April 2009 Kabul, Afghanistan
It took awhile to edit this one, written originally while I was riding the edge of insanity, near the end of a one-year stretch in the ‘Stan. I did not change the tone of it, just filled in a little of the background. It is not a short story, but it is probably my last on this topic. I was not free to post it on these pages at the time due to the discomfort it might cause back home. Here you go:
“Get your Gear on.”
That was an optimistic order – I have little of what this unrehearsed mission called for: a reliable rifle, enough body armor, a helmet, pistol, six magazines of ammunition, hand grenades, a radio, a harness to carry it all, and a personal medical kit strapped to the leg – I had none of that. (more…)
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