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Well, came in from the small COP, which is out in the middle of nowhere and a few miles from the Pakistan border, to Jalalabad Airfield for some Finance classes for Pay Agent and FOO. Since we are in a transitional phase my job parameters are starting to shift slightly. But, either way, I'm eager to continue our mission and stay focused until the End Of Mission for myself and the company.
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Apologize for the delay once again, It's been a very eye-opening experience these past weeks and well, I guess you could say everyday is filled with new eye-opening things happening. I have seen different soldiers come in with different views on why we are here? they question this while eating chow, chatting it up on a patrol, or just sitting around with nothing else to do but talk about "why the F*** are we here" I try real hard not to trouble myself with these...read more
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Afghanistan...now a days, the word itself sends rivulets of cascading thoughts of inhospitable landscape, insurgency and unhappiness. Yes, there is a group of individuals that are still trying continue an insurgency here; but I think and believe that their influence here is waning. I have met a lot of great children and seen a lot of happy faces and I believe that we are making a difference here. Our presence is making an impact. And when I see them, I see the...read more
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Today, is Wednesday, I know, 'cause my friend on my wrist, says it is, if not for this little companion of mine, I would lose track of the days, the hours, the minutes and of course, the seconds. My friend is always with me, I can trust this little guy, he's so attached to me, not even a rainstorm can shed him off of me, he was with me when I kissed my family goodbye back in the States, he was with me when I arrived here in Afghanistan, and, I believe he will be with me when...read more
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I have been here almost two months now and to say that we hit the ground running is an understatement. We are living on a COP [Combat Outpost] that is literally in the middle of nowhere. The most amazing thing is that EVERY NIGHT we sit outside of our B-Hut and look up and can see every star that God has created, twinkling down to us. The landscape at night really reminds me of what the Pioneers must have thought when crossing the Great Deserts of the U.S. way back in the...read more
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I have to excuse myself and apologize for the gap in between my last post. Being a newbee to the whole deployment world, you have to try and take in as much as you can when you first arrive. Plus it doesn't help when you don't have interent working all the time. haha!! It's begining of Sept and I've been in country for about a month, its a different feel every day, not bad just different feel. I'm in the Province of Nangahar, The views here are...read more
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Finally, my first letter on this site, not from the lack of trying, but for the lack of resources, a luxury that I so dearly miss from back home. I have had the opportunity of exploring various villages with the Cavalry unit I'm attached to, and even participated in many dismounted patrols, while in route to the villages District Centers (DC). It is at those DC's, that I conduct the majority of my business, from discussing future and excisting projects with the District Governor...read more
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Over the whole preperation period for the deployment CPT Matson has gotten us into really great shape.On the other hand being here and working out with the CPT and the NCO from the PSD PLT here is breaking me off... No pain no gain i guess . Work Outs The Murph: 1mile 100pull ups 200 push ups 300squats 1mile The 300 workout: Pullups - 25 reps Barbell Deadlift with 135 lbs. - 50 reps Pushups - 50 reps 24-inch Box Jumps - 50 reps...read more
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some times when u get frustrated about moving and packing all your things up. take a deep breath and think things could be so much worse. today gave us a great chance to blow some steam, and knock some walls down. not only did the CPT, SSG Sierra, and I have fun it gave us a second work out. just got to with it i guess.
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Challenges in life take us to strange, scary, exciting, sad, and far away places…what can we do about it??? Sometimes all we can do is just suck it up and go with it. Don’t sulk about it; step up to plate and face those challenges head on and know that whether win or lose you gave it your all. Take pride that you weren’t afraid to lose. It may suck to lose but, we win anyways because we get to learn from those losses and take them as a life lesson. So embrace it and drive...read more
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