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Here are some pics from Afghanistan. I'm working as a clerk for an Embedded Training Team. I also oversee the interpreters for my unit.
I do, however, roll out in a convoy every day through the streets of Kabul, as a gunner or driver.
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Here are some pics of me. I have red hair. I am bottom right hand corner on first pic.
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More pics.
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Very sad to see how many young men & women die on a regular basis widowing husbands, wives and leaving children maother and fatherless. :'(
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What an adventure, looks scary as shit though. :-X
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Very sad to see how many young men & women die on a regular basis widowing husbands, wives and leaving children maother and fatherless. :'(
Agreed.
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Couple more, from today.
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Thank you for serving garebear.
Thanks for these pics.
Was the vote pic from the recent election? I think I heard there wasn't a big turn-out because of threats from the Taliban that they'd cut off the fingers of voters.
What are the ceremony pics?
Have you seen Brothers At War?
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Thank you for serving garebear.
Thanks for these pics.
Was the vote pic from the recent election? I think I heard there wasn't a big turn-out because of threats from the Taliban that they'd cut off the fingers of voters.
What are the ceremony pics?
Have you seen Brothers At War?
Yes, that was last week's election. The turnout was low. I don't blame the people for being afraid to go. Don't know if I would. We're all hoping the results are good or we have to do it again. I was as close as I want to be to two car bombs that week. It absolutely sucked.
The ceremonies are for the Afghan National Army soldiers. One was an M16 training class and the other was promotions.
I have not seen brothers at war.
I'm a red head and the malaria pills we take make us more succeptible to sunburn, so I go through a lot of sunblock.
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MY SISTER'S OVER THERE, CSM ANGIE BRODY
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Yes, that was last week's election. The turnout was low. I don't blame the people for being afraid to go. Don't know if I would. We're all hoping the results are good or we have to do it again. I was as close as I want to be to two car bombs that week. It absolutely sucked.
The ceremonies are for the Afghan National Army soldiers. One was an M16 training class and the other was promotions.
I have not seen brothers at war.
I'm a red head and the malaria pills we take make us more succeptible to sunburn, so I go through a lot of sunblock.
I have to take Ametriptoline,for my nerve endings growing back in my leg after having it blown half way off,the sun fries me.
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I have to take Ametriptoline,for my nerve endings growing back in my leg after having it blown half way off,the sun fries me.
Sorry to hear about your leg. That happen in Afghanistan?
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Thanks for those pic Garebear. ..if you keep them coming in this thread, ...you don't have to worry about PMs. :)
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Thanks for those pic Garebear. ..if you keep them coming in this thread, ...you don't have to worry about PMs. :)
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Dude very proud of you! I served in many theaters and I know what you are dealing with I was Navy EOD for a few years until I was injured.
Good on you and those you serve with and may God bring you home safely to your family!
Well done and Godspeed!
HM (Retired Vet Disabled)
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Dude very proud of you! I served in many theaters and I know what you are dealing with I was Navy EOD for a few years until I was injured.
Good on you and those you serve with and may God bring you home safely to your family!
Well done and Godspeed!
HM (Retired Vet Disabled)
EOD has got to be one of the most nerve-racking jobs in the world. Thanks for your service and sorry to hear about your injury.
I'm glad we just call you guys when we find some UXO, I don't ever want to deal with that stuff.
Six months to go!
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Thanks for those pic Garebear. ..if you keep them coming in this thread, ...you don't have to worry about PMs. :)
Sweetheart, you can PM me any time.
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Sweetheart, you can PM me any time.
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That's bullshit! :-X
(http://www.paulabegoun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/sunny_side_up_by_yomi955.jpg)
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That's bullshit! :-X
(http://www.paulabegoun.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/sunny_side_up_by_yomi955.jpg)
They don't want to take a chance on the entire platoon coming down with salmonella. That wouldn't be any fun :-X
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MY SISTER'S OVER THERE, CSM ANGIE BRODY
yng, please tell your sister there are a lot of people that appreciate her
I have to take Ametriptoline,for my nerve endings growing back in my leg after having it blown half way off,the sun fries me.
Did you serve also? Thank you! How is your leg doing?
I served in many theaters and I know what you are dealing with I was Navy EOD for a few years until I was injured.
HM (Retired Vet Disabled)
Thank you Hustle Man!!
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They don't want to take a chance on the entire platoon coming down with salmonella. That wouldn't be any fun :-X
Good thinking, it's always taste with me... :P
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yng, please tell your sister there are a lot of people that appreciate her!
Did you serve also? Thank you! How is your leg doing?
Thank you Hustle Man!!
I worry about her, being so close to retirement.My tours were uneventful,had to come back over here to get shot,had good doctors,one of the best vascular,and neurosurgeons in the country.Leg's doing ok,thanx for asking.
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Thanks so very much GareBear, for this thread >>>and for everything you do !
with mad love from Linda in London, England.
xxx
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slightly off target...but relevant
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:breaking new on the BBC.
Brown hints at Afghan troop rise
We've heard nothing from him for many weeks, he was on vacation.
So he goes and flies to Afghanistan for a nice surprise...
BBC news 6pm Saturday 29th August:
(>>>>all propaganda, obviously. There's one little mention of the US of A, the UK think they're taking the toll, our headlines on the front page two days ago said that ten British servicemen died in order that 150 Afghans could vote)
"Gordon Brown said new equipment was being shipped to Afghanistan and has given a strong indication that more British troops will be sent to Afghanistan, during a surprise visit to the country.
Speaking from Helmand province, he said he wanted to speed up the training of Afghan soldiers and police, which needed the support of British troops.
He also pledged greater protection for troops from roadside bombs, which hours earlier claimed another British life.
A Royal Marine became the 208th British soldier killed in Afghanistan.
There are currently 9,000 UK troops in the country, mostly in Helmand.
On his fourth visit to the country this year, the prime minister said that getting another 50,000 Afghan troops trained by November 2010 would enable them to "take more responsibility for their own affairs".
ANALYSIS:
BBC deputy political editor James Landale, in Helmand
"After the army's bloodiest summer so far and weeks of controversy over possible helicopter shortages, the prime minister wanted to show not just his support for British troops, he also wanted to restate his case for war - namely that unchecked terrorism in Afghanistan could reach the streets of Britain.
Quicker training would need more British troops to train the Afghans and it is this which Mr Brown discussed with Gen Stanley McChrystal, the American head of Nato forces.
[Gen McChrystal] is expected soon to tell President Obama that more troops are needed across the board and some of them will almost certainly be British.
War now Brown's top priority
Royal Marine killed in explosion
He said new equipment was being brought in to the field, such as more armoured vehicles.
"[This is] new equipment simply to give better protection to our forces and at the same time to make them more manoeuvrable.
"That - working with a big lift in the Afghan forces - is going to be the next stage of the post-election effort in Afghanistan."
In his two-hour tour of Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand, the prime minister had a light lunch of sandwiches and crisps at a military base, during which he discussed the issue of pay with a group of Welsh Guards.
In 40-degree heat, he viewed the reconstruction work being carried out, and met Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, Chief of the Defence Staff, and US commander General Stanley McChrystal.
In promising greater help to counter the threat of improvised devices - which have caused a heavy toll among British forces - Mr Brown said another 200 extra anti-IED (improvised explosive device)specialists would be deployed in the autumn.
There would also be more unmanned surveillance aircraft and better protected vehicles, he said.
WHAT GORDON BROWN PROMISED
200 specialist counter-IED soldiers this autumn, to join 200 sent earlier this year
increase in flights by unmanned surveillance aircraft like Hermes 450, Reaper and Desert Hawk
new Warthog tracked vehicles for next spring, six months early
20 more Ridgback protected vehicles for this autumn
Shadow defence secretary Liam Fox said: "IEDs are the single biggest killer of British forces in Afghanistan and this government has been woefully slow to provide our troops with the equipment they need to minimise the risk to them in a very dangerous environment.
"While we welcome this much needed increase in counter-IED capability, the prime minister has left many questions unanswered."
These include, said Mr Fox, what will happen to the extra 900 troops temporarily deployed to provide increased security for the elections, and why so few of the 158 Ridgback protected vehicles ordered two years ago were now on the frontline.
Karzai talks
Former commander of British forces in Afghanistan, Colonel Richard Kemp, said increasing Afghan Army numbers to 135,000 was possible if the US and UK invested sufficient resources.
With Afghan help, UK troops tried to make Helmand safer, pre-election
"It's essential we get them trained to give us some sort of exit strategy," he said, otherwise there was a danger the mission would lose public support and "drift".
While in the country, the prime minister spoke on the phone with President Hamid Karzai and his leading opponent, Abdullah Abdullah.
British troops had been trying to secure parts of Helmand ahead of the presidential election nine days ago.
The latest results showed President Karzai widening his lead and edging closer to the 50% required to avoid a run-off.
BBC correspondent Chris Morris, in Kabul, said that counting of votes has been slow amid "massive" allegations of fraud directed at the government.
Last week the new head of the British army, General Sir David Richards, pledged to focus on the military effort in Afghanistan, as he took over the role.
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Thanks so very much GareBear, for this thread >>>and for everything you do !
with mad love from Linda in London, England.
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I've seen lots of Brits in Afghanistan. Not so many stationed where I am now, but a lot overall.
Here are some more pics. From today...
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xxxL
Right back at ya.
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Please keep posting the smiley pix of yourself (and of the male Afghans who actually look rather perplexed, both the ones voting last week and the ones joining up today and posing in their new uniforms).
From this side of the world and given the propaganda we must endure, it sounds like a total nightmare.
Every single day nowadays there are two or four more Brits killed. We don't get the news of US casualties here. It's awful. Don't understand it and don't like it...
But please keep the brilliant photos coming...
Are you allowed to take pix of Afghani women or children? Do you even see any? I'm curious about whether they'll dare pose or try to smile?
The very first one you posted of the small boy either saluting you or shading his eyes from the sun through the barbed wire fencing is a wonderful photo.
All of them are, thanks so much.
Take care garebear
with mad love from Linda in London England
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Please keep posting the smiley pix of yourself (and of the male Afghans who actually look rather perplexed, both the ones voting last week and the ones joining up today and posing in their new uniforms).
From this side of the world and given the propaganda we must endure, it sounds like a total nightmare.
Every single day nowadays there are two or four more Brits killed. We don't get the news of US casualties here. It's awful. Don't understand it and don't like it...
But please keep the brilliant photos coming...
Are you allowed to take pix of Afghani women or children? Do you even see any? I'm curious about whether they'll dare pose or try to smile?
The very first one you posted of the small boy either saluting you or shading his eyes from the sun through the barbed wire fencing is a wonderful photo.
All of them are, thanks so much.
Take care garebear
with mad love from Linda in London England
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Hey, Linda. I'm stationed in Kabul, which is not one of the worst parts of the country (hey, at least I'm honest). The south and the east are where most people are getting killed. I could still die any day here. Mostly, we are worried about car bombers.
It really looks like the US is giving up on this whole thing. George F Will, a famous conservative writer in the states, wrote recently that we should pull out. It really surprises me. I just wish that if we're going to pull out anyway, we do it tomorrow and stop all these young men from getting killed, no matter from what country they come.
We have orders never to photograph women. It really pisses the men off here. About half of them wear burqas still. Most of that stuff I see when I'm in the convoy and I can't take pics at all then. Looking for targets. The pic of that kid lives right outside the wall of my base. He asks me for cookies when I have guard duty. There are a bunch of those rugrats running around just outside the wire. The kids seem to love us the most. They always give us a thumbs up when we roll by.
The firstpic is of me and an Afghan Major.
The last one is the smoke ring from a suicide bomber. When they get it right, their smoke is white. That guy had five hundred pounds of explosives and detonated right by the US embasy.
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My weapon was so full of scratches it was a wonder I could get it to work at all.So I carried an AKM as backup. :-X
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Garebear thanks for these interesting posts and pictures and especially your service.
You remind me of the redhead from Brothers At War.
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Garebear thanks for these interesting posts and pictures and especially your service.
You remind me of the redhead from Brothers At War.
Thanks, Stella. I'm trying to order that movie online right now. I didn't realize it was a documentary. Very interested now.
One of the Afghans let me see his AK a couple of days ago. Had to get a pic. Here is some Humanitarian Aid for the Afghans and our trucks near a mosque.
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Great pics garebear..much appreciated! Keep them coming :)
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A lot of those AKs are actually Afghan copies left over from the Russian occupation,not many people know that.
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Take cover!
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With the Afghan National Army.
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More with ANA...
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Take cover!
NO SHIT!!!!!!!
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slightly off target...but relevant
that's some crazy shit !
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Afghans on their way to get free shit, paid for by US taxpayers.
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that's some crazy shit !
i seriously want to go shopping there!
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Afghans on their way to get free shit, paid for by US taxpayers.
well if the prez gets his way, it'' happen the same way here. Even more so than it already is. >:(
I think I am going to get free stuff, sucks having to work for everything then see generations of people wearing $200 nikes and driving new cars but never worked or went to school. >:( :(
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well if the prez gets his way, it'' happen the same way here. Even more so than it already is. >:(
I think I am going to get free stuff, sucks having to work for everything then see generations of people wearing $200 nikes and driving new cars but never worked or went to school. >:( :(
Become an Afghan citizen. You will get free beans and flour. I promise.
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Oh garebear >>>thanks so very much !
Totally amazing photos. The one of the smoke showing the aftermath of a suicide bomber is utterly fantastic, it looks like so many things. I might even use it for my desktop (for a few days or as long as I can bear it...
>>>Someone should get you an agent and start selling these pix to the press.
The "hardened area" one is also awesome, does that mean you are safe there? phew...
Skeptics and cynics here in the UK talk about the need to pull out. Obviously it's mostly the well-paid TV and newpaper press pundits and of course, comfy people on talk shows. They seem to think it's all about money, ie: oil and heroin.
Easy to do, I guess, when you're sitting pretty on a sofa >>> to forget about fighting for democracy and against terrorism.
What's your name garebear, I'm curious...
Also I knew you'd never be able or allowed to get a pic of an Afghani woman smiling, I was being daft.
So instead, how about a pic of you with your kit off? waist up only obviously...
xL
above all else, never lose your sense of humour !!!
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Hey, Linda. The hardened facilities are all over post. There are a lot of bunkers as well. I sleep in a huge airplane hangar that is supposed to be hardened, but I don't know if I trust it.
This place hadn't been attacked since 2006, until last week. Two insurgents charged the front gate. I guess it was a suicide mission because I don't see how they were going to do much. A lot of people think it might have been a probe for a bigger attack later.
One of them fired an RPG that went all the way over the FOB - Forward Operating Base - and landed in a farm behind us.
Two insurgents dead, no US casaulties.
I try not to put too much stock in the news anymore. It only pisses me off.
Here's a no shirt pic, just for you. Today I met with the Ceremony guys for the ANA, that's the other pic. Pretty good day.
My first name is Garrett. As a joke in hi school, my friend used to call me garebear, so I just used it on here.
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One more...
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OOOOOOhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh thanks so much Garre !
"just for me" -lol-
now your fab red midriff is posted worldwide !!!
Your pix of the Afghanis continue to be indescribable, mindboggling, wonderful, they are everything: intriguing, sad, funny, upsetting etc.
I mean, they've got spanking brand new and much fancier uniforms and sillier hats than you and yet you manage to look better, it's as if you're standing there grinning, enjoying them getting off on themselves...
thanks so much.
I'm still wondering whether we ought forward some of your pix to Reuters and get you some royalties for them, they're that good !
with mad love
xL
Your internet connection appears to be better than mine, and I'm here in central London. Mine has been dodgy for a few days, it takes ages to get a connection...
I'm trying to work out the time frame, you must be 4 perhaps hours ahead of London, 9 hours ahead of East Coast America?
Where are you from? Your home town? Where your family are?
I continue to pray (though I'm not sure whether I believe in any God) that this will be the last war "the west" are involved in, the one where everyone says okay enough, shakes hands and smiles and respects everyone everywhere from then on... I live in hope (in my dreams...
Is it about religion and ancient middle Eastern territories? Noone knows. It's been happening for centuries. Benjimen Netawhatwho in Israel isn't getting along with anyone.
And now they're saying they've taken out a biggy Al Qeada man in Somalia? Christ, I didn't know the Taliban had crossed the Red Sea and that we were fighting in Africa...
And I'm all flipped out because the IRA have been found to be plotting against Britain again. More Irish bombs, these from civilised neighbours on one small island nextdoor against our little island. Is it all about people taking others' land and quashing their religion? If we can't fix issues here in the UK after all these years, I find myself wondering what the rest of the world must think.
It's madness.
Please keep the incredible pix coming. & take care garebear
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Hey, Linda.
I'm from Illinois, a small town on the Mississippi river that very few people would know about. I'm not married and have no kids.
This war is definitely about religion, in my opinion. I think religion in general, and Islam specifically, attracts so many people because they get a feeling of moraly superiority. The people who are not with them, who do not accept their sacred truth, are somehow below them. In turn, they feel it their duty to 'save' the rest of the world from the horrible mistake of not falling under the one true path. This is why the Christians had the Crusades and why OBL wants his caliphate. Plus, it is hard to reason with men who will beat women for showing their ankles. That is a cultural divide that I am not sure can be bridged.
I served stateside from 2003-2006, never got deployed. In the US Army, we have to sign an eight year obligation for our original enlistment, however. I was teaching kindergarten in China at this time last year, but after I got back to the States, I was called back to the Army. My orders arrived in the mail on Friday, February 13th. I had been back in the country about two weeks.
My internet connection goes through China, for reasons I am not sure of. It is very slow and I often am unable to attach photos in email, but they usually work on here. I am 9 and 1/2 hours ahead of US Central Time Zone. I didn't know any country in the world was capable of having a half hour time difference, but that's Afghanistan for you.
I know very little about the conflict with the IRA, just a couple of movies I've watched over the years.
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garebear being dwarfed in that pic ;D
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garebear being dwarfed in that pic ;D
That kid is all drugs.
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That kid is all drugs.
;D
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kid has kung fu death grip going on
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kid has kung fu death grip going on
No way, that's the Five Finger Exploding Heart Technique (also known as Dim Mak) from Pei Mei.
This kid has seen Kill Bill Vol 2! Watch out garebear!!! :o
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With the Afghan National Army.
Where was that taken at? ???
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afghanistan! DUHHH!
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afghanistan! DUHHH!
;D
I meant where in Afghanistanknkndlasnkdna s ;D
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Where was that taken at? ???
Ministry of Defense (MOD) in Kabul.
That is very near where the car bomb went off a few days ago that killed six Italians. And the other car bomb that I have pictures of on here.
I hope we quit driving near there but I doubt it.
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Ministry of Defense (MOD) in Kabul.
That is very near where the car bomb went off a few days ago that killed six Italians. And the other car bomb that I have pictures of on here.
I hope we quit driving near there but I doubt it.
Wow, scary :o
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that's some crazy shit !
yes it is...almost 99% of the population that side carry guns...
and almost 99% wont bother with ya if ya just ignore em..
of course i'm talking about pre provoking taliban days....back in the day when we used to leave em alone to kill each other and not bother anyone else....twas a win win :-\
not that i dont feel for garebear...he's involving cleaning up a mess that isn't his own...plus the weather there horrible...and i can only imagine the mosquitoes
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We went to a school today, if that's what you want to call it. It's actually a bunch of tents in the middle of a cemetery.
I was driving and wasn't even allowed to get out of the truck, which sucked. Anyways, this is the only picture I was able to get.
A couple of kids talking to an Afghan soldier. Next time, I'll just give my camera to someone who gets to dismount. I still want pics of the kids.
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Here is a pic from today. These girls were not allowed to go to school under the Taliban.
People can say what they want about the war, but there is no arguing that, if we had not come, these girls would not have been in class today.
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Poverty in Afghanistan.
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Poverty in America :-\
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Strange how the poverty in America is in black and white.
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Here is a pic from today. These girls were not allowed to go to school under the Taliban.
People can say what they want about the war, but there is no arguing that, if we had not come, these girls would not have been in class today.
Thank you garebear
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Strange how the poverty in America is in black and white.
Why is it strange? Should I have chosen a more colorful picture?
My point is that there is poverty everywhere. Although I am deeply saddened by the picture your posted, I am also reminded that we have MANY in severe poverty here in the United States as well.
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Strange how the poverty in America is in black and white.
Sadly, ...far too many things about America boil down to Black & White. :'(
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Garebear,
Thanks for those pics. You must feel extremely satisfied with what you're accomplishing over there.
Any man that can handle both a classroom of 5 yr olds., as well as a rifle in Afghanistan must be one helluva man!
Stay Safe so you can come back to North America soon, ...or back to the kiddies in China. :)
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Sadly, ...far too many things about America boil down to Black & White. :'(
You are alive! Jags is alive!
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Garebear,
Thanks for those pics. You must feel extremely satisfied with what you're accomplishing over there.
Any man that can handle both a classroom of 5 yr olds., as well as a rifle in Afghanistan must be one helluva man!
Stay Safe so you can come back to North America soon, ...or back to the kiddies in China. :)
Thanks, Jag. I go on leave in a month. See you at Niagra Falls.
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Why is it strange? Should I have chosen a more colorful picture?
My point is that there is poverty everywhere. Although I am deeply saddened by the picture your posted, I am also reminded that we have MANY in severe poverty here in the United States as well.
Good point, we need to focus on helping our own before helping others.
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More...
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The boys...
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Kabul slums, near an Afghan school.
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One more...
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Undercover Taliban...
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Hey, Linda.
Did you ever see Ross Kemp in Afghanistan?
I watched it and it was pretty good.
I was wondering if they aired on TV in the UK.
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With Kahpool, Afghan hat.
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MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) Vehicle.
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Good pics.
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GOOD NEWS! MY SISTER MADE IT BACK HOME IN ONE PIECE A WEEK AND A HALF AGO! :)
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GOOD NEWS! MY SISTER MADE IT BACK HOME IN ONE PIECE A WEEK AND A HALF AGO! :)
Glad to hear it.
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French armored vehicles.
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CHECK OUT YOUTUBE,FRENCH MISSLE TEST! ;D 8)
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GOOD NEWS! MY SISTER MADE IT BACK HOME IN ONE PIECE A WEEK AND A HALF AGO! :)
Wonderful!
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Thanx Stella,now I'm just worried about her getting shot by some crackhead or an overzealous cop with a double digit I.Q. and a triple digit income.
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French armored vehicles.
do they smell like ripe brie?
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do they smell like ripe brie?
Yes. And the Italians smell like pizza.
Here are a couple of their babies.
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Yes. And the Italians smell like pizza.
Here are a couple of their babies.
WHAT THE HELL IS THAT PINK THING ON THERE?? ANY ONLINE PROSTITUTION SITES OUT THERE?
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garebear, youre a good man!!
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WHAT THE HELL IS THAT PINK THING ON THERE?? ANY ONLINE PROSTITUTION SITES OUT THERE?
I think it's a tow pintle.
Any prostitutes around here would be stoned to death, I'm sure.
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garebear, youre a good man!!
Thanks, bro.
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Motorpool logic.
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WHAT THE HELL IS THAT PINK THING ON THERE??
showing support for boobie cancer awareness month
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Bulgarians mount up.
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Cold, hard Afghanis...
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Fighting corruption...
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Anybody who poses like this should not be allowed to have a gun ;D
Seriously Garebaer you are the best of your generation! and I am not even American!
(Parker is too)
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Anybody who poses like this should not be allowed to have a gun ;D
Seriously Garebaer you are the best of your generation! and I am not even American!
(Parker is too)
Thanks for saying that.
Where are you from?
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i hate you!
p.s. thanks for serving so that i can use my 1st amendment right to reiteratethat i hate you and your damn 6 pack.
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Woman in Burqa.
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Kabul kindergarten.
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I kill you!!!!!!!!
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I kill you!!!!!!!!
you forgot..... INFIDEL!!!! >:(
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you forgot..... INFIDEL!!!! >:(
;D
The thought crrossed my mind.
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nice shirtless shots
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nice shirtless shots
Thanks, bro. (no homo)
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Darul Aman Palace.
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Woman in burqa and high heels. Something you don't see every day.
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Tower guard.
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Tower guard buddy.
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ANA on the march.
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Tower puppies.
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With kids on Humanitarian Assistance mission.
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Darul Aman Palace.
Looks like half the buildings in Detroit. :-\
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Garebear, have you ever seen a woman in a burka and heels before that? Can she get into trouble for that?
Also, do you think Obama should send in the requested 40,000? Can you give us some of your thoughts on that? What do some of our other guys over think about the delay in the decision...that he is weighing things carefully or delaying for political reasons or?? Do you/they think we should stay and fight or get out of there?
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Garebear, have you ever seen a woman in a burka and heels before that? Can she get into trouble for that?
Also, do you think Obama should send in the requested 40,000? Can you give us some of your thoughts on that? What do some of our other guys over think about the delay in the decision...that he is weighing things carefully or delaying for political reasons or?? Do you/they think we should stay and fight or get out of there?
I've never seen a woman in a burqa AND high heels. I would say about 60-70 percent of them wear burqas, but never with high heels. It's not against the law, but I have no idea how the men would react.
I don't talk politics with other soldiers that often and I haven't discussed the timing of a possible surge. I'm not sure more guys would help UNLESS we are allowed to change the Rules of Engagement. I think we have to become more ruthless or get out. Right now we're just waiting around getting picked off, which is really an unforgivable position to put soldiers in.
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I've never seen a woman in a burqa AND high heels. I would say about 60-70 percent of them wear burqas, but never with high heels. It's not against the law, but I have no idea how the men would react.
I don't talk politics with other soldiers that often and I haven't discussed the timing of a possible surge. I'm not sure more guys would help UNLESS we are allowed to change the Rules of Engagement. I think we have to become more ruthless or get out. Right now we're just waiting around getting picked off, which is really an unforgivable position to put soldiers in.
Do you know what the chances are that the Rules of Engagement would change?
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Do you know what the chances are that the Rules of Engagement would change?
Never going to happen. They've already killed a few hundred of us under them. No one seems to care too much.
The press goes nuts when we kill civilians. The Taliban does it so often nobody seems to notice anymore.
He who is more ruthless will win. If we don't have the stomach for that, we shouldn't have even started.
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Never going to happen. They've already killed a few hundred of us under them. No one seems to care too much.
The press goes nuts when we kill civilians. The Taliban does it so often nobody seems to notice anymore.
He who is more ruthless will win. If we don't have the stomach for that, we shouldn't have even started.
The media has always been biased , that'll never change .. the sheep who listen and believe the "news" are unaware that this path is paved with money ... I agree with you one million percent " He who is more ruthless will win " and it's too bad the ones in power aren't the ones who "have to have the stomach " ( actually put in the position )to do what needs to be done ... they only have to "tell" others what to do .
Godspeed garebear , peace be with you , thank you for all you do :-*
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The media has always been biased , that'll never change .. the sheep who listen and believe the "news" are unaware that this path is paved with money ... I agree with you one million percent " He who is more ruthless will win " and it's too bad the ones in power aren't the ones who "have to have the stomach " ( actually put in the position )to do what needs to be done ... they only have to "tell" others what to do .
Godspeed garebear , peace be with you , thank you for all you do :-*
Thanks, bro.
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Thanks, bro.
w8m8 is a chicky pooh
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Never going to happen. They've already killed a few hundred of us under them. No one seems to care too much.
The press goes nuts when we kill civilians. The Taliban does it so often nobody seems to notice anymore.
He who is more ruthless will win. If we don't have the stomach for that, we shouldn't have even started.
To true you have to "fight to win"
Terrorist organisations and rouge nations rely on the fact that other nations must "play by the rules" when they dont.
In fact they get very upset when nations like Israel often play by the same rules as them.
Siri lanka recently showed how, they kept the press out of the war zone and went after the Tamil Tigers, they fought to win and they won.
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I'm in Chicago. Waiting to for one more flight home. Having a beer in uniform ( I hid in the back of the restaurant ).
Damn it feels good.
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sad day for our boys..in america. Keep the soldiers that died at fort hood in your prayers and thoughts.
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You are alive! Jags is alive!
LOL Migs.
Yes, Jags is very much alive! ...but there is only so much Jags to go around,
...and a girl needs a break, and to get out to play every once in a while. :P
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Tower guard buddy.
Holy cow, ...I have the exact same carpet. It's also my mouse pad too. :)
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Heading back into the Hellhole.
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War is hell.
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Happy Turkey day bro
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Happy Turkey day bro
Thanks, man.
You too.
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Back in Florida after 4 years as a contractor all over AFG. Thanks for your service.
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Back in Florida after 4 years as a contractor all over AFG. Thanks for your service.
Ever been to Camp Dubs?
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I am honored to have such brave men and women serving this country for my protection!
Thank You for all yours sacrifices,
Chrystal
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I missed you for a few months but thought of you every single day.
Getting a pm today from Afghanistan excited me, I so love ya Garebear !
Take care
with mad love
Linda in London, England
can't wait to scroll all the way through all of the pages, this, your 4.1 thousand viewed thread !
I still think we ought be selling your pix to the BBC. The coverage of the news here is so biased.
xxxL
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Great thread read through all the pages...Be safe garebear and return safely
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I'm in Chicago. Waiting to for one more flight home. Having a beer in uniform ( I hid in the back of the restaurant ).
Damn it feels good.
are you safely home? I scrolled up a few pages. Oh Redhead are you back home?
fingers crossed and praying for something that rhymes with peace
xL
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Garebear is coming home.
Thank you for your service garebear and God bless!
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Thankyou Stella, Ms Amazing Mod, for making this a big fat blue bold thread, a historic thread, a special best-ever girly board thread.
Please never delete it, make it technicolour &/or 3d instead?
(Think xxGarebearxxxx said he was coming home weeks or maybe months ago and we've not heard from our hero since...
Hey?
xL
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I spoke with him a week ago. He was boarding a plane, ...and looking forward to our wild weekend in Niagara Falls.
I think I might have worn him out. :-\
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I'm de-mobilizing in Georgia right now.
I'll be out of the Army very soon.
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Truly adore your mad sense of humour, irony and sarcascm ! And the rest.
So when you've finished with Judi and done Niagara Falls and have visited all your folks in Georgia, could you would you please fly over to London England?
with love
Linda xxx
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Truly adore your mad sense of humour, irony and sarcascm ! And the rest.
So when you've finished with Judi and done Niagara Falls and have visited all your folks in Georgia, could you would you please fly over to London England?
with love
Linda xxx
So I'll see you there.
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dang i would have bought you a beer. I'm in Atlanta. Where did you stop at?
hey by the way..any hot chicks over there that were "curious" lol
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Dear Garrett?
Please don't stop posting, we had all of us here grown attached and somewhat amorous toward and/or in awe of you!
Let us know how you are? It's been more than 3 months ! Where are you and are you well ?
What's it like in Georgia in July ?
Are you still taking wonderful photos of your mad life ?
xL
2nd August: Do please post one last nice goodbye post? Maybe you got home and married your sweetheart from high school? Please leave us one last message letting us know that you got back safe and that you are well and happy!