In the Northern Hemisphere we are in the early to mid-summer season. Here in Arkansas we've been lucky so far as the temperatures haven't been too bad. Until the last 5 days or so. Today we reached a high of 99 degrees F; mixed with 40% humidity it feels like 106 degrees F! Yes, it is hot and very humid. Though I decided that this year I wasn't going to complain. Why? Because Nick is in Iraq and it's even hotter there.
Tuesday in Iraq it is going to be 116 degrees @ 3pm! Cooling down to a mild 101 degrees by 9pm their time. Wednesday it is supposed to be 121 degrees and by Friday it looks like it will be 125 degrees. These nights it will cool all the way down to 95-97 degrees. Now granted the humidity is only around 5-6% BUT our guys are roasting!
Our troops must wear not only their uniforms, but their body armor/helmets & all their equipment as well, that's an additional 75-100 pounds! No wonder Nick has lost 15 pounds!! I just can't imagine the heat they are having to deal with. Can you imagine having to do a very physically demanding job wearing all that gear AND dealing with the heat?
Think cool thoughts for our troops and keep them in your thoughts and prayers
All photos were downloaded after doing a Google search for American troops
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