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Afghanistan: The Home Stretch

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May 28th 2011
It's been a little while since I've written, but I can't say that much has happened. Easter, Memorial Day, and we killed Osama bin Laden. Otherwise, business as usual. At the end of my last blog, I was getting excited about soon becoming the squadron "on deck" to leave theater. Well, the time has come and gone -- we're now NEXT! I can't even describe the feeling of excite ... read more

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Afghanistan's recent history is a story of war and civil unrest. The Soviet Union invaded in 1979, but was forced to withdraw 10 years later by anti-Communist mujahidin forces. The Communist regime in Kabul collapsed in 1992. Fighting that subsequent... ... read more