One Night in Zhari
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We begin to move back the way we came. The Soldier who had been leading the way took us on an unplanned tour of farming fields. The red light in this photo is from the map check as we walk back down the file.
Back the way we came.
We reach the helicopter landing zone just in time to be reminded by the Milky Way that we are a bunch of ants in an ant war.
An aircraft traces overhead.
Sergeants and officers are counting heads, and recounting, and recounting everyone again before the helicopters arrive. They don’t want to leave anyone behind, or find that a Punjabi Cell member has secretly joined our file (an old enemy tactic from other wars), who might like to board a helicopter wearing a bomb.
An aircraft cuts through the night. It would be difficult to sneak in close to us but it could be done so everyone must stay alert.
The helicopter is on the way and so a trooper paints the landing zone with an IR laser.
A helicopter lases back, though to the naked eye all is dark.
Comments
I have one question about all this night gear that tries to make our troops invisible at night. What happens if these "farmers" get this technology and start using against us, as any modern army would?
Another point, careful using the acronym "IDF" when referring to munitions and such as to many of us that means "Israeli Defense Forces"
Which if we had those guys fighting with us, the war would be over in "six days", as they don't give a damn about the stupid useless Geneva Conventions or any other such politically correct crappola
Belated happy "Patriot Day" Mike and keep up the great reporting, you are our only source for on the spot facts and honest reporting
Great stuff. I'm waiting for my air bridge in to Kabul, just biding my time for now. Take care. I'll be looking up the FOBs you are at and "keeping an eye from the sky" on ya soon.
There was no going back to a base, our base was where we burrowed in at night. Our supply was by our air brothers that brought it out and dropped it to us. Our fights were within fifty feet most of the time or a hundred yards other times. The night belonged to the enemy most of the time. But we made them pay for it.
But we did it anyway and we did win. Not every battle or firefight but enough that we destroyed the enemy.
I will never forgive the politicians and liberals for just quiting. Neither will several million Vietnamese and American Vets.
I am from the USA.
At last count 157 Canadian soldiers have died in the war in Afghanistan, which is a significant number compared to the 19,500 active duty troops in there Army. They like us feel that NATO member nations have not committed enough troops to the combat zones. They have chosen to protest this by pulling out of combat and going in to a training mission to help us (US) guy get out in 2014, like we are planning.
2. Canadian Forces are great, he never mentioned them Sucking, he mentioned their idiot leaders using their mouthpiece, the media, to twist the reality into the perception which the pinheads in Ottawa want to be the new reality.
3. He never says what he is using to take photos. Plus I'm guessing this journal is NOT the #1 search when your local madrassa is training, the next set of 12-18 year olds to go get killed for the Imams personal beliefs.
Not to be an A$$ here but FFS if you haven't been in war or close enough to touch it, then don't CORRECT someone who is there. His A$$ and people he cares about is on the line, by telling them how to kill him and his
Should read: Not even you sir, its going TO SHOUT.
I guess you have never heard of joking around and leg pulling.
I have been commenting here since Mike first got stated so FO!
BTW your anti-semite propensities stick out like flare on a moonless night!
The Israelis would have had this over and done with in the first month pinhead!
They don't have spineless political leaders who worry about what the MGMSM thinks of them!
Notice how they take care of people who attack them, SEARCH & DESTROY with maximum prejudice!!!
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