One of Ours

...In an effort to keep the dust down, the engineers have brought in tons and tons of rock to cover the dry ground. It seems to work, but there is still a good amount of dust. The rocks, however, range in sizes from a marble to softballs which makes for difficulties in walking on them to say the least. To date we've had 4 casualties attributed to the rocks. A couple of badly sprained ankles, a broken thumb and a shattered elbow. Nevermind the threat the Taliban poses, the rocks have become my enemy.

A feeble attempt at a rocket attack fell well short of the perimeter the other night and a couple of zealous, perhaps suicidal, enemy forces attempted to storm one of the FOBs with small arms. They won't be trying that again- too busy with the 72 vestial virgins.

I've mentioned before that we have it pretty good here with showers set up that usually provide hot water- not bad for a desert. Its always nice to get a hot shower, when there isn't a water shortage. Apparently we're in danger of losing the showers to a drought and a plan is currently being developed to ration the water. I've been beating Soldiers up about not showering so long and not leaving the water run when they shave and brush their teeth. Afghanistan went through a pretty bad drought several years ago, anybody know a good rain dance?

We had another BBQ this past weekend, thanks again to the generosity of all those who have hit the Morale Fund button. Getting the meat to grill is turning into a challenge, but I'm working a deal witht he supply sergeant so that we can keep on grilling. Unfortunately, there just isn't a day that we aren't flying missions so the whole unit doesn't always get to enjoy a grilled meal, but it'll work out...