Saturday, June 19, 2010

A Witness Account To A Close IED Explosion

Aftermath of an IED attack

Letter From Afghanistan: Shaken to the Core -- Book Of Odds

"I think I am becoming uncommonly tolerant of substandard coffee."

My Platoon Sergeant is sitting at the wooden picnic table across from me sipping from a Styrofoam cup. He fixes me with a dull gaze and puts his cup down and chuckles. "Sir, why you gotta use all them big words? Nobody here is impressed. And this coffee is not substandard, it's Army standard."

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My Comment: This close call is going to live with him for the rest of his life.

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