The RPG is the cheapest mass-produced weapon to come out of the Soviet Union. They're sure fun to shoot!
They made me the designated platoon barber for the duration of the deployment.
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| Operation Enduring Freedom | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| We arrived at the Kandahar, Afghanistan in the spring of 2002. For most of us, it was the first combat tour that we had been on. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| My unit did a alot of work with some of the Afghan militia. Here I am posing with several of them. The RPG is the cheapest mass-produced weapon to come out of the Soviet Union. They're sure fun to shoot! |
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| After the Russians invaded Afghanistan in the '80s, they left behind alot of equipment. Here I am with an old artillery piece at one of the Special Forces camps that we operated out of. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Just after we got in country, I made the mistake of letting my Platoon Sergeant know that I could cut hair. They made me the designated platoon barber for the duration of the deployment. |
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| One of the best things about that country, was that after we did our thing, the country was one step closer to being free. The Taliban regime was an oppressive minority in that country. Now, girls are allowed to go to school, women are no longer required to cover themselves totally and there are a lot fewer landmines thanks to the United Nations. | |||||||||||||||||||||