This is a memoir written by R.L. Joey Johnson, who was a National Guard soldier deployed during the onset of the Iraq War in 2003. It is written in the form of short stories that are comical, deeply reflective, or simply amusing in nature. It describes his observances and thoughts and also includes a chapter written by his son, who was an 18-year-old regular Army soldier who was deployed at the same time to the front lines of Baghdad.