The 1st Infantry Division is heading out in good spirits, but are obviously becoming more anxious to go home the closer the date comes near. That they can smell home-cooking has become obvious; soldiers are talking more and more about their wives, girlfriends and moms. (Strange how few of them seem to mention their dads.) Soldiers with children seem to be the most anxious, and one common refrain I keep hearing goes like this: “We are not outta here yet. This is still Baquba. This is still Iraq. We are still at war. This is not the time to let up or start thinking about home.” But it’s not working. The soldiers are thinking about home. Today I found a bunch of young veterans watching The Princess Diaries. They must be desperate.

The Super Bowl will start any minute, but most have gone to bed.

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