U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Aldridge, of the 10th Mountain Division's Special Troops Battalion, pulls security as his fellow soldiers, Afghan National Army soldiers and U.S. Air Force airmen of the 755th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit move to an enemy weapons cache point on the side of a mountain in Mandikowl, Afghanistan, Dec. 23, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Marcus J. Quarterman (Defend America)From The Captain's Journal:
Jim Landers of the Dallas News is on the front line with U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. All of his observations are interesting, but there are two that are particularly poignant.
KALAGU, Afghanistan – Sgt. Corey Tack guns the engine of the 18-ton armored truck up a snow-streaked, gravelly hill. He parks on a spot with a commanding view of the valley between white, jagged mountains. Sgt. Oscar Macias opens the 400-pound back door and jumps out.
Facing a night of midteen temperatures and heavy frost, the soldiers start digging holes for their sleeping bags.
“A mortar hits in the middle here, bang, we’re all dead,” said Macias, from Rio Hondo, Texas. “But if it hits over there, you’ll be in a hole and the shrapnel will go over your head.”
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My Comment: For those who are focused on understanding Afghanistan, The Captain's Journal is one of the few blogs that I would recommend. He does not disappoint in this blog.
