someone saw me then they would flash their light a couple of times letting me know it is ok for me to move. This happened every morning and then I had another problem, our headquarters are in the building below where the snipers stay and there is a lock door with an armed guard sitting on the other side and I always forgot the pass word until I scared a Ukraine soldier one time by beating on the door waking him up and he nearly shot me. Needless to say I never forgot another pass word.

Notice the tree

Notice the trees. There are the only trees in this camp.

Notice the trees and the opening in the walls. A good look at the little building where the snipers stay. Down the road to the left is where the little green truck is parked in the top picture.