Days 35 & 36
I have struck gold! Getting on the internet that is. They actually have an extra line for your OWN laptop. And since I have mine that I brought (thank god), I can use it! You will be amazed of what these guys are going through over here at Anaconda. I feel so bad for them. Hell, I feel bad for myself just being over here. I have to give you a description of what Im talking about. Picture this. A camp the size of maybe an average size grocery parking lot...56 infantry soldiers on base while another 40+ soldiers out retrieving and killing taliban (yes, seriously)...maybe like 10 (8) man tents...very small chow hall (we dont even get MRE's, instead "T" rations. Basically snacks from what civilians give us as a whole to deployed soldiers (a.k.a care packadge). The bathrooms...ugh god. When you need to do a #1, there are 4 metal pipes sticking out of the ground and you gotta pee through them. I guess it just goes underground somewhere. If you need to do #2, there are 4 "openings" WITHOUT privacy that is about 8-10 feet deep and you just sit or squat and there u go. On top of ALL of this, its snowing outside, 0 DEGREES during the day and -20 below zero at night. Unfortunately the only heaters that are around here is in the MWR tent and the chow hall. I basically slept in my uniform and my polypros. Vanessa, you would HATE every second of it over here. This makes me miss Kandahar for God sakes...At least theres running water there and portajohns you know? We get back this Friday and I cant wait. This base is considered a hot spot for taliban and there are firefights only within 5-10 miles from this mini-camp that is actually going on as we speak. The sooner I get back to Kandahar, the better. Please pray for these soldiers that are over here now. Im just going to endure this for 3-4 days...they have to endure this 365 days of the year...
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