Story on forward deployed troops in Afghanistan. God bless them this 4th of July.
Mohamand Valley? Well I'll be darned! Who wudda thunk it! </sarc>
Maybe they can start a bluegrass band "The Mohamand Valley Boys".
Kope to see a few threads on the guys (kids,, mostly) who are out there defending us this 4th of July.
My dad was a Green Beret during the Vietnam era. He did three tours of duty there.
When I was about twelve, he described an exercise where they parachuted into the ocean at night, swam to shore, then made their way through the jungle to a rendezvous point, using only rudimentary tools, etc.
I think that qualified as air, land, and sea.
Heroes out there on the edge, keeping us in the center alive and free.
Somehow, “Thank you!” isn’t enough.
My Mennonite farther in-law an a first cousin of his were getting on my case. (If you didn’t know Mennonites are pacifist’s)
About having job that could involved hurting or killing people.
I told them both the only reason they could live the life style their religion demanded.
Was because there are people willing to stop the people willing to do them harm.
That ended the conversation about my career choice.
Here’s to the memory of my father, CMSgt USAF (Ret) Harry T. Weaver, 1931-2009; my brother, EM4 USN Brian K. Weaver, 1960-2017; my brother-in-law, MSG USA Joseph J. Andres III, “The Unit”, KIA 12/24/2005; and my best friend, CSM USA (Ret) Michael “Iron Mike” Jefferson, 1954-2009.
May they all rest in peace, knowing that their sacrifices were not in vain.
This is a long, detailed, and excellent overview of Special Forces activity in Afghanistan. There have been few like it. Thanks for the posting. On this day it is a propos.
There are Millenials...and then there are men.