The summer has just begun in Iraq and the American soldiers have started to feel the scorching heat of the sun. The weather has made the lives of the U.S. army miserable as the hot winds of the nearby Syrian Desert are having a devastating effect on their health. The average summer temperature is 32° to 35°C (90° to 95°F). It could reach a maximum of 40°C (110°F) to 50°C (120°F) on any given day. At camp Falluja, The telephone booth and the chow hall are filled with soldiers round the clock. The soldiers hear loud sirens of “Incoming! Incoming!” as and when there is a threat to their life. They start to run for the safety of their lives, ducking themselves near a concrete barrier. Once they hear “All Clear”, the soldiers pretend their conversations as if there was no life-threatening event that ever took place around them though it happened just moments ago. The sounds of the mortar bombs have started to make the soldiers flinch with fear and agony.

Many American soldiers have been maintaining a web blog to communicate with their family and friends. Blogging is having a positive impact on the morale of the soldiers in Iraq and lets them keep in touch with the outer world. As per the orders, most soldiers are maintaining web diaries anonymously or with less personal information. The U.S. soldiers posting their daily life on the blogs are citing that pentagon has not issued any policies with regards to maintaining blogs. There will be a huge outcry if the soldiers are asked to stop maintaining web blogs as blogging has become a huge morale booster and helps them remain sane by being in touch with their friends and families.

The American soldiers living in a hostile environment, far from home, seek ingenuity to cope with the new challenges experienced every moment to fight the war. The good wishes and prayers of family and friends are helping them to survive the war and hope that they will eventually return home victorious.