I + H + Scary as hell -- Update from Iraq

From Phil's e-mail this morning to his fiancee:

I almost got to call you for free last night and the night before last. I was hit by an IED each day while I was up in the turret. What an initiation, two days in a row! Don't worry, I just ate a mouth full of dirt and my ears are ringing a bit. That is why I didn't get the free call; only if you suffer a significant injury do you get the call. That is ok, I would rather pay :) No one else was hurt either. Our vehicle came away with only a cracked windshield.