So my night was not so restful. My back hurt the night before so I made the mistake of taking an Excedrin with caffeine in it and I tossed and turned all night. I got a shower and barely made it to the dining facility for some much needed coffee and a pop tart. After a little bit we went to the landing zone to meet the leaders as they were coming in for their briefing. Two large helos came in and kicked dust up everywhere. My camera took it hard before I jumped behind the truck to protect it. I won’t continue to bore you with the ins and outs of a dog and pony show. I will say that what they discussed at their meeting was very important to the vision of the Afghan security forces someday taking over keeping their country safe.
I am very lucky to be right here witnessing the history of the relationship between our countries and how we’re going to work together to keep Afghanistan from ever becoming a safe haven for terrorists again. After the meeting all the Generals and Colonels got together for an Afghan meal and chai tea on the ANA side of the base and then got in their helos and flew away. I loved the food and they went out of their way to make sure I ate plenty. I took so many pictures that I was sure to have some good ones and I did. I put together a storyboard for the bosses so they could brief everyone on the event. I also made a funny storyboard about Zaki stealing the XOs cookies and then sitting down right in front of her and eating them. It took her a few seconds but she was on him trying to pull the tray away while he’s stuffing cookies in his mouth and fighting the keep her from taking them. It was so funny. T
hat night I ended up playing Guitar Hero of all things with the Army guys. Now I’m going to have to get that game, which will require me to decide which system to buy and play it on. I’m not a gamer by any means but that is so much fun. I like the Karaoke games too. That was it for me and day two.
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