I've said from the time I got here that it's a beautiful country and it really is. Which makes the story of this country so tragic. Lot's of wildlife ,too. But if you are going to get out and see the place and take the time to take pictures , now is the time to do it since we've had a lull in fighting . We're in between fighting seasons as it were. In two months , it'll be back to having heads on a swivel and pulling the trucks out of mud due to flooding. But for now...
Winter in Afghan pics
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And before anyone gives me any shit... I'm a deployed smoker. Three a day . One in the morning with my java , and I had just rolled out of my "rack" when that pic was taken. One after lunch and then one of an evening. A pack lasts me just over a week out here . Hardly ever smoke back home, except to enjoy an H. Upmann at home on my porch with whatever my bar is serving .
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Ya'll look pretty bad ass, don't think anyone is gonna say shit about smoking.
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Aaron, looking very good brother. Take care out there
Nice pics
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Ya'll look pretty bad ass, don't think anyone is gonna say shit about smoking.
I was, than I thought.....'' Have another pint of Shut the Fleck Up'' Don. Three smokes a day takes more discipline than I could muster. Thanks for the pictures Aaron, stay safe and Godspeed.
Cheers, Don
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Aaron doesn't the green desert camo sort of not work against all that white???
Get home safe, get home soon
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Be safe out there. That is some amazing looking land scape.
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Thanks all ... and as always, great comments.
It's cold, muddy and can , at times , be miserable. The cool thing is none of us share a parent unit we're all 'Individual Augmentees' . We get orders and then get thrown together , in this case as a Joint Command. In my chain of command ,for example, all four branches are represented. Three different service branches signed off on my eval alone.
And yet , I have never served in a more "family" centric enviroment. That makes an enormous difference. Makes pretty much anything tolerable and dare I say ...fun ?
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You and your companions are looking strong. Be safe Aaron. Cool pics.
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Thank you for posting Aaron. Thank you for doing what you do. I an truly grateful and am in awe for guys like you.
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Thanks, Dan and Trace...appreciate it.
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Stay safe. And thanks.
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cool pics and stay safe .
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Nice pics...be safe out there dude.
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Many thanks to you and the guys around you. Be safe and try to keep it to snowball fights. How cold does it get out there? I've never heard of snow in afghanistan, everyone's always bitching about the heat.
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Sorry to derail, but which do yo consider to be the best fighting knife there is?
Appreciatte your comments.
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Many thanks to you and the guys around you. Be safe and try to keep it to snowball fights. How cold does it get out there? I've never heard of snow in afghanistan, everyone's always bitching about the heat.
Mike, I'm up in the mountains for the most part as you can see. And I didn't think the heat was all that bad as far as here . In fact, I think the summer was worse back home in OKlahoma. Now, I had to go out to Herat over the summer for a bit and it was stifiling there. I hear up North around Mazr-i-sharif has major temperture swings , but it also sits at a much lower elevation. Haven't been up there during the summer, thought it was nice when I was up there in late fall . Except for the damn rain.
I think we've gotten down to right around 5 degrees . Right now , it's not all that bad . Think low of 20-25.
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Sorry to derail, but which do yo consider to be the best fighting knife there is?
Appreciatte your comments.
Tono,
I have a Cold Steel with the t-handle that I keep on my MOLLE gear for pretty quick access , rides high on my left side over my mag pouches and outer most on my gear . The last thing I want to have to do should I have to cut myself or buddies out of seatbelts or whatever is having to feel around for my damn knife. Just like dive gear arrangements, something that could save your life needs to be readily available without having to think about where it's located.
Kinda like sidearms . I see people wearing their sidearms in the most mind boggling configurations. Grates on me. And the fact is, if you have to go for your sidearm, brother, you are in one hell of a good fight. So why would you be carrying where you either can't get to to it or in a loose,flimsy shitty shoulder holster that is swinging all over the place ?
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Great response, I love the cold steel knives. I have an Oss subhilt which is great and a push dagger as a daily companion. Thanks for your response
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Ya'll look pretty bad ass, don't think anyone is gonna say shit about smoking.
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no doubt, sitting here, warm in my bed watching TV thanks to dudes like you, I ain't saying chit. Get home safely. If you are ever in the Palm Beach/Martin county area, you gotta trip on my boat
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