During our deployment to Iraq in 2009 - 10, fuelers from Echo Company, 2-104th GASB were dispersed to bases all across the southern half of Iraq, from Camp Garry Owen on the Iran-Iraq border to Camp Normandy near Baghdad.
These lonely detachments refueled helicopters at all times in all weather. At Camp Normandy in the summer, one of the fueler sergeants made a pet out of a cat. He named it Fluffy.
One day he walked into the morning briefing and announced, "We lost one of our own last night." The sergeant looked genuinely sad. The dozen soldiers in the room started whipping their heads around looking to see who was not at morning meeting. Then someone said, "Who?"
The big sergeant said, "Fluffy, somebody ran her over in the night. She was stuck to a HEMMT tire this morning when I found her."
Several soldiers threw Gatorade bottles and chased him out of the tent.
