Author Traci Scott, a former journalist, staffer on Capitol Hill and a civilian who spent time in Iraq during the height of the Iraq war, talks about her crazy, amazing story in this book. It's called...

"Take Off Your Hoop Earrings Before You Put on Your Gas Mask: A Civilian Chick's Guide to Surviving a War Zone

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