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August 2006 Archives
Afghanistan is a challenging environment. The conditions are harsh and primative. There exists a very fine line between modern living and tribal nomadic life. The blog entries over the past few weeks have been minimal. There are many more stories still to come. As I have moved about the cou...
Kandahar, Afghanistan - There are no rules that children can understand that explain a fate that is driven by poverty. The eyes of a child speaks a language of clarity, the words of which we do not often wish to hear. It is a story told by the faces of those whose future holds an uncertain hope.
SYNOPSIS: Troops from Alpha Company, 2nd Platoon, "Red Devils" from Edmonton, Canada are ambushed as they conducted battle damage assessment in the village on July 15, 2006 in Sangin, Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan. For video: Click here Other videos: Click here for ... SYNOPSIS: Troops from Alpha Company, 2nd Platoon, "Red Devils" from Edmonton, Canada conduct a dawn raid on a Taliban compound on July 13, 2006 in Hydarabad, Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan. For video: Click here Other videos: Click here for video page ...SYNOPSIS: Troops from Alpha Company, 2nd Platoon, "Red Devils" from For video: Click here Other videos: Click here for video... We had sat in place for over twenty-four hours. Using the vehicles as an escape from the heat and the sun, the Canadian soldiers tucked themselves into the seats and crew areas in an attempt to remain cool. Empty water bottles were piled in the open on the desert floor along side of the now torn cardboard boxes in which they were packed. Water is life here, the discarded plastic bottles sitting as a reminder of the fine line between success an... |
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