October 18, 2003
I Killed The Rat
A few weeks after I left the Palace, SPC Stuart Wilf and SPC Tom Susdorf , my former roommates, started sending me regular updates about life in Baghdad.

Battle Buddies: Tom Susdorf (L) Stuart Wilf (R)
Stuart writes:
Hey Dude, all kinds of stuff blowing up everywhere, two of our guys got hit by a mortar last night (three impacted in front of Hellraiser's building), we've had over 10 mortars impact on our compound and SF’s over the past 4 days. Car bombs are supposed to hit in Adhamiya today, so we're all ready.
Speaking of killing, I won the battle against the rat, HE'S FRIGGING DEAD!! AH HA HA HA HA!!!! Alright dude, gotta go get ready for battle. You might want to come back out here like today if you want to see some stuff, but maybe if you come back they'll just stop.
Happy Halloween
Stu
