ssgmac : photos : Days in the Desert - Photos by SFC MAC 2005-06 : Al Sijud palace from the air. Saddam's main palace where he slept - some of the time. The wondows facing the water were 3 inches thick glass. Rooms were small but opulant.- powered by SmugMug

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Just 10% of the photos I took (or had taken of me) during my year in Iraq: May 2005 - May 2006. I am now on my second tour of duty in Iraq which started in late August 2008 and should end a year later. Those pictures will be posted in early 2009. SFC(P) Patrick McDonald

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ssgmac > Inside the infamous cell block at Abu Garaib prison - now left abandoned.

ssgmac > Al Sijud palace from the air. Saddam's main palace where he slept - some of the time. The wondows facing the water were 3 inches thick glass. Rooms were small but opulant.

ssgmac > As I flew back from a mission I saw a bright flash out of the side of my eye, reached into my ruck sack and dug around for my camera - by the time I got it on and aimed this is what I took - massive explosion at a police station in Baghdad.

ssgmac > Blackhawk flight crew - with a little artistic flair.

ssgmac > Lunch with the locals - early on in the mission.

ssgmac > Dome in the green zone - not a Mosque but over a gate.

ssgmac > Kirkuk visit - our convoy was hit - no one hurt and the crew was surprisingly cool afterward - a bit wired, but pretty cool.

ssgmac > The Brits make their mark in Basra.

ssgmac > Remnants of the UN HQ 2 years after the massive bombing.

Al Sijud palace from the air. Saddam's main palace where he slept - some of the time. The wondows facing the water were 3 inches thick glass. Rooms were small but opulant.