A feel good story that the press won’t pick up…
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 8 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 ...
VCR, how we make a difference here…
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 Posted in Military | 6 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 ...
Ramadan in Afghanistan
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 2 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 ...
Emails have the half life of an Atom.
Saturday, July 26th, 2008 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 7 Comments »Well guys, I could see it coming. The other night, a message was forwarded to me titled “from a Soldier in Afghanistan.” I read the message, thought about it for a minute and then emailed back, “This guy will be ...
Good plug for Military Bloggers
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 12 Comments »Today, I sat down to get a haircut (man do I look forward to this) from my favorite barber Ackmad, here at Camp Adams. For five dollars, he will cut you right down to the scalp and then something happens ...
Rock Art
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 12 Comments »Dear Gang, The country of Afghanistan can be beautiful with rolling hills and lots of color. It can change just as fast to arid desert area until you hit the next valley with a river running through which brings life to ...
Cultural lesson in Food
Saturday, June 7th, 2008 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 15 Comments »The other day, I had the opportunity to visit a police station in Kandahar that we built for the local Afghan National Police. Here is some background; in the past five years, the US has built up the Afghan Army ...
Hug a Vet
Saturday, May 24th, 2008 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 7 Comments »Dear Gang, Here I am at “Camp Adams” on Memorial Day Weekend; let’s see “Cut the grass, Wash the Humvee, Clean the poop stains, change the sheets, and clean the gutters.” See, the "Honey Do This and That" never end, ever. ...
Everyone Poops, so have a nice Bidet
Sunday, May 18th, 2008 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 31 Comments »` Dear Gang, You know there are some basic human needs that have to be fulfilled no matter where you are. I guess as you travel the world, figuring out where you go to fertilize the local gardens is something that everyone ...
Happy Mothers day from OEF
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 10 Comments »Dear Gang, Greeting from, Afghanistan. First of all I want to say Happy Mother's Day to all you gals out there in Cyberland!! I can say that this is going to be a long tour. We travel around Kandahar City, which ...
