[Valin]

Ping

[meowmeow]

Bump to finish later.

[hoosierboy]

Excellent read, big bump to the top!

[Moonmad27]

Definitely a side of that part of the world you won't see on CNN! Thanks for posting this. Funny stuff.

[cheesebus]

Pinger

[Rummyfan]

Bump for later......

[Radix]

Thread of the year! Is there such a thing?

 

Aeroflot is the Russian airline, and the word Aeroflot is loosely translated to “I’ll never complain about Southwest Airlines again.

 

 

They’re sticking out of the turret, mounted machinegun in hand, and I realize this is REAL. This is not some Hollywood backlot, I’m really here with the folks who lay their lives on the line.

 

How would I handle a heckler? I mean, it’s not like I can ask a Marine if he has or wants naked pictures of his wife…the guy knows 18 ways to kill me with his thumb, for crying out loud.

 

 

Then he takes a turn, and speaks directly to the 5 of us. He tells us that we are more important to this war than we realize, that we are all part of the same team, and that we’ve touched the lives of people we don’t know. He then thanks us for making the trip, and everyone in attendance rose in unison. I can’t speak for the other comics, but it was everything I could muster to fight back the tears.

 

 

60 hours of travel to get here, a million snafus, but it was all worth it to perform for and meet these great people, who serve their country literally with their blood.

 

 

Watching soldiers going for a jog with an M-16 strapped to their back gives an entirely new appreciation for exactly where we are.

 

I KNOW they’re not supposed to do that, but there we were; 5 comedians on a Hummer in Afghanistan, one wearing a Kevlar helmet, two with loaded M-16’s, and one holding the mounted 50 caliber machine gun. I’ve never felt safer in my life.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

later read

[VOA]

"One thing about Kanduhar I must discuss is the dust. I’ve seen pictures of the Dust Bowl
in Oklahoma, and now I know how those folks must have felt. "

Heck, this must be why we just deployed some of the 45th Infantry to near Kabul
to help train Afghanis!
(However, the truth is that Oklahoma is a lot greener these days, thanks to
all those Corps of Engineers dams/lakes!)

[4mycountry]

Bookmark for later reading. I've gotten half-way through ... hilarious and heartwarming! ^_^

[freedom9]

read later bump

[squarebarb]

30,000 feet over Uzbekistan. I am so envious.

[McGavin999]

That has to be one of the best things I have read on this site.

[TEXOKIE]

bttt

[PGalt]

Bump for later read.

[Wormwood]

Amazing.

Thank you so much.

[hilaryrhymeswithrich]

For those who may want to let Steve know how much they enjoyed his article, he can be e-mailed at:

ebbscomic@mindspring.com

[TEXOKIE]

Finally finished it!-Wow.-bump


This is a great read and worth devoting the time!

This is now an officially designated Prayer Warrior Field Trip destination!

For those who wish to join other FReepers in supporting our troops spiritually, please check out the Troop Prayer threads. The latest one is here:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1031704/posts?q=1&&page=351

[international american]

What a great story...funny and touching at the same time!
Thanks, IA

[justshutupandtakeit]

Outstanding post. Thanks to these guys for thanking our troops. Goes to show that not all entertainers are immoral morons.