Went back to my room, thought about going to the gym, but decided not to. I'll be carrying around 75-80 pounds of gear today, so I will get my PT in... ;) I got my flags ready to fly, took a quick nap, then got around to get ready for my flight.
Headed over to the office to get a ride to catch my flight. Today is an absolutely beautiful day and I am so excited that I am able to honor some people who have made a difference in my life in one form or another. It's kind of crazy, when I think about it. Two of the flags I am flying are for radio DJs. But, these guys used to have a show on the radio in Nebraska (KXKT). I listened to Cassidy & Craig a lot...they'd share memories of oldies, but goodies, in the country world. And, many times, I would sit back and remember the good ol' days, back in Kansas, growing up... Amazing how songs can do that to you, especially a good country tune! Anyhow, these two guys have gone elsewhere; one to Florida, one to Wisconsin. I think, of any radio I've EVER listened to, I actually miss listening to the chemistry between these two, as they would spin tunes, the most. The other three flags are for a few friends in my life; two gamers who let me bend their ears once in a while and a guy who made an impression on me as a young NCO. All five are great people and I'm happy that they've been in my life one way or another...
I had to share this pic, because I am constantly amazed by how nice Army areas look when I find them. This, my friends, is a porch swing supported by...pallet straps! I saw this and thought, how cool is that!?! The patio area in this spot is really cool. I've been to a few FOBs here and, in some fashion, they all have unique and cool common areas!
We went out to a couple of different areas today to work on equipment. Our first stop was for nothing more than cleaning and inventory of the system. It was, quite honestly, pretty filthy. However, we gave it a bath, a little TLC, grabbed our serial numbers, and then had about 2 hours to wait for our flight. When we got back down to the LZ, I had to take a picture. I was actually at the headquarters for the International Security of Afghanistan Forces (ISAF)!
The second spot we went to was in a nice, cozy little spot nestled in the mountains. Not only was it in the mountains, but it was by a lake! As we were flying in, you could actually see fish coming to the surface and it made me want to grab my pole and hit the shore! Actually, when we went over to look at the lake from the fence, I though, "I could probably cast that far!" Man, am I missing the fishing... I'm happy that it's going to be time for fishing season to start back up when I get home! :)
We finished up all of our work and got back to base; just in time for dinner! I missed lunch, so I had a couple of cereal bars Meagan had sent me. Not a lot, but enough to get me through to dinner! Dinner was prime rib, Thai beef salad, cheese tortellini, and corn. I splurged...desert was a piece of cake and two, yes TWO, chocolate chip cookes! :)
Have a bit of a headache, so I'm going to take some medicine and hit the sack...busy day! I have to try getting up in the morning to talk to the family. Night all...God bless!
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