tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5582018265179634776.post9086613579477600451..comments2023-09-23T11:26:12.831-04:00Comments on American Ranger: July, 2004: Journey to BabylonCharles M. Grist:http://www.blogger.com/profile/02319304400849734764noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5582018265179634776.post-72060860933950974132011-07-24T09:42:28.487-04:002011-07-24T09:42:28.487-04:00Nice article, I was in Babylon for eight months, t...Nice article, I was in Babylon for eight months, till the end of November '04 when Alpha was closing and Babylon was being handed back to the Iraqis. We spent our remaining time in Camp Echo in Diwaniyah.<br />However, I personally feel only slight damage was caused by American/Coalition forces or KBR and if not for the ruins being enclosed within the camp, more damage might have been caused. While there we were only mortared once in Aug without any known damage to any of the ruins. <br /><br />Saddam building his palace on top of ruins, adding new brick walls to the ruins crushing 2000 plus year old bricks, did more damage than anyone else.<br /> <br />I too was in awe of walking among the ruins (which I did on many occasions) in such a historic site. I certainly enjoyed it more than Baghdad however I was not too impressed with Babylon's main Difac, wish it had been as good as Camp Victory's. A plus for making a run to Baghdad was stopping off at Victory for lunch.JAFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00652649654500874781noreply@blogger.com