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Offline BlueJ1

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In the land of sand, dust, and camel spiders.
« on: September 20, 2008, 09:56:49 AM »
Well Im there. I'll sum up Afghanistan in three words for those of you who have never been here. Dusty, Windy, and Boring! Cant really tell yall much. But I can answer questions. Feel free to PM me or shoot me a email at BlueJ17@adelphia.net.


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Re: In the land of sand, dust, and camel spiders.
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2008, 09:59:31 AM »
If you find it boring, you are not walking a patrol.  Those guys find it anything but boring.
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Offline Hangtime

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Re: In the land of sand, dust, and camel spiders.
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2008, 12:44:31 PM »
The guy is working a prison complex... very, very, very dangerous duty. There's been more than a few prison breaks.. death rate among the US or NATO guards was near 100%. Infiltrators among the indigent guard details enabled the breaks... I hope BJ comes home safe.

Stay alert, stay safe, buddy.
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Re: In the land of sand, dust, and camel spiders.
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2008, 01:24:36 PM »
Is it true that all women there have beards like their fathers?  ;)

Better boring and safe then exciting and deadly.


Good luck and keep your head down
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Re: In the land of sand, dust, and camel spiders.
« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2008, 01:54:51 PM »
Good luck BlueJ, keep safe!
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Re: In the land of sand, dust, and camel spiders.
« Reply #5 on: September 20, 2008, 02:09:23 PM »
Quote from: Hangtime on September 20, 2008, 12:44:31 PM
The guy is working a prison complex... very, very, very dangerous duty. There's been more than a few prison breaks.. death rate among the US or NATO guards was near 100%. Infiltrators among the indigent guard details enabled the breaks... I hope BJ comes home safe.

Stay alert, stay safe, buddy.

The death rate is 100% for US/Nato prison guards?  BOLOGNA!
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Re: In the land of sand, dust, and camel spiders.
« Reply #6 on: September 20, 2008, 02:17:06 PM »
Quote from: AquaShrimp on September 20, 2008, 02:09:23 PM
The death rate is 100% for US/Nato prison guards?  BOLOGNA!

You didn't understand what he said.  He said that the death rate among US/NATO guards during the prison breaks was near 100%.  In other words, the guards present during the breakouts all died.

The subtext is that they had no warning and were betrayed from within their own ranks.  That sort of sucks.

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Re: In the land of sand, dust, and camel spiders.
« Reply #7 on: September 20, 2008, 02:22:45 PM »
Quote from: BlueJ1 on September 20, 2008, 09:56:49 AM
Well Im there. I'll sum up Afghanistan in three words for those of you who have never been here. Dusty, Windy, and Boring! Cant really tell yall much. But I can answer questions. Feel free to PM me or shoot me a email at BlueJ17@adelphia.net.


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dude.......

thanks, and :salute

stay safe sir
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Offline MORAY37

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Re: In the land of sand, dust, and camel spiders.
« Reply #8 on: September 20, 2008, 04:38:35 PM »
Quote from: eagl on September 20, 2008, 02:17:06 PM
You didn't understand what he said.  He said that the death rate among US/NATO guards during the prison breaks was near 100%.  In other words, the guards present during the breakouts all died.

The subtext is that they had no warning and were betrayed from within their own ranks.  That sort of sucks.



That's kinda like saying the death rate of airline passengers, during a crash, is 99.8%.

In any case, Blue, keep your eyes and ears up, and on your person.  <S>.
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Re: In the land of sand, dust, and camel spiders.
« Reply #9 on: September 20, 2008, 04:48:38 PM »
Quote from: BlueJ1 on September 20, 2008, 09:56:49 AM
Well Im there. I'll sum up Afghanistan in three words for those of you who have never been here. Dusty, Windy, and Boring! Cant really tell yall much


Sounds like Iowa :(
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Re: In the land of sand, dust, and camel spiders.
« Reply #10 on: September 20, 2008, 05:08:05 PM »
You might stay on base on Thursday. One of my friends that came back said Thursday seems to be the day all the local young men relieve their excess testosterone so to speak. He called it "man-love Thursdays" and said if you see the bushes shaking, it's not the breeze.

Enjoy your stay!

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Re: In the land of sand, dust, and camel spiders.
« Reply #11 on: September 20, 2008, 05:12:32 PM »
 :rofl :rofl :rofl that's just wrong
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Re: In the land of sand, dust, and camel spiders.
« Reply #12 on: September 20, 2008, 05:55:45 PM »
LoL you are describing Pakistan when I lived there in the 60's. Got to the Kyber Pass and it was all rock walls, rocks, stunted plants.......like the california foot hills in July. Back then the enemy was the Russians.
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Re: In the land of sand, dust, and camel spiders.
« Reply #13 on: September 20, 2008, 09:02:58 PM »
Good luck BlueJ... very proud of you... especially since I have seen you go through all I can from your posts of this board.

BIG <S> to you!
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Offline WWhiskey

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Re: In the land of sand, dust, and camel spiders.
« Reply #14 on: September 20, 2008, 09:14:33 PM »
kinda like the Texas panhandle, except with hills and bad guy's and guns and bombs and stupid poppy farmers, and exc. exc. exc. exc   
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