It was a quiet night and no rockets were launched at us. I suspect our 2 hour target practice session was a deterrent. We woke around 4:30 am and the sun was already glistening bright and shining in our eyes. Everyone pitched in tearing down the camp site, folding tarps and cots. Some soldiers ate [...]
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When they are in the US, they call Rome, Calhoun, Cedar Town, Canton, and Dalhoun, Georgia their home. Now these troops have been activated and assigned to various Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) in Afghanistan. Spit and polish soldiers would be a misnomer for this group. But don’t let their rough and rugged veneer fool you. [...]
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Today was Jumaa and last night I was making plans for what I was going to do on my day off. For starters, my room is begging to be organized. I piled all of my loose junk on the 4-tier shelf my former roommate gave me, but haven’t properly organized my stuff yet. Some people [...]
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Latest guest opinion piece for Daily American, the newspaper in Somerset County, PA – published on Friday, June 26, 2009. U.S. troops help Afghanis survive daily challenges
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Click on this link to hear the latest interview segment with WUSF Radio’s Bobbie O’Brien. My Last Tour: Going to School
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They start their classes at 0600 hrs in the morning. Despite not having any electricity, running water, or windows, the students are very eager to learn. They know that an education will give them an opportunity to pursuit a good paying job instead of toiling in the fields like their parents. Today’s mission was a [...]
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Well, it’s great to be back at our FOB and I have lots of email to catch up on. They are finally working out the bugs with the Wi-Fi connectivity problem, so I may not have to stand in line at the MWR center for a computer. Instead, I can read, research, and type from [...]
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