Started out as a normal drive in the mountains my driver is taking about how much he loves Lady GaGa and about his Lady GaGa tattoo he got while on leave back in the States. Route Clearence had just clear the road 15 minutes ago when BOOM our truck was struck by an IED, black smoke and dirt are everywhere seconds pass and everyone states they are ok and so is the truck. Helicopters overhead spot two men on a motorcycle fleeing the area and chase them down so the Afghan Commandos can catch them. One thing for sure is there is no big fireball like in the Hollywood movies. So I figure I have 6 lives left out of my 9