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47 Days Left in Afghanistan! Pics if U want 2 look
Apr 15^th, 2009 at 3:52am

In 47 days my unit starts it's demobilization process and are getting outta here! About a week or so after that, I will be sharing posts from my home in Clearwater.

If you have the time, here are some pics:

The "welcome" sign as you enter Bagram Air Field - - not that you would want to...lol:
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The camp in which I live is named after SSG Koele (KIA). The "conference center" is just an empty hooch.
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Bagram Air base is surrounded by the Hindu Kush Mountains. I tried to get a pic here, but it doesn't do them justice:
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FA18s that take off constantly on the flight line behind my hooch...seem louder at night Shocked

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Convoy Patrol thru nearby village:
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The blue burkas many of the women wear:
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Headlight shot out of Humvee during firefight Angry

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Old abandoned Soviet tanks outside the FOB:
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In nearby Bamyan there are historic remains of what used to be huge buddhas in the mountains. This is what's left after the Taliban destroyed them in 2001:
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Me and some of my sailors blending in, as you can tell this was around Christmas time:
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We even have a Burger King here! (but it's naaasty...lol Tongue

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Thank u 4 all your thoughts and prayers.

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Howard Sprague 9th Grader Offline County Clerk Posts: 104 South Florida Gender:	Re: 47 Days Left in Afghanistan! Pics if U want 2 look Reply #1 - Apr 15^th, 2009 at 10:55am Great pics, CWC. How long since you've been home? I hope everything goes well and you have a really nice homecoming in Clearwater.
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lydia crosswaithe 10th Grader Offline Posts: 572 georgia	Re: 47 Days Left in Afghanistan! Pics if U want 2 look Reply #2 - Apr 15^th, 2009 at 4:14pm Wow! I will be praying for your safe return! BTW, I only have 30 more days left in school!! (NOT that I'm counting or nothing- this has been a VERY tough group!)
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Pierre Trained Noticer Offline Say what you want dahhhhling, but I married Ellen! Posts: 3720 .	Re: 47 Days Left in Afghanistan! Pics if U want 2 look Reply #3 - Apr 16^th, 2009 at 8:15am Thanks for sharing. My SIL is due to deploy soon. Don't know where, don't know when.
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