[Defender2]

#709. I can't say where I was, However, I can say this: It was in a valley surrounded by mountains in the distance. Through years of warfare, bones littered the ground. So much blood flowed there over the years, the dust was pink.
varied terrain. There were trees and streams. The enemy was
not far away. We struck at the enemy with positive results on several ocasions. We have unbridled resolve to keep fighting until victory is achieved!!!! All the local Afghani's have been friendly to us. We have witnessed and have helped them in rebuilding their country. A highlight was handing a very old man who is a carpenter some clean bottled water. The sparkle in his eyes said it all!!!! They are very eagerly accepting their freedom and very busy in rebuilding their country. They (The local Afghani's) are very happy at being FREE!!!!:-)

[prairiebreeze]

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Prairie

[Maigrey]

(sniff, sniff) My thanks to you also for your dedication and sacrifice.

I've got a cousin in country right now, sweating bullets to protect this country, and I'm (dang) proud of him for doing it.

Mega Bump!

[Peach]

Re your #775 - this is what I love to hear and wish we could hear more of. Thank you again for your service, sacrifices and positive attitude.

[Mo1]

A highlight was handing a very old man who is a carpenter some clean bottled water. The sparkle in his eyes said it all!!!! They are very eagerly accepting their freedom and very busy in rebuilding their country. They (The local Afghani's) are very happy at being FREE!!!!:-)

Over a bottle of water?? ... Wow, that just shows how this country takes things for granted.

Thank you so much for sharing your story and thank you for serving our country so proudly

God Bless you and God Bless our military

[BlessedByLiberty]

Thank you for your vivid, chilling portrayal of the scene where so much death occurred and your story of the old man.

Perhaps if we had a venue for these stories (of course without any reference to specific coordinates, etc.) it would go a long way in helping all of us to visualize what you - in our stead - are experiencing.

My daughter just said, "it shows what kind of a world we live in with the carping about this five month old war when WWII took four years."

Again, thank you and all of our military personnel for the outstanding job you're all doing.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

Bless you for the eye-witness account.

It is wonderful to hear that the Afghan people are trying to rebuild their nation. After so much death and destruction for decades, we cannot take their hope for the future lightly.