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The morning of NOV 12th was scheduled to start off with a lot of joy, fellowship, and even some Physical Training. We were going to have a Veterans Day fun run and broadcasted the event to get maximum participation. But that changed drastically.
The bombing certainly caught us by surprise, the military escorted all Afghani's off of the FOB immediately and started the investigation. The enemy found a flaw in our security and a lot of items had to be fixed.
The one word to describe this attack is "BETRAYAL"
The quote "Closing the barn door after the animals have escaped" is certainly true here.
Our base employed up to a thousand Afghan's a day, making around $300 a month. Now there are fewer than 100 allowed in. In the five years I have been here (on and off) I never worried about the Afghani's because they were trying to make a living (just like me) and providing for their families.
Relying on the local population for daily operations has come to a screeching halt and I think the majority of the Afghan workers are mad as well.
The madness at Bagram Airfield has subsided, they have re-opened all the facilities (like the internet café, where I am right now).
I thank Lee for getting the update to you all, it certainly got all of the personnel here to be creative in contacting the out side world. I count my personal friends in the 20's, however on this forum, my friends are in the hundreds!!
The bombing certainly caught us by surprise, the military escorted all Afghani's off of the FOB immediately and started the investigation. The enemy found a flaw in our security and a lot of items had to be fixed.
The one word to describe this attack is "BETRAYAL"
The quote "Closing the barn door after the animals have escaped" is certainly true here.
Our base employed up to a thousand Afghan's a day, making around $300 a month. Now there are fewer than 100 allowed in. In the five years I have been here (on and off) I never worried about the Afghani's because they were trying to make a living (just like me) and providing for their families.
Relying on the local population for daily operations has come to a screeching halt and I think the majority of the Afghan workers are mad as well.
The madness at Bagram Airfield has subsided, they have re-opened all the facilities (like the internet café, where I am right now).
I thank Lee for getting the update to you all, it certainly got all of the personnel here to be creative in contacting the out side world. I count my personal friends in the 20's, however on this forum, my friends are in the hundreds!!
