By Hilda M. Perez
BAGHDAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Iraq — Rows upon rows of palms sway in the wind under the heat of the sun, the yellow wildflowers amidst the vermilion fields are almost fluorescent.
A sharp contrast to the stench of a few decomposing bodies under the hot sun that lay in the nearby farm fields on the outskirts of the airport and along a major highway — scenes of heavy fighting as the 3rd Infantry Division has maintained control of the facility.
Scorched tanks and disabled RPG (rocket propelled grenade launchers) line the route.
The closer you get to the airport, the stronger the stench of oil. It is like that burst of smell you get when you uncap an oil can, only magnified a thousand times. A few of the pipelines surrounding the airport have been broken in the fighting so pockets of oil accumulate along the grassy-sides like puddles after a heavy afternoon downpour.
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