Later

[Gelston]

Going here pretty damn soon:

http://matthewmundy.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/afghanistan_rel_2003.jpg

See y'all when I get back.

[Tisket]

Keep your head down.

[Warriorbird]

Good luck.

[Mechwarrior1]

Be careful over there and come back in one piece. The sandbox sucks, and the Afghan side gets cold as hell this time of year. If you can fit them into your seabag, take your own high-end thermal gear to wear under everything else. That and some of those chemical hand warmers will save your ass if you are in the field for very long at a time.

Keep your head down and your lid on.

[radamanthys]

Don't shit yourself.

[Drew]

My best friend just got back from the sandbox. Keep your head on swivel, you'll be fine.

[Elgrim]

If you see Osama, shoot him in the balls for us.

[kookiegod]

Be safe man, definitely get back to us in one piece.

~Paul

[AnticorRifling]

Don't get in a fighting hole with anyone braver than yourself.

[BriarFox]

If you see a cobra, shoot the shit out of it and then claim it was an enemy combatant.

[4a6c1]

PWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!


Ooops, I mean, keep your gun clean and everything will be fine?

[Parkbandit]

Good luck man and be safe.

[Mighty Nikkisaurus]

Good luck!

[Androidpk]

If you see a cobra, shoot the shit out of it and then claim it was an enemy combatant.

http://www.heymister.net/storage/cobrakai.jpg

[NicAlbion]

Good luck.

[Kuyuk]

Hope all goes well for ya.

Come back with all limbs attached, and a belly ready for truffles.

Also, you could be my first international military order shipment!?! Geez, there must be thousands of potential customers over there.. all waiting for melted chocolate to show up!

[kgolfer]

God speed in a safe return.

[Geshron]

Shit yeah. Kick some Taliban ass, I hate those assholes. Good luck and be safe man.

[Kuyuk]

God, I got you two mixed up... Gelston and Geshron...

[EasternBrand]

Be safe, man.

[Trouble]

Be safe!

[Fallen]

Kick ass, take names. Come back alive and in one piece.

[Rucca]

Take care of yourself and we will see you when you return.

:hug2:

[audioserf]

Be safe.

[Archigeek]

Wish you all the best. Read 3 Cups of Tea, and Blackhawk Down on the flight over? Or, Hemmingway compiled an anthology of war stories called Men At War for his sons, so that they might see all aspects of armed conflict before they're asked to serve; excellent reading, and you can probably find it cheap in a used book store.

I don't know what to tell a soldier to be honest, other than I do sincerely hope all those skills you've learned serve you well, and you make it back with sound mind and body. Peace,

-Paul

[4a6c1]

http://www.intute.ac.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/here_bullet_web.jpg

Another good one.

[Stanley Burrell]

Good luck, man.

Accidentally launch a few thousand mortar shells into the Taliban areas of Pakistan.

[WRoss]

Good luck my friend. Got anything you'll be wanting in a few months? Subscriptions, books, duct tape...etc? Let me know and I'll try and figure out a way to send something.

[Sam]

You gonna be on base the whole time, or do you have to do something shitty like be on a fly away team and go to FOBs in the middle of the mountains?

I was on Kandahar for 5 months a few years ago and it wasn't too terrible. Hell, they probably even have wifi there by now. Bagram's much nicer I've heard.

[Gelston]

Thanks for all the well wishes.


You gonna be on base the whole time, or do you have to do something shitty like be on a fly away team and go to FOBs in the middle of the mountains?

I was on Kandahar for 5 months a few years ago and it wasn't too terrible. Hell, they probably even have wifi there by now. Bagram's much nicer I've heard.

We are going to be in a COP doing mounted/dismounted patrols somewhere around Camp Leatherneck in Helmand(So no mountains, yea!). Pretty much just a plain jane tour. Nothing too "OMG elite badass Delta force SEAL team 6" stuff.

As far as anyone wanting to send stuff to guys out in country, the PX system in Iraq was pretty robust after we were there for a little while, I haven't been to Afghan before, but I hear its somewhat getting towards that level at some of the Major FOBs. I know in Iraq we loved tearing through girlscout cookies, so thats probably a pretty safe thing to send to anyone out there.

[iJin]

Come back so we can go get more guacamole. <3 <3

[Latrinsorm]

May God deliver you from the venom of the cobra, the teeth of the tiger, and the sting of the dark wizards.

[The-Pwny-Express]

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa250/blushark/Camel_spider.jpg

Your new friends

[BriarFox]

Fuuuuck that thing. If I saw one of those, I'd only wait as long it took me to find something to kill it with.

[The-Pwny-Express]

Imagine waking up and seeing THAT shit skittering around your tent! Camel spiders+me watching the movie arachnophobia when I was little=no thank you

[Tisket]

Photoshop.

[Kuyuk]

yeah, I must say, I would probably discharge my weapon on that fucker.

[Kuyuk]

Photoshopped?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRbgsCLaAQY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOXvdfcct8g&feature=related

[Cephalopod]

Photoshop.

http://images.google.com/images?q=camel%20spider

Which leads to:
http://cache.virtualtourist.com/1671331-spider_camel-Dubai.jpg

[Tisket]

Photoshopped?

Yes. And nothing anyone posts or says will make me change my mind. Fuck you assholes. I fucking hate spiders of NORMAL size.

[Cephalopod]

Where's Artha been?

[Kuyuk]

watch le video!

[Tisket]

watch le video!

Fuck you, you bastard. No wai.

[Kuyuk]

do eeet. It's eating a person.

[Tisket]

See if I ever buy your truffles now.

[Kuyuk]

http://obscurus.fr/S70101/Ob22b005-spider-Hamac.jpg

[Tisket]

FUCK YOU WITH A SCREWDRIVER

[Tisket]

I can't seem to make the screaming in my head stop. I'm not clicking on this thread again.

[The-Pwny-Express]

Yes. And nothing anyone posts or says will make me change my mind. Fuck you assholes. I fucking hate spiders of NORMAL size.

sorry tisket, but that shit is SO for real

[Kuyuk]

maybe I should put that pic in my sig

[TheEschaton]

It's not photoshopped, but there IS two of them there in that picture.

[Daniel]

Thanks for all the well wishes.



We are going to be in a COP doing mounted/dismounted patrols somewhere around Camp Leatherneck in Helmand(So no mountains, yea!). Pretty much just a plain jane tour. Nothing too "OMG elite badass Delta force SEAL team 6" stuff.

As far as anyone wanting to send stuff to guys out in country, the PX system in Iraq was pretty robust after we were there for a little while, I haven't been to Afghan before, but I hear its somewhat getting towards that level at some of the Major FOBs. I know in Iraq we loved tearing through girlscout cookies, so thats probably a pretty safe thing to send to anyone out there.

Don't count on it.

See you out there.

[MotleyCrew]

The best of luck, keep safe and thank you.

[Gelston]

This place sucks ass. Iraq was better.

[Androidpk]

This place sucks ass. Iraq was better.

No McDonalds or Starbucks?

[Kyra231]

This place sucks ass. Iraq was better.

So I hear from my husband. It's taken them 11 months to just get out of tents & into some type of actual housing. Forget having landline phones or internet & a px...no chance in hell.

[Drevihyin]

So I hear from my husband. It's taken them 11 months to just get out of tents & into some type of actual housing. Forget having landline phones or internet & a px...no chance in hell.


Soldiers are resourceful and can usually make the best out of the worst conditons. I did find out that the three hots and a cot were utter bullshit probably first mentioned by some recruiter.

[Gelston]

There is nothing here. I mostly live on a COP which in the middle of nowhere which has even more of nothing. All the water I can drink though yippee!

Fuck Helmand Province.

[iJin]

I went back to Los Fuentes the other day, and got some guacamole and thought of you. :( :( :(

Come back soon so we can get fajitas again.

[Gelston]

but here, in Afghanistan, we have Otis Spunkmeyer and Rip Its! Damn it, times up.

[Daniel]

Kabul isn't too bad.

[WRoss]

Damn dude, you got popular!

http://www.gifsoup.com/view/399454/afghan-phone-o.gif

http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/stopthepresses/172212/afghanistan-troops-go-gaga-with-their-own-telephone-remake/

[Gelston]

Yea, like 3 more months until I'm done here. And then I can get out of the military.

[Gelston]

Kabul isn't too bad.

I mostly live in a tiny ass combat outpost in the middle of rural desert in Helmand. Drinks colder then body temperature are a luxury. But we get to come to Camp Leatherneck ever so often for a few days.

[Daniel]

I mostly live in a tiny ass combat outpost in the middle of rural desert in Helmand. Drinks colder then body temperature are a luxury. But we get to come to Camp Leatherneck ever so often for a few days.

I just moved down to Kandahar City. It's about the same.

[Gelston]

You in Afghan for a year?

[Daniel]

Not determined. I work on a short rope for anywhere in the world. Notionally here through October right now though.

[IorakeWarhammer]

May Allah guide you to Islam through this voyage

(edit:
Q: Why this strange post? The guy is going to Afghanistan to fight terrorists, why the hell is this guy preachin' Islam?!
A: In Islamic history many people were planning to fight the Muslims and their hearts opened up to the religion and they became guided, like the 2nd Caliph Umar al-Khattab, who originally set out to kill Muhammad (pbuh) on the day he converted.)

[Kuyuk]

what the fuck?

[4a6c1]

May Allah guide you to Islam through this voyage

(edit:
Q: Why this strange post? The guy is going to Afghanistan to fight terrorists, why the hell is this guy preachin' Islam?!
A: In Islamic history many people were planning to fight the Muslims and their hearts opened up to the religion and they became guided, like the 2nd Caliph Umar al-Khattab, who originally set out to kill Muhammad (pbuh) on the day he converted.)

Sometimes.


When I'm drying my hair.


I praise Allah.


The End.

[Asha]

May Allah guide you to Islam through this voyage

(edit:
Q: Why this strange post? The guy is going to Afghanistan to fight terrorists, why the hell is this guy preachin' Islam?!
A: In Islamic history many people were planning to fight the Muslims and their hearts opened up to the religion and they became guided, like the 2nd Caliph Umar al-Khattab, who originally set out to kill Muhammad (pbuh) on the day he converted.)

Your bitch has you whipped, dude.

[Nieninque]

May Allah guide you to Islam through this voyage

(edit:
Q: Why this strange post? The guy is going to Afghanistan to fight terrorists, why the hell is this guy preachin' Islam?!
A: In Islamic history many people were planning to fight the Muslims and their hearts opened up to the religion and they became guided, like the 2nd Caliph Umar al-Khattab, who originally set out to kill Muhammad (pbuh) on the day he converted.)

Fuck off out of it you stupid worthless cunt.

I cant rep you any more, I am all out of teh scrubrep.

Kindly die.

[Gelston]

May Allah guide you to Islam through this voyage

(edit:
Q: Why this strange post? The guy is going to Afghanistan to fight terrorists, why the hell is this guy preachin' Islam?!
A: In Islamic history many people were planning to fight the Muslims and their hearts opened up to the religion and they became guided, like the 2nd Caliph Umar al-Khattab, who originally set out to kill Muhammad (pbuh) on the day he converted.)

Your question was correct in phrasing, I am here to fight terrorists. Your answer, however, says Muslims, which is not correct.

Islam doesn't appeal to me, I like bacon and beer. Besides, if Afghan is home to the more hardcore religious types, I'll post up some pics later..... Fuck that.

[AnticorRifling]

Ask them if they are familiar with burkakake.

[Stry]

Stay safe if possible and thanks.

[Gelston]

And I'm back in the US....

I got drunk my first night back, put on a Soviet Officer Uniform and walked around the mall, I think I ended up getting two credit cards because I was buying clothes and Macys and the Gap tricked me! I also bought my 40' Samsung 3D LED TV, BluRay Player, XBox games...

Red Dead Redemption is fucking sweet, so is Battlefield Bad Company 2.

[4a6c1]

LOL.

Your drunk on America right now. Just wait till you get the bill in a month!

[Gelston]

Best thing about deployments, lots of money saved.

[4a6c1]

true

[WRoss]

Welcome back fuck face.

[IorakeWarhammer]

save money everything they sell now is junk

[Gelston]

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs703.snc4/62329_1463710470060_1152425214_31091416_3228691_n. jpgCOMRADES!

[Stanley Burrell]

I have no Russian General attire. Frown.

[peam]

nice pantaloons.

welcome back.