One Year Ago Today
Last year on this day I shuffled up into the back of a C-130 at Bagram Airfield and departed Afghanistan. Two days earlier, we had a couple of 107mm rockets land inside the base and bang up a bunch of equipment. Was that any way to say goodbye?
posted by LTC John at 8:24 AM
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That's funny. Sunday on the way to church I mentioned to the family that a year ago that day I had just arrived in BAF on my way out.
Maybe my days weren't exactly right, but I wonder how many of the rest of us were thinking the same thing in the last couple of days.
The anniversary of one of my favorite memories is coming up. It was when we were sitting around smoking cigars and thinking about how we were going to remember our time in the 'Stan.
And you, Sharon and the Chaplain were mowing down the cigars faster than I could keep up.
Remember, you left before I did - once you managed to get out of Salerno that is...
Which means we are now eligible to go back - or somewhere else.
Why was Easter so early last year? I keep getting confused because it was Palm Sunday but that is still several weeks away.
Maybe we were accidentally following a gregorian Calendar?
Query: Why is there a wire/string duct taped to the back of the Rocket? Is this one of those deals the bad guys aimed with sand bags?
Query: Why is there a wire/string duct taped to the back of the Rocket? Is this one of those deals the bad guys aimed with sand bags?
Yup. A little wire, a little battery, a little timer, a snadbag, bada bing, bada BOOM!
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