Phantom FaST

During the 2003 Iraq War invasion called Operation Iraqi Freedom, the 3D Infantry Division led the effort starting March 19, 2003. They pushed three days straight into the fight to take Baghdad with major combat operations lasting several months. 3D Infantry Division’s 1st Brigade, the main effort, was supported by the 126th Forward Surgical Team known as “Phantom FaST”. This is a story about a newly married bride and her husband, a young officer in “Phantom FaST”, trying to make sense of war and separation. During the initial combat phase, there were no methods of communication other than good old letter writing like veterans of past wars. This book is a compilation of those letters and is a story about LOVE shared, the effects of WAR, and the FAITH to survive.