Top secret: an American girl reflects on her father's military service.My dad has served in the U.S. Army for more than 20 years. He was sent to Iraq Iraq or Irak (both: ēräk`, ĭrăk`), officially Republic of Iraq, republic (2005 est. pop. 26,075,000), 167,924 sq mi (434,924 sq km), SW Asia. in August 2005. I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. much about his work there because it is top secret. One computer system he uses is so confidential that the password changes several times an hour. He used to drive Humvees near Mosul Mosul (mō`səl, mōs  l`), Arab. al Mawsil, city (1987 pop. 664,221), provincial capital, N Iraq, on the Tigris River, opposite the ruins of Nineveh. , where he is stationed (see mop, p. 7). Now he works in an office. He sags it is a lot cooler inside, because of the air-conditioning. The temperature in Iraq is often higher than 100[degrees]F. I was mad when my dad first told me he was leaving for Iraq. Then I realized that he is just doing what was asked of him. My morn pointed out that he's not only fighting for the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . He's fighting to keep me safe too. Not a lot of people know what it feels like to have a dad who is gone every day. It's just hard. by Keelie Bing, 12, as told to Suzanne McCabe |
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