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Top 10 Things Any Recent Veteran Of Afghanistan Will Remember Forever
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10. Poo Pond
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Poo pond is basically an overflowing septic lake where all the waste from Kandahar Airfield spills into. To get to certain spots of the Airfield you have to drive past it. You get a whiff of it long before you ever see it. A strong stomach is required just to drive past it, and nobody who came into the country through Kandahar will ever forget that smell. Throw in 130-degree heat in the summer, and it’s quite overpowering.
Think driving through Staten Island in the summer…and getting stopped in traffic... for 12 years.
9. The Boardwalk
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About to be shuttered for good, the boardwalk at Kandahar Airfield was literally an oasis. For troops shuffling in and out of remote outposts, who might not have showered in months, let alone eaten KFC or pizza – this place was Times Square, the mall, and the YMCA all at once. The size of a city block, the boardwalk wrapped around a volleyball and basketball court with open areas for soccer or softball. If you know someone who served in Afghanistan and they brought back a little souvenir for friends or family, it was probably purchased at a shop along this boardwalk.
I used to buy DVD’s from the shops along here. $10 for something like six seasons of 24. They don’t let you take back all the bootleg movies back to America though – only “one” box set and “one” regular movie.
8. Jingle trucks
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And I thought New Jersey drivers were bad. You haven’t seen ballsy driving until you’ve seen one of these things coming in the opposite direction down the highway. Drivers making eye contact with you from your turret, essentially saying “sup, yo?” Most of the time you just hope whatever the hopes and dreams the driver used to secure his cargo holds up for the time it takes them to pass you.
These trucks will be stacked up with goods so high they’ll look like a giant moving metallic muffins.
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Poo pond is basically an overflowing septic lake where all the waste from Kandahar Airfield spills into. To get to certain spots of the Airfield you have to drive past it. You get a whiff of it long before you ever see it. A strong stomach is required just to drive past it, and nobody who came into the country through Kandahar will ever forget that smell. Throw in 130-degree heat in the summer, and it’s quite overpowering.
Think driving through Staten Island in the summer…and getting stopped in traffic... for 12 years.
9. The Boardwalk
[img]
[/img]
About to be shuttered for good, the boardwalk at Kandahar Airfield was literally an oasis. For troops shuffling in and out of remote outposts, who might not have showered in months, let alone eaten KFC or pizza – this place was Times Square, the mall, and the YMCA all at once. The size of a city block, the boardwalk wrapped around a volleyball and basketball court with open areas for soccer or softball. If you know someone who served in Afghanistan and they brought back a little souvenir for friends or family, it was probably purchased at a shop along this boardwalk.
I used to buy DVD’s from the shops along here. $10 for something like six seasons of 24. They don’t let you take back all the bootleg movies back to America though – only “one” box set and “one” regular movie.
8. Jingle trucks
[img]
[/img]
And I thought New Jersey drivers were bad. You haven’t seen ballsy driving until you’ve seen one of these things coming in the opposite direction down the highway. Drivers making eye contact with you from your turret, essentially saying “sup, yo?” Most of the time you just hope whatever the hopes and dreams the driver used to secure his cargo holds up for the time it takes them to pass you.
These trucks will be stacked up with goods so high they’ll look like a giant moving metallic muffins.
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http://thesterlingroad.com/2013/09/28/top-10-things-any-recent-veteran-of-afghanistan-will-remember-forever/
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We thought it was a joke!
Interesting post...thanks, WooWooWoo!
