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Made it. Made it out to the soldiers.

Not in Mosul--where I've been trying to fly for two weeks. And it doesn't look as if I'm gonna get to Mosul.

Got as far as Kirkuk Thursday night, 100-plus miles northeast of Baghdad. Went most of the way on a Black Hawk helicopter that flew less than 200 feet off the ground, I guess for gas mileage and to avoid ground-to-air missiles, if there are any still around.