Sun, 2 October 2005
Since my group’s rotation would be ending soon, I made the arrangements to have an old-fashioned barbeque with hamburgers, hot dogs, snacks and soft drinks. We start early to scrub down the tables from the dust and fire up the BBQ pits. Soon my team is cooking away and I’m coordinating everything to ensure that the 100 or so folks that show up are comfortable, fed and well-content. The PJs provide some colorful local food from one of their stints off-base. One interesting item is Afghan footbread – a 2-foot oval-shaped dough cooked to perfection. I inquire with one of the camp members on the name – she informs me that the Afghans utilize their feet to kneed the bread. Okay, after hearing this bit of information I’m not sure now if I want to eat this bread. But she reminds me that many good wines are also foot-stomped in their creation process, so I go bravely forward and give it a taste. Much to my surprise, it turns out to be quite flavorful and soon I join the PJs in chomping down huge gobs of this bread.
It’s a Small World after all…
One of the sergeants from our home unit – but not assigned to our rescue mission – stops by to greet us. Roscoe and I know each other well and I bring up a Renegade friend of mine – Corky – who earlier sent me an e-mail inquiring about him. At first he doesn’t know whom I’m talking about until I inform him on her real name – Celia. BAM! The lights go on for Roscoe and we realize that Corky (and her family) is a step-relative of his. What a small world! We then take a picture of the both of us in front of the Taliban Tavern – the Afghan adobe that was left in place as the Air Force Village was built.
Another Lt Col that I met on base here informed me he was a J4 Logistician. When he inquired where I was from, I informed him from “Moffett Field”. He then asked if I knew a guy named George. “Heck yeah!” I replied. He used to be my former military boss for 7 years until his retirement two years ago.
Wow, halfway across the world and it’s still a small world!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment