Active duty and reserve component U.S. Navy Seabees secure and fortify a remote combat outpost on the eastern edge of Khavejeh Molk, Afganistan, Dec. 13, 2010. The village is located approximately 25 miles north of Kandahar and is being used as a patrol base for the U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Michael B. WatkinsThe Afghan Diaries: The Long Blooding Of The 1-22 Infantry -- Time Magazine
The convoy finished snaking its way slowly though Kandahar city just after 10 p.m. From the only open seat in the middle of a supply truck cab, I could see little other than broken roads and tiny trees until finally the driver cut to the left, over what looked like a small concrete footbridge with culverts on either side.
My heart stopped for a moment. This was just the type of spot where we used to find IEDs in Iraq. But the trucks passed over the narrow clip without incident and rolled into a small base known as ANCOP (Afghan National Civil Order Police) that also contains the headquarters of 1-22 Infantry. A sergeant who was bundled up against the cold led me through a dark maze to a small building and I immediately recognized the blue and white shield on the plywood door: the regimental crest of the 22nd Infantry.
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My Comment: 9 years (+) of fighting ..... sighhhhh .... and still no signs of any breaks in the conflict.
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