Fighting Solves Everything, revisited.

"There are times when a picture just isn't enough. While an image is said to be worth uncounted numbers of words, words nonetheless still hold power to move our thoughts and stir our hearts. I was standing at the edge of a cooking fire built by the Afghan soldiers. They were preparing their one meal for the day, as the the sun began to a set and the day's fast for Ramadan was coming to a close. A young Specialist from the 10th Mountain company we were attached to came up to me. He asked me who I was, who I worked for. Then he added, "I'm counting my days. Eight months is a long time away from home in a country like this."

The events of the past few months here have challenged us all. From troop losses to the political climate back home, it is easy to forget who we are, what we face, and where we came from. I for one made a choice to follow these soldiers here to Afghanistan. Not because of a love of war, or any self-serving desires, but because I believe in the dedication of these men and women and in the basis for our presence here in Afghanistan. No one said it would be easy; war never is."
KGW Afghanistan Blog