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Archive for September, 2008

A feel good story that the press won’t pick up…

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 11 Comments »

I think that victory over here can be measured by small battles as we pursue to improve the lives of the Afghan’s. If you step back and look at how business has been done here, it’s an overwhelming feeling ...

Chat with me on the 20th 0930am to 1100am EST online

Thursday, September 18th, 2008 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 4 Comments »

Hey Guys, Marty at AnySoldier/Marine has come up with a cool little feature on the site and that is a Chat feature. Marine Chat online and I’d like to try out something for the masses on Sat the 20th. ...

VCR, how we make a difference here…

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 Posted in Military | 7 Comments »

Dear Gang, Among all the things that we do out here, there is a group of us who go outside the wire each week and distribute clothes, food and school supplies to the needy of our city. It’s called the ...

Poppy’s anyone?

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 1 Comment »

Hey guys, I bet you didn’t know that Afghanistan produces around 90% of the world’s heroin. Well they do and it’s amazing that the farmers would plant something they can’t eat and then complain that there is a wheat shortage. ...

Ramadan in Afghanistan

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 4 Comments »

Ramadan in Afghanistan: Well the sliver of the moon was spotted the other night, which marked the beginning of Ramadan here in Afghanistan. What does that mean to the average non Muslim folks like you? Nothing in the States ...