~SKKIt had been quiet in Baqubah with some IEDs going off and some occasional small arms fire in the city. Then I heard the whoosh of an RPG followed by an explosion and loud crash that shook the building. I along with Jon “Peanut” Evans, who jumped aboard as our gunner, took up a blocking position as directed by Lt. Armor and mechanized infantry were being deployed to support us and form a “ring of steel” around the crash site. Over the radio a BOLO was issued for a possible VBIED in a blue van possibly heading for the crash site.