tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60663453477167519172024-03-13T04:28:51.546-07:00here we go again...A great way for family, friends, and anyone else curious about life in Afghanistan for a soldier as told from his prospective.R. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00180240227214833863noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066345347716751917.post-26668995477142239682012-12-10T11:46:00.001-08:002012-12-10T11:46:08.238-08:00Whew...home for good<div>
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Well, first off I would like to say thanks to everyone who has and is supporting us and all of the troops still deployed overseas. To my family, a <em>huge</em> thanks goes out. Funny thing is is that life took over and I forgot to post this final draft like 4 and a half years ago. Life has been pretty good now. I have since ended my service with the Army, but will always look back at it and enjoy my time, experiences, and friends I have made along the way.</div>
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Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00180240227214833863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066345347716751917.post-5871509708207502692008-04-26T10:20:00.005-07:002008-07-01T16:57:00.510-07:00It was a hell of a trip, but I am home...pt. 1...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhquxQF-i1OAiKNy_GQROqnswbY9dRR-OjBKgBLC5CuwoHQ7whHeSMGGRErY7focCCEXY6e0KU-zE8B9PUop5jP8Xk_wMJq5AZ7Q64T0rDY9FC3kypOTv0J-gzmY359aRToqlXgWaUulvr1/s1600-h/journey+home+pics+013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193658473451887778" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhquxQF-i1OAiKNy_GQROqnswbY9dRR-OjBKgBLC5CuwoHQ7whHeSMGGRErY7focCCEXY6e0KU-zE8B9PUop5jP8Xk_wMJq5AZ7Q64T0rDY9FC3kypOTv0J-gzmY359aRToqlXgWaUulvr1/s320/journey+home+pics+013.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOx_HAKGNR_o7alA2ckSoa5s1EZS2kYfyV4isDDZU4tchsbqOQsl8q-vrDWOEQzFFzBf8vK3yOzAFupbw1xwPVKp61aGWF5kbLM8RG7QKaT5O6H892rAD0s4nhK6kAbWv3cotBqj6uXFBL/s1600-h/journey+home+pics+019.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193609162932362386" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOx_HAKGNR_o7alA2ckSoa5s1EZS2kYfyV4isDDZU4tchsbqOQsl8q-vrDWOEQzFFzBf8vK3yOzAFupbw1xwPVKp61aGWF5kbLM8RG7QKaT5O6H892rAD0s4nhK6kAbWv3cotBqj6uXFBL/s320/journey+home+pics+019.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjheuYXSosthVTNZV_6AMzZs0XgT10rQaObQuhcnNly8npVhHxp9GkhuUfh6n99xiiComBadEvk_uCvePZNpx3AAyHtjOVrkIJTF86EBwmMPzF4hXyT5AnOPTTm8fTOIt6EkD3YDx6TKvdy/s1600-h/journey+home+pics+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193608621766483074" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjheuYXSosthVTNZV_6AMzZs0XgT10rQaObQuhcnNly8npVhHxp9GkhuUfh6n99xiiComBadEvk_uCvePZNpx3AAyHtjOVrkIJTF86EBwmMPzF4hXyT5AnOPTTm8fTOIt6EkD3YDx6TKvdy/s320/journey+home+pics+002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ATWP-uWHY_-YQ2PIAvaXUVXU7TU3IWcrucLZeEmLwdIydI9gDgtI-1Hm_-9t_anBYk29L4imrhSao1jUCtED4yAaVxi80jfLeoKWKXx6AV9ghqVFyMtSpenbgongEXDhzIumoR9Vck5e/s1600-h/journey+home+pics+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193608308233870450" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ATWP-uWHY_-YQ2PIAvaXUVXU7TU3IWcrucLZeEmLwdIydI9gDgtI-1Hm_-9t_anBYk29L4imrhSao1jUCtED4yAaVxi80jfLeoKWKXx6AV9ghqVFyMtSpenbgongEXDhzIumoR9Vck5e/s320/journey+home+pics+009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYbajVq2wpevz1OktwjwWGXf8pPl93vnz4uU76j9yXI_UWjaYNZTqmgk2w3ufJerVibdLw1HiywZ0mPCOKDRgs0J0P97K86HfClQUjvalxSp7mL8N9_ubA-vnVoziyjWybTeUvgseD5LY6/s1600-h/journey+home+pics+032.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193607986111323234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYbajVq2wpevz1OktwjwWGXf8pPl93vnz4uU76j9yXI_UWjaYNZTqmgk2w3ufJerVibdLw1HiywZ0mPCOKDRgs0J0P97K86HfClQUjvalxSp7mL8N9_ubA-vnVoziyjWybTeUvgseD5LY6/s320/journey+home+pics+032.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqbNiTSvHxD27xo7H5oXETXSknSBICuMDZ793UKDmW5XqA7keWsGk4uOu7gYSVMF1WuHrmi4-OpfBwsuEITQq2sxfT1ckwd5gsLvukO2fbRXc9L3Ibunh0u2WMbpnS_iQhATW1NpT8OX5A/s1600-h/journey+home+pics+037.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihUvP2g_61_aRmOEXALnPhit3R6GrtdElvTXK4YOjwShos4TQrKjNVDwjEQl2yPRVd-0NVGonV3jXY8_NCYqfho1zDgwrJ2dvceD3IKIwzfTYnxRXBMw9fvkB4-CXV8Ux1xZaB-2A1eLrV/s1600-h/journey+home+pics+035.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193607406290738242" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihUvP2g_61_aRmOEXALnPhit3R6GrtdElvTXK4YOjwShos4TQrKjNVDwjEQl2yPRVd-0NVGonV3jXY8_NCYqfho1zDgwrJ2dvceD3IKIwzfTYnxRXBMw9fvkB4-CXV8Ux1xZaB-2A1eLrV/s320/journey+home+pics+035.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Well, as you can see, we had about a 14 hour flight home, just from Germany, after a 23 hour layover and 8 hour flight before that. But thankfully, we were on a C-17 and had a good amount of leg room. The flight crew was from the Alaska Air National Guard, and they let us come up in the cockpit and check out all the cool toys and views. I went up there just as we went "feet wet" over the Atlantic ocean. The last piece of land that we crossed was England, as you can see from the pic of our flight path. As you can see, the accommodations are not like your typical civilian air craft. We do get to sprawl out in the back and where ever we can to sleep. Headphones are a must on these flights as well. But the C-17 also has outlets so we could continually recharge our toys for the flight. It was a smooth flight, and I don't think any of us would have complained because we were on our way home. We were originally scheduled for a mid-air refuel, but that got canceled at the last minute, so we had to make a stop in Canada. My camera died about half way thorough the flight, so I will be getting some more pics from my buddies to up date some more. I will also try do do a "year" in summary of pictures as well. Thanks to all who have and are supporting us and all the rest of our troops. I some more pics on here soon. SSG Russell Miller.<br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>R. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00180240227214833863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066345347716751917.post-38006236390565793672008-04-21T22:40:00.004-07:002008-04-23T14:36:52.506-07:00On my way home<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBD-U64IV0JnBWON3JM1nCCE9cWYmZef6GSrponf6WJPJGcsBbKhDFO9ONwAainWLGm11hcR9p3ngc4t-Oh9gMuXIyUOxYKX0Fr70HlAVPwd1BskahK1vg7X1Yvx0LDbIDV5gL0fO9-ocV/s1600-h/100_0768.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192554409158777906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBD-U64IV0JnBWON3JM1nCCE9cWYmZef6GSrponf6WJPJGcsBbKhDFO9ONwAainWLGm11hcR9p3ngc4t-Oh9gMuXIyUOxYKX0Fr70HlAVPwd1BskahK1vg7X1Yvx0LDbIDV5gL0fO9-ocV/s320/100_0768.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Ok, well I am really excited!! I know I have not put any pics on lately, but some of my camera stuff has been packed up. I will get a bunch of pics on here when I get home, which should be in the next 24-48 hours. I am so happy and can not wait to see my family. We are in transit right now, so I have been jumping on wi-fi hot spots here and there. I look forward to getting home and I will give you all some good updates and pics. Later for now,</div><br /><br /><div>Russ</div>R. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00180240227214833863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066345347716751917.post-46887445646515049252008-03-27T07:39:00.002-07:002008-04-21T22:40:03.765-07:00Almost done!!!Well, first of all, sorry for the long gap in between my posts. I have been kinda busy around here getting things ready for our relief to show up so we can come home. I know, I thought this day could not come soon enough either. We have still been working with our Afghan counterparts, and are trying to ease the transition for them. They are kinda sad to see us go, which makes me feel good in a way. I guess we have made a difference over here and left our marks. In a small way, I too am kinda sad to be leaving the ANP, after having made such good progress so far, but the bigger part of me wants to go home and be with my wife and kids. They need me more, and I sure have been missing them too much.R. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00180240227214833863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066345347716751917.post-38085020391331593662008-03-11T03:50:00.004-07:002008-03-11T04:00:45.075-07:00For my Dad....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFoV2fcdCNZWZusTCV7i5Zm20CXeTR00vHyGrd5ymJofWwNtkmFMBmAhiJmAGPeqT1L6YDkPOcp_EgSHTp-IPnFmzzGxO7FKAHyngYSBTwcKooYZCyNxw0JdnJRQeBbQqzCgW-gVKUwHZV/s1600-h/P3100016.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176436008562724866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFoV2fcdCNZWZusTCV7i5Zm20CXeTR00vHyGrd5ymJofWwNtkmFMBmAhiJmAGPeqT1L6YDkPOcp_EgSHTp-IPnFmzzGxO7FKAHyngYSBTwcKooYZCyNxw0JdnJRQeBbQqzCgW-gVKUwHZV/s320/P3100016.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCLmgJ42gry_XMFHrDkdvj-Weaa02sCTwA2E2-90EfA0q9UHqCBMPQJVQyIuDCUvrZ6FqPicEEmMafojwXLsA33W-hUmQT3QWCOv-W5hSSSjFYUDrvK2pBLyHDgP_U3fepkdD2aIfi_UP5/s1600-h/P3100015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176435750864687090" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCLmgJ42gry_XMFHrDkdvj-Weaa02sCTwA2E2-90EfA0q9UHqCBMPQJVQyIuDCUvrZ6FqPicEEmMafojwXLsA33W-hUmQT3QWCOv-W5hSSSjFYUDrvK2pBLyHDgP_U3fepkdD2aIfi_UP5/s320/P3100015.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDLWWSPt1by9aFzOF51kZGbfOe0S04aZ7-6f3pTPqOyyczICJY8QcezWXeLdNwRQzfNe4H6smQI8lkupwH7nVleLZzxSxscESiEF2SzHOQ-9kK2c0tLsM40cyc7Wnji_vOaKwi6dymmeEf/s1600-h/P3100014.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176435055079985122" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDLWWSPt1by9aFzOF51kZGbfOe0S04aZ7-6f3pTPqOyyczICJY8QcezWXeLdNwRQzfNe4H6smQI8lkupwH7nVleLZzxSxscESiEF2SzHOQ-9kK2c0tLsM40cyc7Wnji_vOaKwi6dymmeEf/s320/P3100014.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Well, I know that this is not quite as nice as your garden Dad, but some of my ANP have begun building a new garden to grow some trees, flowers, and vegetables. They already have a citrus grove, and they have been planting around 200 trees all around the compound. When I went to the station, they were all excited to show me their garden that they had been working on. One of the ANP officers even offered to come to the U.S. with me and help me work on my yard at home. They said that they were going to grow cauliflower, onions, and some spices of some kind. I will let you know if it starts growing before I come home. Just thought you would like to see a garden in Afghanistan. Well, take care, and I will see you all soon. SSG Russell Miller.</div></div></div>R. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00180240227214833863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066345347716751917.post-10403761638940642972008-03-11T03:34:00.004-07:002008-03-11T03:50:13.247-07:00I really didn't do it officer.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JfpCE7h1_ZvaZlBBj7rKcO2ZanInvKtwVxDz-XpWDM2JiLTnZ0yZ7_UYtJSGB8fAQA0x9rY1fJLBQtotnoI_vIXT6pd_hUQh54_ysA3CFKlKjcZBhugdtlR8uUuoTZ6UZo_4RxLg_hDj/s1600-h/P3050006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176432984905748434" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JfpCE7h1_ZvaZlBBj7rKcO2ZanInvKtwVxDz-XpWDM2JiLTnZ0yZ7_UYtJSGB8fAQA0x9rY1fJLBQtotnoI_vIXT6pd_hUQh54_ysA3CFKlKjcZBhugdtlR8uUuoTZ6UZo_4RxLg_hDj/s320/P3050006.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKrrD6meyP_-T9JRgEpp4mG39Tm0b1rTcj1Ii7_Ayo-iz_BT7RrLUoQ8Nc-KxdxPdK7v2sSTbUQ18d9KlaBdGAchZyXyszVdBZVg-2HzO5_6ptU_QewtIBmlT3vUeW-51kP3Kd6hNsVZh/s1600-h/P3050004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176432581178822594" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFKrrD6meyP_-T9JRgEpp4mG39Tm0b1rTcj1Ii7_Ayo-iz_BT7RrLUoQ8Nc-KxdxPdK7v2sSTbUQ18d9KlaBdGAchZyXyszVdBZVg-2HzO5_6ptU_QewtIBmlT3vUeW-51kP3Kd6hNsVZh/s320/P3050004.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>So, it is not what it looks like from the pictures above. I promise. You will not see me on some news report somewhere about being mistreated in prison or something. This was just training for some of our ANP. My partner and I got "stopped" at a checkpoint and they searched our vehicle and found some illegal weapons. We tried to bribe our way out of it, but they refused. Probably the only time that will happen. If it makes you all at home feel any better, we ended up "killing" 3 of the ANP that were apprehending us. They forgot to search us when they pulled us out of the car, and when they began, I jumped one and my partner "shot" the others. They learned from their mistakes though. During the next scenario they were sure to search everyone. Well, we are still doing good here. Starting to get excited because time is getting short for us. But it seems to get busier as we get closer to going home, but I am not complaining. Thanks to everyone who has been reading this and giving the support. I will let those who have been sending packages know when to stop, to allow time for it to get here before we leave. Talk to you all soon. SSG Miller (Russ)</div></div>R. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00180240227214833863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066345347716751917.post-8250830638002659082008-02-28T22:22:00.005-08:002008-02-28T22:51:08.885-08:00War is Hell.....but we make the most of it....with help<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgInj4mFKWYtg1aKV2zV6WjieIZm59jq_O6-gTjkbj3UI1MpnSFPzQzZBFhSJbylHfCUTYK2jxOjQ9OtNvNYH2hUnQd9JQvu2-OISET5dWuM-CPROViZ5OVzJLp0Xko0yDdrpzwvqEFnpVs/s1600-h/P2270181.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172285860212637394" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgInj4mFKWYtg1aKV2zV6WjieIZm59jq_O6-gTjkbj3UI1MpnSFPzQzZBFhSJbylHfCUTYK2jxOjQ9OtNvNYH2hUnQd9JQvu2-OISET5dWuM-CPROViZ5OVzJLp0Xko0yDdrpzwvqEFnpVs/s320/P2270181.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLzoEShu3-O1SyER8ROjl4DgVezI3TrktUh60zkYFBv2cTO_xTRKxRs6UneOSekN7n2lcX3fBiJcM5-ZDxqZTrsWUFqqktRxQ9lovmvczdvtorjhmL8OIqxrDLWORnORt-qON1OTNDCaAz/s1600-h/P2270182.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172284876665126594" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLzoEShu3-O1SyER8ROjl4DgVezI3TrktUh60zkYFBv2cTO_xTRKxRs6UneOSekN7n2lcX3fBiJcM5-ZDxqZTrsWUFqqktRxQ9lovmvczdvtorjhmL8OIqxrDLWORnORt-qON1OTNDCaAz/s320/P2270182.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1qJydhM0XSSbBl7ppRKh8kbdGoD7A3KZ6-GS7U7VS5FNkedUdhUpZrpb4LyzOTbchZ38istJ4skTVp3yljmgEPNSifV9A-xeAD-WqP1OOzrqt0I4V3Ye2T2_u4Wdz64_rmmPuHCGIcUX/s1600-h/P2270183.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172284434283495090" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1qJydhM0XSSbBl7ppRKh8kbdGoD7A3KZ6-GS7U7VS5FNkedUdhUpZrpb4LyzOTbchZ38istJ4skTVp3yljmgEPNSifV9A-xeAD-WqP1OOzrqt0I4V3Ye2T2_u4Wdz64_rmmPuHCGIcUX/s320/P2270183.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />So, as you may or may not know, being deployed is tough. But, once in a while we get to treat ourselves with some goodies. There is an actual Pizza Hut at one of the bigger FOB's that we get to go to every so often, and we do enjoy the tasty treats. As you can see, I was busy stuffing some peperoni in my face when one of my guys snapped a photo of me. It was some very delicious pizza though. Oh, the dog, she is a new K-9 with us, and the handler went to eat, so we had a little fun. We didn't get to many offers, I don't think people thought she was a working dog. Well, it is getting hot again here, already sneaking into the 80's some days. I will be home soon though, so not to worry. Take care, and see you all soon. Russ<br /><br /><div></div></div></div>R. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00180240227214833863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066345347716751917.post-30937496665140331292008-02-25T06:14:00.013-08:002008-02-25T07:12:26.300-08:00Graduation<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJaP7tqYvT32Ibm3f6i7A53LlMCYQlHL0nlNmSjeSA1H4IhVvgUN0WPCjTGuSzPGQ6amWocNxEb3uq3pHden7Db8fnpYgzSTBVUQHZD6KXOOh32iMW9QJeRTLjGrxL_AV2ugCpfnTT25dx/s1600-h/20+Feb+I.T.+008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170933638118845762" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJaP7tqYvT32Ibm3f6i7A53LlMCYQlHL0nlNmSjeSA1H4IhVvgUN0WPCjTGuSzPGQ6amWocNxEb3uq3pHden7Db8fnpYgzSTBVUQHZD6KXOOh32iMW9QJeRTLjGrxL_AV2ugCpfnTT25dx/s320/20+Feb+I.T.+008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglDe5izd4s83PTl6ygmKebXJyyJyby9bq-4p8r8fqLI0FaL5eYlEIA02FgBk1rJwmKt2yYpjV3IAJe6eCDEWg__3NhVhYIhlI3PPTRzfD8qla96BaGs0H6a4NIg6vIIi0RJugjP1t95RVY/s1600-h/20+Feb+I.T.+021.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170933114132835634" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglDe5izd4s83PTl6ygmKebXJyyJyby9bq-4p8r8fqLI0FaL5eYlEIA02FgBk1rJwmKt2yYpjV3IAJe6eCDEWg__3NhVhYIhlI3PPTRzfD8qla96BaGs0H6a4NIg6vIIi0RJugjP1t95RVY/s320/20+Feb+I.T.+021.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXUVdEGlCFhshVNuIGJG-Ztdz568jxLnic-yLWznfbWCOp-uC6KU6MHSmo4lADIoasnEZEL6tSfmLV0dqC0VkgihDnVPZ2S5rTvneO65_szJ-cyg0mH6VHlQvG4rZYSsZG347kAq700Hpq/s1600-h/20+Feb+I.T.+034.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170932310973951266" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXUVdEGlCFhshVNuIGJG-Ztdz568jxLnic-yLWznfbWCOp-uC6KU6MHSmo4lADIoasnEZEL6tSfmLV0dqC0VkgihDnVPZ2S5rTvneO65_szJ-cyg0mH6VHlQvG4rZYSsZG347kAq700Hpq/s320/20+Feb+I.T.+034.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8B8R9ytjIlf2g169uHmP7vfRu7ExWtcvpqNaaoZQ2hdSDKIkQEk_3a4xCelRLbqaX5BHMC4QbQjVdbOBCnpd6b10jXqdcFWdh9PCRKMr3VPq4OjktOo6EWSJh95q47RrlLbEA6p9rIcXJ/s1600-h/20+Feb+I.T.+035.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170931761218137362" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8B8R9ytjIlf2g169uHmP7vfRu7ExWtcvpqNaaoZQ2hdSDKIkQEk_3a4xCelRLbqaX5BHMC4QbQjVdbOBCnpd6b10jXqdcFWdh9PCRKMr3VPq4OjktOo6EWSJh95q47RrlLbEA6p9rIcXJ/s320/20+Feb+I.T.+035.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigRbzcGntITezgcJWb3V895ixBII_dzOtR4x6R_9yQbd9d-mD799AF-xXOydK_A2CviZ-tjtxIiB-bVgPeBSLfke3PXK4vdC9lu32RtE0JuA4JjiF7nSSSS3RklzHks9XqztUYz6v57Sgr/s1600-h/19+Feb+I.T.+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170931275886832898" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigRbzcGntITezgcJWb3V895ixBII_dzOtR4x6R_9yQbd9d-mD799AF-xXOydK_A2CviZ-tjtxIiB-bVgPeBSLfke3PXK4vdC9lu32RtE0JuA4JjiF7nSSSS3RklzHks9XqztUYz6v57Sgr/s320/19+Feb+I.T.+009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCnhxnd1_3yNa_y8E_PJW9DBjRNR2-ie5H1tlIfpKWZsfEAPLYpw_IDPza-xuHWJCABkCgSuFYPtNzgCOJkbWC6SZBxxhdpQeM_aeflFYEXn-1UzzVRE6XFEcYkySNA_k4vAQgBsW5kG38/s1600-h/19+Feb+I.T.+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170930769080691954" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCnhxnd1_3yNa_y8E_PJW9DBjRNR2-ie5H1tlIfpKWZsfEAPLYpw_IDPza-xuHWJCABkCgSuFYPtNzgCOJkbWC6SZBxxhdpQeM_aeflFYEXn-1UzzVRE6XFEcYkySNA_k4vAQgBsW5kG38/s320/19+Feb+I.T.+011.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br />So, we finally ended this interation of training with our ANP. It was a lot of fun, but I am glad it is over. I think that we accomplished some really good things during this training. We handed out certificates on the last day, (the hat look familiar?) and as you can see from the <em><strong>new video</strong></em>, some of my soldiers and I got interviewed. This story played on AFN in Europe a couple of times, so we were pretty excited to see it here. I got told that the Army press guys would be out at my station, so we just carried on like any other day. It was pretty cool to be on T.V. like this again. So on graduation day, we had a nice ceremony and handed out the nice certificates to all of my ANP that are at the station. It was a good day, and now it is time to check on my other stations. The ANP at this station took really good care of us, and they were always motivated to do training. I hope that they continue to work hard and implement the tools and lessons that we have taught them. Well, without reveling too much information, we are getting short on time here, which is a good thing. I can not wait to get back home to my family and spend some good quality time with the wife and kids. My little ones are growing up fast. I am working on some things that will keep me home for a few years, so that will be very enjoyable. Well, I will let you all know when to stop sending packages and letters and such. We all appreciate all the support that has been sent over here, and I am glad to know so many people are reading my blog and getting a new perspective on our lives and missions over here. Take care for now.....SSG Russell Miller</div></div></div></div></div></div>R. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00180240227214833863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066345347716751917.post-55024511922294583442008-02-14T03:09:00.008-08:002008-02-14T03:22:50.809-08:00Welcome to the gun show!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWCpHsQEC1pw-Afv7AS3iTcwHBbtDb8CM2twEMmTRdx4f-rMSMLxnGlZ6IkocbO6JuPF-8AKbx-bL3iqA37cwhkJnyq7hWmafhEnaGoCZjAHZVtWLcrknR3WzFUoGvIgZ9iqUXdBaQJyHA/s1600-h/P2130018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166794071329549538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWCpHsQEC1pw-Afv7AS3iTcwHBbtDb8CM2twEMmTRdx4f-rMSMLxnGlZ6IkocbO6JuPF-8AKbx-bL3iqA37cwhkJnyq7hWmafhEnaGoCZjAHZVtWLcrknR3WzFUoGvIgZ9iqUXdBaQJyHA/s320/P2130018.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCuZ37b-X_YCUZF-124WYpPU2uDLGGMKTeAWeCZgUKVGTiT7f9gB_TI6RfZztXLMNzQoELc0z6ecB6wwiZemneGDNTyLPKaOyksDpLetmiEAvLByIT4oybvipHkRCyDXXUX2mUxw4KYsX/s1600-h/P2130020.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166793697667394770" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCuZ37b-X_YCUZF-124WYpPU2uDLGGMKTeAWeCZgUKVGTiT7f9gB_TI6RfZztXLMNzQoELc0z6ecB6wwiZemneGDNTyLPKaOyksDpLetmiEAvLByIT4oybvipHkRCyDXXUX2mUxw4KYsX/s320/P2130020.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifVptNZmHNr4P4N6XUxINRVMfXqxMMAbw4v-TaGtUMUbsqf_xwRDKhxjT6EnsqV8yEjQ8dzmzfyy7tIx7SVA2e-3S1OYlD22dQTZt5r-c38KtL1ZYu5xZVYY4Au6b2_PWl6Fkd7cQlzfMm/s1600-h/P2130005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166793401314651330" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifVptNZmHNr4P4N6XUxINRVMfXqxMMAbw4v-TaGtUMUbsqf_xwRDKhxjT6EnsqV8yEjQ8dzmzfyy7tIx7SVA2e-3S1OYlD22dQTZt5r-c38KtL1ZYu5xZVYY4Au6b2_PWl6Fkd7cQlzfMm/s320/P2130005.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8g-_VVrj6r4FyV-T2AOYmtUDt9byGpFNUgIlZUNnc9f_MmfBt2QLJh7iSQxtpSbfbiLwzPv5c0-90NV7uInT4DJCwx051t5ZbDPX6QALKMc9GSM_94jHtAlNyRIwj-3EYR9-LVElmN2hc/s1600-h/P2130010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166793040537398450" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8g-_VVrj6r4FyV-T2AOYmtUDt9byGpFNUgIlZUNnc9f_MmfBt2QLJh7iSQxtpSbfbiLwzPv5c0-90NV7uInT4DJCwx051t5ZbDPX6QALKMc9GSM_94jHtAlNyRIwj-3EYR9-LVElmN2hc/s320/P2130010.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Z4o2S8yhDH8K9l-eEL1_joF59EZ8-DMOof5bNdxsZqOfnYraCyeJNuhKKqh2lyt0QTUgKlk-0cUnOIXb8bMszUgTx_Qoabz5Rp0AVpGaJCYbCEzX-1YRcCJPwQ0i-SwZ12xMA2ryXVUB/s1600-h/P2130026.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166792495076551842" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Z4o2S8yhDH8K9l-eEL1_joF59EZ8-DMOof5bNdxsZqOfnYraCyeJNuhKKqh2lyt0QTUgKlk-0cUnOIXb8bMszUgTx_Qoabz5Rp0AVpGaJCYbCEzX-1YRcCJPwQ0i-SwZ12xMA2ryXVUB/s320/P2130026.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCAB7I7rnuObSGxbsuZUcqrhHV1nlowYgsLjKOBHOGv-xqEQ-VWvS8sjfcuJaQygKWK30sBPU-9pNa26_B68TFsnhk-PClUXrRFCnDqD2kmRrYNl3iBEx_7pIBVn4Iru3QZ_TmVnf-3baE/s1600-h/P2130024.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166791988270410898" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCAB7I7rnuObSGxbsuZUcqrhHV1nlowYgsLjKOBHOGv-xqEQ-VWvS8sjfcuJaQygKWK30sBPU-9pNa26_B68TFsnhk-PClUXrRFCnDqD2kmRrYNl3iBEx_7pIBVn4Iru3QZ_TmVnf-3baE/s320/P2130024.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>These are some of the weapons turned in as talked about in my entry following this one. As you can see, there was a wide assortment, some British, some Russian, some Chinese, and some from where ever. Man, I really wanted to take some of these home, but that wasn't going to happen. We all had fun checking out the goods, and wishing we had some rounds for them to conduct a test fire or two. It was good to see the people willing to turn in the weapons to help their community, through the programs that have been set up like DIAG. Well, check out my other post from today for more info on the fun. Take care for now, SSG Miller....</div></div></div></div></div></div>R. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00180240227214833863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066345347716751917.post-63921505459945469342008-02-14T02:45:00.009-08:002008-02-14T03:09:08.287-08:00I think I just became Royality......<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Exq2t0OwUodOdTrPhQ3l9KopClCFXk3ATPJ4f5wLwjBsQBlDhyphenhyphenqTBfiYLPkEDe68xdqYZjRsM0F2Y2Y6TkR-7s8BYbaDqKnl3djLj6V-9cNTnuqYcIrUFbEPuc6lufvIGqQZiWmXDkjv/s1600-h/P2130052.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166788449217358978" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Exq2t0OwUodOdTrPhQ3l9KopClCFXk3ATPJ4f5wLwjBsQBlDhyphenhyphenqTBfiYLPkEDe68xdqYZjRsM0F2Y2Y6TkR-7s8BYbaDqKnl3djLj6V-9cNTnuqYcIrUFbEPuc6lufvIGqQZiWmXDkjv/s320/P2130052.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG2eUVvOawEZCJJGhaTYveEBEglVnCho_DZypxSfCYqP5aBca9me5L7lqE_HnQnmKhLByW8cj5EWHTbl8CXqU5aIQissTMdLnrTQ9yxDV__YX0p8_LoRrIio46se8tJ5aBGOVq643nw0sk/s1600-h/P2130054.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166788097030040690" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG2eUVvOawEZCJJGhaTYveEBEglVnCho_DZypxSfCYqP5aBca9me5L7lqE_HnQnmKhLByW8cj5EWHTbl8CXqU5aIQissTMdLnrTQ9yxDV__YX0p8_LoRrIio46se8tJ5aBGOVq643nw0sk/s320/P2130054.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1Z-qlTaenJX1Ljg9pBgJy1PksBTUtRYL5vpRswqqa3fE_nDnVCSIRkJ8ZdA2tKWCEKIAQR5RdHCy73gDNDtzIAHrxAWOYVEEiKMchiUs8Q6y0Wy7Hvn1E79LrC0JBxxPteBf6PixVvbu/s1600-h/P2130059.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166787577338997858" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1Z-qlTaenJX1Ljg9pBgJy1PksBTUtRYL5vpRswqqa3fE_nDnVCSIRkJ8ZdA2tKWCEKIAQR5RdHCy73gDNDtzIAHrxAWOYVEEiKMchiUs8Q6y0Wy7Hvn1E79LrC0JBxxPteBf6PixVvbu/s320/P2130059.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoF_J_KwQDZdR-07KOQ8z0grGePKneunHytUNdpU0ciUJGBfeoNPPL6wMy4UA9nm7dTcXnmFLyGWsxTUnRTquvmfH6zroue4ksdWS_Ocbz7YYF6yqaNZO1zuwIOMnxfAnKXiFSnhyHoWvs/s1600-h/P2130058.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166786980338543698" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoF_J_KwQDZdR-07KOQ8z0grGePKneunHytUNdpU0ciUJGBfeoNPPL6wMy4UA9nm7dTcXnmFLyGWsxTUnRTquvmfH6zroue4ksdWS_Ocbz7YYF6yqaNZO1zuwIOMnxfAnKXiFSnhyHoWvs/s320/P2130058.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSPq1uzMOpveN9VFRUXCwAXz2bWEijlu567BUmRm13JwrLBlLZy0pxT5CCErqMfdWBkZ6wK8HJN8i1Q_Sk8VXNQaTFlAwlTqHIno0NXr5UCdu6UUipm9IoY8ifIDjshV8WjeezBYfxn3xt/s1600-h/P2130073.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166786533661944898" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSPq1uzMOpveN9VFRUXCwAXz2bWEijlu567BUmRm13JwrLBlLZy0pxT5CCErqMfdWBkZ6wK8HJN8i1Q_Sk8VXNQaTFlAwlTqHIno0NXr5UCdu6UUipm9IoY8ifIDjshV8WjeezBYfxn3xt/s320/P2130073.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy15eZbfZm5A-U6SIHH6C8U9FpcDTazptkhyy99FjqTnxelFfwBYsn913CD5MYVrPkC84wqQCeiF6-d47WOD4ZEGtl0amLDkc4uKFJXt2_egmn9rjEhZ3NxawCUQf55o4Q7GGx2houT6u1/s1600-h/P2130070.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166786147114888242" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy15eZbfZm5A-U6SIHH6C8U9FpcDTazptkhyy99FjqTnxelFfwBYsn913CD5MYVrPkC84wqQCeiF6-d47WOD4ZEGtl0amLDkc4uKFJXt2_egmn9rjEhZ3NxawCUQf55o4Q7GGx2houT6u1/s320/P2130070.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJvt5EgM9cUJiSs0CSfJbw5Dek9StXtmrub3tRhe7IpgW0q_sfmtKh2j5zaKq3Le7ILTUQf3nhl5boTPjuH8C3M6eKwbKIEcRJLP9RvezhLBSo69J1q1dK00BOMy4qtjQJKqsuvPGedXkl/s1600-h/P2130074.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166785807812471842" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJvt5EgM9cUJiSs0CSfJbw5Dek9StXtmrub3tRhe7IpgW0q_sfmtKh2j5zaKq3Le7ILTUQf3nhl5boTPjuH8C3M6eKwbKIEcRJLP9RvezhLBSo69J1q1dK00BOMy4qtjQJKqsuvPGedXkl/s320/P2130074.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Well, this was quite a day. The ANP chief and the sub-governor of one of my districts had a Jurga, which is a meeting with tribal elders and government officals of the area on important issues. This particular Jurga was about a program to turn in weapons. It is called DIAG. The elders of the area have people turn in weapons, and they trun them into DIAG through the sub-governor and police, and the community gets money or projects for it. Some examples would be wells getting repaired, Mosques being fixed, schools, and other public places built or repaired. It is a great program for the people. There were guest speakers from the local area, as well as members from higher in the food chain. The turn out was great, and there were quite a few weapons turned in. Some of us would have liked to take some of the weapons turned in, if that was allowed. There were a few British Steins, a 9mm sub machine gun, Enfield's, AK-47's, and some other interesting stuff. The weapons are destroyed after they are turned in. As you can see, I got presented with a Lunguta, which is a traditional Afghan turben head wrap. The chief told me something about being a honarary member of parliment now. I asked how much it paid, and he just laughed. I don't know why..... Anyway, they fed us afterwards, and man what a spread. We had goat, lamb, beef kababs, and rice and bread. The meat was so tender and delicious. Well, I don't know if the Army will let me be in parliment while on active duty. Maybe I can come back in 20 years and when I retire and get the position again........</div></div></div></div></div></div></div>R. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00180240227214833863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066345347716751917.post-23128288047666761042008-02-12T08:12:00.000-08:002008-02-12T08:50:10.067-08:00Time for some shooting....on the range<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOICV1oSKCQcb4sX-qdN_F81-wcBzfrIc0UiCqs3afYKqcP__FsgWyFEqTdL0lrcG_y3UTBBZZt-5FYAp4336kU5oqlfYOVtC9Oaz6qj502d3lH_cYhIK02VMtvpU2o3EE3v4NY2hvM6aT/s1600-h/10-11+Feb+I.T.+056.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166135068727520274" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOICV1oSKCQcb4sX-qdN_F81-wcBzfrIc0UiCqs3afYKqcP__FsgWyFEqTdL0lrcG_y3UTBBZZt-5FYAp4336kU5oqlfYOVtC9Oaz6qj502d3lH_cYhIK02VMtvpU2o3EE3v4NY2hvM6aT/s320/10-11+Feb+I.T.+056.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgoEjhaKOzIo-bMeINme-EytUV_FtXZO3cYNQ017Cy9Hfq7UQIxZuJ8vkUclnheea-0i9g9LeTS8hD_55G6I3RMqUvMtEmama8vfaDcF2ryl8v4mpKSoYWCyOzJuUHo1R2W326FAhBSGE-/s1600-h/10-11+Feb+I.T.+064.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166134660705627138" style="FLOAT: left; 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEionvRSsq3edjZhMD6Imt5H0MCxH8ecqtpMTAh7YkeX9yI9f4cOPbtlFn5ULC8UbmxSwENimC1WaquvA0gfZ5MySpWcVHuWc7YoJrfcSSwprTaq3rVZk3VQyXhMMovLe8A38fz1j3wL3PNE/s320/10-11+Feb+I.T.+052.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwWmWikPQXaHuTyV39pKa3QPeLvLTQpABmzhCD6fD2p9n4vCwxFX-o2IGqMEUOd991gbt9XI9r7D3Yg4x2oJ19JGpdNwUxZ9wE1ekUqDEheekZ_OOhjkQv_G4b2g7RMLb9Nz-EGdNS-Iwu/s1600-h/10-11+Feb+I.T.+060.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166132169624595378" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwWmWikPQXaHuTyV39pKa3QPeLvLTQpABmzhCD6fD2p9n4vCwxFX-o2IGqMEUOd991gbt9XI9r7D3Yg4x2oJ19JGpdNwUxZ9wE1ekUqDEheekZ_OOhjkQv_G4b2g7RMLb9Nz-EGdNS-Iwu/s320/10-11+Feb+I.T.+060.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrv0ch_CDomPvuwwx86xJ7lTfkUo-7wBI0on45Mx59U6sMtSrz1YZzfCukm7r8ttGv9PC-bQl6tD5duNJHcNx7fTim0UEChSB3hraPWU3U8IMlpF0q_eRBUYfhjCBik334hYthWf5MPOls/s1600-h/10-11+Feb+I.T.+024.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166128329923832738" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrv0ch_CDomPvuwwx86xJ7lTfkUo-7wBI0on45Mx59U6sMtSrz1YZzfCukm7r8ttGv9PC-bQl6tD5duNJHcNx7fTim0UEChSB3hraPWU3U8IMlpF0q_eRBUYfhjCBik334hYthWf5MPOls/s320/10-11+Feb+I.T.+024.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>So, we have had some fun in the past few days. We got to teach our ANP how to shoot a little better then they have been taught before. It was alot of fun teaching these guys how to shoot properly. They really enjoyed it as well. It was fun because every time we caught a soldier with his weapon on fire, or holding it the wrong way, he had to do 10 push ups. It was a great motivator, partially because they can't do push ups, and also it taught them the right way of doing things. Most of the soldiers caught on after their first 10 push ups or so. As you can see from the photos, we let a few of them shoot our weapons, and we got to shoot theirs. Most of my soldiers have never fired a foreign weapon before, so it was a good experience for them as well. Even my terp got to shoot my rifle as well. He is a pretty good shot. Our training portion is getting closer to being done, and we all have had a great time. The ANP are very motivated every day to recieve new training. I made up a certificate of motivation to give out each day to one or two soldiers who do a great job during the training. It is a great tool, because now they all want one, including the sub governor. I told him he has to participate in the training....I will give him one anyway, as a good gesture. Well, duty calls, as does the chow hall, so I will update again soon. Keepin' it real, close to Pakistan that is....Russ.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>R. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00180240227214833863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066345347716751917.post-65162313637017105672008-02-07T20:23:00.000-08:002008-02-07T20:56:05.418-08:00Everybody loves a good magazine<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1baXtaAIMpQPyVctHqRAWiknLEbftJlMZ9GaVBxDR33RH8NjVmzD4w6vrB_81C4H2pN26aRlHObagYgA47kU_WF2PYJP2mIraUH_PpXM8N4lKQAqdCeHfFT4bUvQK-UGwugK3ZEMqsEaO/s1600-h/04+Feb+I.T.+008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164463810078196434" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1baXtaAIMpQPyVctHqRAWiknLEbftJlMZ9GaVBxDR33RH8NjVmzD4w6vrB_81C4H2pN26aRlHObagYgA47kU_WF2PYJP2mIraUH_PpXM8N4lKQAqdCeHfFT4bUvQK-UGwugK3ZEMqsEaO/s320/04+Feb+I.T.+008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx9g682fMjDmmrqThdQXhAuOVHIDF3PN9xiJEFw4-xQhhBC_DSs-eT-ReiDpPVBblTp7W6DiCxSdEClxrMZBpQy-Yu9rAAcgIPwaNIr6g_JvAuFxK1UGzeNz0wZCnjjFDmOalfhOfFeo_j/s1600-h/04+Feb+I.T.+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164462650437026498" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx9g682fMjDmmrqThdQXhAuOVHIDF3PN9xiJEFw4-xQhhBC_DSs-eT-ReiDpPVBblTp7W6DiCxSdEClxrMZBpQy-Yu9rAAcgIPwaNIr6g_JvAuFxK1UGzeNz0wZCnjjFDmOalfhOfFeo_j/s320/04+Feb+I.T.+007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>So, during our immersion training with our ANP, we have been bringing the guys magazines and stuff to read. Some of them know english, and a couple can read it, but mostly they like the pictures. It is cool to see them get all excited about the pictures of places around the world, and especially from the states. We all try to show them pictures of areas that we are from, and they are just amazed. So, we are getting ready to have some ranges with the soldiers. We have been teaching them how to shoot better, instead of the "spray and pray" ways they have been using. We are all having fun teaching these guys some new and usefull tools to help them in thier jobs, and to also see the new confidence that we have instilled in them. I will keep you all informed of who the best shooters are. I have some special prizes for them. Well, it has been rainy here, but now the weather looks to be clearing up. It is still cool in the mornings and evenings. Well, gotta go for now, I have lots of paper work to do. Thanks for all the support from all of you out there, and keep reading as I will try to update as much a possible. Russ.</div></div>R. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00180240227214833863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066345347716751917.post-48479020618309090462008-01-31T04:44:00.000-08:002008-01-31T05:09:15.136-08:00teach them, hurt them, fix them up....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDSwLIL6s-FVQIGZyLV0XuVnVyYVEpN8Nqt1aDiysIAjfHHo4Vp1P81pIcJDbNn8tl2NFHjchtjTJBxYyBYYNj2gW9sJWQXb41GnAfbR8pBu1KpQnW7mm34hm0OVHgZgQ1hCrmoH-h3qMD/s1600-h/28th+I.T.+082.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161623092938818226" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDSwLIL6s-FVQIGZyLV0XuVnVyYVEpN8Nqt1aDiysIAjfHHo4Vp1P81pIcJDbNn8tl2NFHjchtjTJBxYyBYYNj2gW9sJWQXb41GnAfbR8pBu1KpQnW7mm34hm0OVHgZgQ1hCrmoH-h3qMD/s320/28th+I.T.+082.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5v2rg5RKWaoD-Kh5jsYVncjukaretbi0EmqEM2GF17J_aD-NcHjITPLg7FN-Xfd68lR0iC6smuju2YeSrHC4wdG2t4eWDEOo0hsGz9f95D8OLyPJX_u7Glr71jg6sNp4u_Xp4EmlMqr9y/s1600-h/28th+I.T.+075.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161622680621957794" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5v2rg5RKWaoD-Kh5jsYVncjukaretbi0EmqEM2GF17J_aD-NcHjITPLg7FN-Xfd68lR0iC6smuju2YeSrHC4wdG2t4eWDEOo0hsGz9f95D8OLyPJX_u7Glr71jg6sNp4u_Xp4EmlMqr9y/s320/28th+I.T.+075.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdJokfoMTT9D9pOP5P792diMO9kN2I-OV1fbbBBpCmrhF6fNRsv6xEOxMR2eNf9_1OqKWtwwqXCqHPXcC3lTWhYQEVB0X5Yj-zk29AX9IWDlIPak9K-GcffCYcuTSfQzLPYY1EPnsGsLM/s1600-h/28th+I.T.+072.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161622538888037010" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdJokfoMTT9D9pOP5P792diMO9kN2I-OV1fbbBBpCmrhF6fNRsv6xEOxMR2eNf9_1OqKWtwwqXCqHPXcC3lTWhYQEVB0X5Yj-zk29AX9IWDlIPak9K-GcffCYcuTSfQzLPYY1EPnsGsLM/s320/28th+I.T.+072.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRTV-6D3mlPt5jb2-bFEIkUUfEFJcP6f8NiQLQuDmK9czmfnPXgFa7X_PSjCab1-TEvmRiCLW4sEturj40VeCwvcMz6gnKG50mlMGOtpRd3mGbYdggDZsM-_rN8_rK8_wvHNRPGu9ao-V7/s1600-h/29-30th+I.T.+019.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161622019196994178" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRTV-6D3mlPt5jb2-bFEIkUUfEFJcP6f8NiQLQuDmK9czmfnPXgFa7X_PSjCab1-TEvmRiCLW4sEturj40VeCwvcMz6gnKG50mlMGOtpRd3mGbYdggDZsM-_rN8_rK8_wvHNRPGu9ao-V7/s320/29-30th+I.T.+019.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi066cRUoxvOT8hRsUqGX6qOvrbYcgYV5OtrTw9BB2coolUOCn_1k_lKLALfdUjFV9a8bjE_l-8sLsoQOVmM_i9Yah4HPc0PZzXX5t5hPhwD-KE0sAVtEP6L4yTfCO-rPcSnoITMuTVVYO2/s1600-h/29-30th+I.T.+016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161621679894577778" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi066cRUoxvOT8hRsUqGX6qOvrbYcgYV5OtrTw9BB2coolUOCn_1k_lKLALfdUjFV9a8bjE_l-8sLsoQOVmM_i9Yah4HPc0PZzXX5t5hPhwD-KE0sAVtEP6L4yTfCO-rPcSnoITMuTVVYO2/s320/29-30th+I.T.+016.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />So, we have been staying pretty busy lately. I and my guys have been teaching our ANP a whole lot of good useful info and such. Some of it, as you can tell, is a little rough on them. But don't worry, we teach them some good first aid as well. These particular guys have their own medic, who has some real good training, so we send them to him instead of to our medic. It teaches them to use their system and resources. I can't get into all the details of our training and such, for opsec reasons, but it is going good. The ANP are highly motivated, especially when I yell at them like new privates for clearing their weapons before they are instructed to. Have to instill the discipline and fear in them you know. But, even if they do not understand my words, the tone and volume gets across quite well. Usually after I "get in their ass" one of the officers comes over and starts yelling as well. I am trying to get my terp to learn how to yell like me, but he is a naturally quiet guy. Oh well, we can't all be as loud as the ol' SSG. It is a lot of fun, and I am even putting more names and faces of these guys together. It is hard when there is like 14 Mohammads and 6 Amin's and 4 Khans. The go by nicknames like some of us do, so that helps. We have not hurt them too bad, just the pride of a few when we did some hand to hand combatives. It is funny because one of my instructors for that is the smallest guy in the squad. Had them fooled. Well, we are doing good still, looking forward to the end of this deployment. Thanks to all for the support and packages. More to come. <br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>R. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00180240227214833863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066345347716751917.post-51697389618945471172008-01-22T22:36:00.000-08:002008-01-22T23:09:36.459-08:00Bob Villa in Afghanistan...not really....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAUGm_5Xz7bzEBpQ7KZI48vfj9CjhPPGebC33ytqS5JdyMm49vrcsa3H84QwqyjxlEzuOZ79MSQRqsPn3bzkrTL0XDm778TdWS-i9WS0OkLR6EwVYeH5JVTLEDYMLO-u1T4QMN19OalPNn/s1600-h/Shanaz+the+Cooks+daughter.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158562473473884770" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAUGm_5Xz7bzEBpQ7KZI48vfj9CjhPPGebC33ytqS5JdyMm49vrcsa3H84QwqyjxlEzuOZ79MSQRqsPn3bzkrTL0XDm778TdWS-i9WS0OkLR6EwVYeH5JVTLEDYMLO-u1T4QMN19OalPNn/s320/Shanaz+the+Cooks+daughter.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBN0rkBDDeov6JJrRsMYhl9LFsLhUda5FIxg8L34UrlXtSEIGsFLYkXruT9DaY5xtFu8m8q635V8-TLznet__y_z_2bcpE76iKTwIuxkHBPDkOPTBIUpYsEpujA2V0f7wJkEF8wg_IxYyt/s1600-h/Immersion+Training+22nd+020.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158562121286566482" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBN0rkBDDeov6JJrRsMYhl9LFsLhUda5FIxg8L34UrlXtSEIGsFLYkXruT9DaY5xtFu8m8q635V8-TLznet__y_z_2bcpE76iKTwIuxkHBPDkOPTBIUpYsEpujA2V0f7wJkEF8wg_IxYyt/s320/Immersion+Training+22nd+020.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvfNG6GN5AuD81eFkhray8Elc5x30IN-n-h8hGNuvpS5IM9MCNlHitIx63IgIiPHP1hXjw-lBB1-FblOsyvwha9Fpfa1yrSOM7lSFseruUNTIuLchsSBzXZcxYuPVp_X6WoRQ9Rm0JJaXX/s1600-h/Immersion+Training+22nd+021.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158561923718070850" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvfNG6GN5AuD81eFkhray8Elc5x30IN-n-h8hGNuvpS5IM9MCNlHitIx63IgIiPHP1hXjw-lBB1-FblOsyvwha9Fpfa1yrSOM7lSFseruUNTIuLchsSBzXZcxYuPVp_X6WoRQ9Rm0JJaXX/s320/Immersion+Training+22nd+021.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGxMnBw6yrabTfU2Pkxoku3HEMi4Tv8Y1szYIOqITtk1aW-l8HYFCsL4b8Ag3X1hZIXl_5SIs9UDPaVHtOAf1i9e99ZE-sO-z5OLCfcKxtkrLazTYWRU6SU6XWvoeaXCfMsbWlVYzgibCf/s1600-h/Immersion+Training+22nd+014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158561747624411698" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGxMnBw6yrabTfU2Pkxoku3HEMi4Tv8Y1szYIOqITtk1aW-l8HYFCsL4b8Ag3X1hZIXl_5SIs9UDPaVHtOAf1i9e99ZE-sO-z5OLCfcKxtkrLazTYWRU6SU6XWvoeaXCfMsbWlVYzgibCf/s320/Immersion+Training+22nd+014.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvYmdlANVSk58x9Pdefx73dTbjPE2T5giu2i8I2kJQS2RNVsvJggsg84KWQd5gL3Muh72mYzZ470t2KFhsCk5Wa5s2EsgIMLgF9j_FlRz_WJgMG-MT5gNvHV1MgXBDebkjVgY3zH33j61_/s1600-h/Immersion+Training+22nd+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158558444794561058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvYmdlANVSk58x9Pdefx73dTbjPE2T5giu2i8I2kJQS2RNVsvJggsg84KWQd5gL3Muh72mYzZ470t2KFhsCk5Wa5s2EsgIMLgF9j_FlRz_WJgMG-MT5gNvHV1MgXBDebkjVgY3zH33j61_/s320/Immersion+Training+22nd+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />So, we have begun some remodeling projects on one of my ANP stations. It is quite fun, as it gives us some new things to do besides just training them. We do love to train these guys, and they like the training, but it is fun to manual labor, and build some stuff. One of my guys is really involved in building a new wall for the compound. He has the concrete mixing down pretty good. I am working on a new room to put the weapons in. I am pretty sure that none of the people at the station have ever seen any cordless power tools. They were pretty amazed by them. One officer even filmed me while I was cutting some plexi glass. The chief was in awe of the set and asked where he could get one. I tried to explain to him about Home Depot, and he wanted to go. I told him that if he comes to the U.S. that I would take him there. It is still cold here, lows in the 20's at night and highs around 50 during the day. It has been sunny, which helps, but the wind comes off the mountains and chills us pretty good. Thankfully we have some good cold weather gear to help insulate us. Oh, the little girl is the stations cooks daughter. She is always running around and getting candy from everyone. Here name is Shanaz. Well, duty calls, so I need to keep it short. More updates to come soon. Russ.<br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>R. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00180240227214833863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066345347716751917.post-71178523764067452632008-01-15T07:49:00.000-08:002008-01-15T08:18:17.720-08:00Are you ready for some flag football!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigtLlC5bGyuu-t4YcaczHvB4Aw3ac9gdFDhkATwgog2iTQd2k-JCtFCjq8JguEqT2E-9VNFeki3Ws1l0FC0ebQLh3GlgUHbiaZUxyLuXNGiQMmyjVbuua0D-mVp1falh3Yc0BBJgMst2NN/s1600-h/TFL+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155737731050031218" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigtLlC5bGyuu-t4YcaczHvB4Aw3ac9gdFDhkATwgog2iTQd2k-JCtFCjq8JguEqT2E-9VNFeki3Ws1l0FC0ebQLh3GlgUHbiaZUxyLuXNGiQMmyjVbuua0D-mVp1falh3Yc0BBJgMst2NN/s320/TFL+007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwfhA2NziVb-vJDLZjStlULGaDbmvT-L1ylL-nqnUqLifb9IuoKNydLZ2G2g5w9x2oBX6OIDNJPB2IQn0O-6bQpnNTahHBIxSbMDoGfTeOrMpbESJ0q0bxDrx0dgFOU9efk6Cy4Ka0afa3/s1600-h/TFL+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155736386725267554" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwfhA2NziVb-vJDLZjStlULGaDbmvT-L1ylL-nqnUqLifb9IuoKNydLZ2G2g5w9x2oBX6OIDNJPB2IQn0O-6bQpnNTahHBIxSbMDoGfTeOrMpbESJ0q0bxDrx0dgFOU9efk6Cy4Ka0afa3/s320/TFL+005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTk1WwDe-KFadm1hISr5-OVM2WNXcKvhJWc-s7LUBgP7-E_ABBpBqzQer_LJNaIuB0uDAX51kmsS493w-LL_3AL4sPdzfGryUXTI_Z7MnchDiStBG_079XHytuIqKDiGXfaJz3vZjNo7e3/s1600-h/TFL+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155733556341819474" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTk1WwDe-KFadm1hISr5-OVM2WNXcKvhJWc-s7LUBgP7-E_ABBpBqzQer_LJNaIuB0uDAX51kmsS493w-LL_3AL4sPdzfGryUXTI_Z7MnchDiStBG_079XHytuIqKDiGXfaJz3vZjNo7e3/s320/TFL+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJGesok4FFGmXaH7bsT2tSv91PuMseERAMD9SL672MmhKBSuEc7eu0D-JAlzjbeTTjx_7esCgvwsf-rI8zzeOPSejsCGZBEplEKYDGTWTMiqCVaW1-pMDyiapM5TigobqA1leDazexLBP/s1600-h/TFL+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155733144024959042" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJGesok4FFGmXaH7bsT2tSv91PuMseERAMD9SL672MmhKBSuEc7eu0D-JAlzjbeTTjx_7esCgvwsf-rI8zzeOPSejsCGZBEplEKYDGTWTMiqCVaW1-pMDyiapM5TigobqA1leDazexLBP/s320/TFL+003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So, we played our 4th game today, and won of course. I think the score was like 10-3. It was a easy game, which is good because I was sore from playing the day before. Our team is very diverse. We hav a good mix of people who can run, catch, throw, and play defense. If you have not seen the link on the right, then check out the creator of the TFL (Torkham Football League), on his own site. We all have fun, win or loose and it is a great way to kinda relax and blow off some steam in a productive way. Of course there is some trash talk, except from the "nice guys", but it is kept to a limit. I play center, (that's me in the tan shirt snapping the ball) as I can snap the ball, create open pockets, and can block the blitz pretty well. If I play defense, I am either safety or just guard a reciever. So, it is not all work over here, we do play as well. Maybe one day we will have sponsers, better refs, the NFL will call.....Oh, sorry just day dreaming. Well, you all keep reading and I will keep posting as much as I can. Russ.</p></div>R. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00180240227214833863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066345347716751917.post-89588727352166077512008-01-05T09:00:00.000-08:002008-01-05T09:27:27.203-08:00Giving out some free stuff...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQExr2CCb5kazfo5u2RNTZszHtPCOFrFUgv1mhrRyxCJPY1YIprGnNgIfTRgqI9qe7cIpRfEeLL4xoW3lZ3Rks1q1bjUh-bDiKJxeQskiBYVI-Rd35ocN8Gjb_kkCgE5V3rWyf8OXhZ7L/s1600-h/Kot+HCA+089.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152044986888407090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQExr2CCb5kazfo5u2RNTZszHtPCOFrFUgv1mhrRyxCJPY1YIprGnNgIfTRgqI9qe7cIpRfEeLL4xoW3lZ3Rks1q1bjUh-bDiKJxeQskiBYVI-Rd35ocN8Gjb_kkCgE5V3rWyf8OXhZ7L/s320/Kot+HCA+089.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_7xAT3GvXKiv-zFKv6BUxYSaYU-VyEJGe5aGlR2DQAdkB2ndokk3cpJyyTjtgMUKQUJ3dsTfjHUEpOprA9AcseT0b0t8RjqoenaVrdtKXADDbQ79Scg3qOQZAV4Ko12TJb27eZq4eFCf/s1600-h/Kot+HCA+096.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152044574571546658" style="FLOAT: left; 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MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyUJqP4tjpWeW-lw3rlG_FbZ8OoRqq886C1jB7fL6eWG-OqPnb30y8HRrLiKs-UOzUNkDKs-6XcDBt9Bfz1R4JUM1jy0U__qINIlWRACAJeRSebpTIJ-MNj1ypUuZ0PDXBfZyOGWUX2e_T/s320/Kot+HCA+050.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYP_1TZVdyYpSU9GY8LvBF1hXpYecxiCLXvVwLiKLH_Mcvzu4M1I9D9o20MmwOl6gwFixvlA6gxMSIQOs59zBcrD-gQJxHYt3bl-bErkCi292-pBiOqcTB1UQDh5AehA6gpmG9DPMWMR6D/s1600-h/Kot+HCA+088.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152040266719348658" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYP_1TZVdyYpSU9GY8LvBF1hXpYecxiCLXvVwLiKLH_Mcvzu4M1I9D9o20MmwOl6gwFixvlA6gxMSIQOs59zBcrD-gQJxHYt3bl-bErkCi292-pBiOqcTB1UQDh5AehA6gpmG9DPMWMR6D/s320/Kot+HCA+088.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>So, we had the pleasure of doing another Humanitarian Aid Drop today. I picked a local school in one of my districts. They have around 2,000 kids or so at this one school. We took all kinds of school supplies, food, shoes, blankets, and other like items to them. I will let the pictures tell the words, but it was great. We had the ANP out helping us distribute all the goods. It is better to have the ANP pass it out, as it helps their image on the community. There were so many kids here it was crazy. We all had a lot of fun today helping out this school and the people around it. </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>R. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00180240227214833863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066345347716751917.post-60917240431456916502007-12-30T02:15:00.000-08:002007-12-30T03:52:55.194-08:00What a bad-ass day!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbBunKFxYJJ5azQW2gqwmFMAbS_ZbCJI3if0UwFOSaNueVP31u05_PsO2rZXBxOkDeeXARF0BlQqVeyZS8bO3IMLjuICAg-cHe09QM3zcmh-JUTZSEpLd0cyIk-mxMDJQ5XCvvqCUkHyK/s1600-h/Kot+RPG,+school+024.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149732297323366306" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbBunKFxYJJ5azQW2gqwmFMAbS_ZbCJI3if0UwFOSaNueVP31u05_PsO2rZXBxOkDeeXARF0BlQqVeyZS8bO3IMLjuICAg-cHe09QM3zcmh-JUTZSEpLd0cyIk-mxMDJQ5XCvvqCUkHyK/s320/Kot+RPG,+school+024.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpx5BEFYb0lkZsErezc8b4oKdk-kUkN78BaUeKwtcNAfkH580XLlpzHLxseYrLwpuNsrUE9k26yYPzoXeunKBqXjWjn5iE5reJlfAosEWWzsDXS4PHNfl5FFz1z4hfaDsPFUs57WHwjvAT/s1600-h/Kot+RPG,+school+026.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149731983790753682" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpx5BEFYb0lkZsErezc8b4oKdk-kUkN78BaUeKwtcNAfkH580XLlpzHLxseYrLwpuNsrUE9k26yYPzoXeunKBqXjWjn5iE5reJlfAosEWWzsDXS4PHNfl5FFz1z4hfaDsPFUs57WHwjvAT/s320/Kot+RPG,+school+026.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBEdFr_PiEn2d05GucKrxwjjSaqEeFpanqef5nyHENBNh_jlcXCd7MH56A8EgnFHuWHUBdslAVUwN1FpT6Jkzll_wfSj-BIuJ6HPqXf8vIAPu5_Jp5vKXYZAZWXf160rNKrNO_bTDHTnI/s1600-h/Kot+RPG,+school+029.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149724274324457330" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBEdFr_PiEn2d05GucKrxwjjSaqEeFpanqef5nyHENBNh_jlcXCd7MH56A8EgnFHuWHUBdslAVUwN1FpT6Jkzll_wfSj-BIuJ6HPqXf8vIAPu5_Jp5vKXYZAZWXf160rNKrNO_bTDHTnI/s320/Kot+RPG,+school+029.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcWfhDovWcZJFS_pjAksvrkWLRe7wtYy2cUxRN0Xj0w-8ozHb3eO72eW7G4Aa7lo1Ixy-Z-2H_DrM59kyZQS2v2lHyKFfG6_NJp9iluZyLYfva1Ne3-nnB-HWRvTl7ilyG-2O45CMx-5Mq/s1600-h/Kot+RPG,+school+035.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149723170517862242" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcWfhDovWcZJFS_pjAksvrkWLRe7wtYy2cUxRN0Xj0w-8ozHb3eO72eW7G4Aa7lo1Ixy-Z-2H_DrM59kyZQS2v2lHyKFfG6_NJp9iluZyLYfva1Ne3-nnB-HWRvTl7ilyG-2O45CMx-5Mq/s320/Kot+RPG,+school+035.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">"Ok, here is how you put the round together to before you load it, this is how you aim. Any questions?" Said one of my ANP chiefs during a very wonderful class on the RPG (rocket propelled grenade) that he gave me and my squad. Some of us have been on the receiving end of these, so it was nice to finally be able to see it shot from the right side. The chief gave us a good class, and after ensuring the down range was cleared, I was allowed to shoot an anti-personnel round. It was better then I expected. I have had the opportunity to shoot many different weapons in the Army, but it is always fun to shoot something new, especially when it is a foreign weapon. It is good to have all of my soldiers knowing how to use one, just in case. It did not have much kick to it, but boy did that round travel fast. The chief shot a high explosive anti-tank round at the hill. I shot mine closer. The weapon is fairly easy to prep and aim, you just have to keep the front tilted upwards until you shoot. It was great fun, and if any of you ever get the chance to shoot one, take it. You will not be disappointed. SSG Russell Miller.</span></div></div></div></div>R. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00180240227214833863noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066345347716751917.post-28633171131838837342007-12-25T18:53:00.001-08:002007-12-25T19:36:37.947-08:00Merry Christmas....Santa's packin' heat....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_75JLrDn-m9FX749JOBeL5EkcY1pjo1cDshGSeBio-R_3_Iz4y5DKdUZkvQ90MYf-osng964diqmTezndHe3eo9XIRuMzs9j8Fku4L9iUJrK0dVqSqev8iZDrlgG6pDdM5sSc8oG3lPR4/s1600-h/christmas+033.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148112171234805522" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_75JLrDn-m9FX749JOBeL5EkcY1pjo1cDshGSeBio-R_3_Iz4y5DKdUZkvQ90MYf-osng964diqmTezndHe3eo9XIRuMzs9j8Fku4L9iUJrK0dVqSqev8iZDrlgG6pDdM5sSc8oG3lPR4/s320/christmas+033.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7sq0d-mTD-fCUmV7a4PlZQCIfpMBqn-2kfbxyPgYN-BKBu_CJdCVXFl6MpF77OzrcFn24KctCxt_D-j9AnnPyp1iTrMHeZ7CvPyIYW3GjvecIMLSgXydfJCxP82hscB2olBI7UdnJw3qm/s1600-h/christmas+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148111737443108610" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7sq0d-mTD-fCUmV7a4PlZQCIfpMBqn-2kfbxyPgYN-BKBu_CJdCVXFl6MpF77OzrcFn24KctCxt_D-j9AnnPyp1iTrMHeZ7CvPyIYW3GjvecIMLSgXydfJCxP82hscB2olBI7UdnJw3qm/s320/christmas+009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-V29AlAIwki6KxYpQSwAljayyEng2KxCyZspM-q3VpTzdJr_jysHbJUYCdnyVNFVzN1saPdDY6IuHrodrl9d7hkkqgRTg7NbjvD4bFlSo1CO-LZ6tehCGK5lMg0DYEsZGphN1eblLoW6d/s1600-h/christmas+018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148111264996706034" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-V29AlAIwki6KxYpQSwAljayyEng2KxCyZspM-q3VpTzdJr_jysHbJUYCdnyVNFVzN1saPdDY6IuHrodrl9d7hkkqgRTg7NbjvD4bFlSo1CO-LZ6tehCGK5lMg0DYEsZGphN1eblLoW6d/s320/christmas+018.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLW-6Xm_b1R1D-4XB75YaJORt4Z2h-W2wYHX5OkfK6h5H3ll8j3rtLgfMvo-QwJRt2GldjaBYTDwekkRFf1hEXSFi5xAsDFMK3Lf5NlrKohGn37odU7VujLzi64dkdaSY8scU7aqjfi_9t/s1600-h/christmas+017.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148110423183116002" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLW-6Xm_b1R1D-4XB75YaJORt4Z2h-W2wYHX5OkfK6h5H3ll8j3rtLgfMvo-QwJRt2GldjaBYTDwekkRFf1hEXSFi5xAsDFMK3Lf5NlrKohGn37odU7VujLzi64dkdaSY8scU7aqjfi_9t/s320/christmas+017.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM SUNNY AFGHANISTAN!!! All of us here hope that it was an enjoyable holiday for all of you back home. We had the 82 Airborne singers come and perform some nice songs for us. I will try to get some of those pics up soon. As you can see, Santa made a stop here to pass out stockings and presents. It was pretty cool. He stopped to check out the RPK that the Afghan's use. Not as good as quality as our stuff, but it holds its own. So anyway, we had a pretty good dinner and passed out presents from different groups that sent them. From some wonderful lawyers in Portland, OR to the FRG and some 173rd Airborne supporters, and of course my wonderful wife and kids who handmade some delicious cookies and cards for the platoon. Everything was so great, except not being home with our families. Well, I have to get back to work, but I will up date again soon. </div></div></div></div>R. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00180240227214833863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066345347716751917.post-88039537266278885162007-12-23T19:42:00.000-08:002007-12-23T20:39:34.362-08:00Thats some high speed looking ANP, and the food was good too...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUO8azIaq6n2a_HbZMWMdjfQGT8i55NnmmuInMAs8n0RwlC8xdIwvruWG4-iCT16PmQI01VdHsocOsgImyj8EA3uKdZepgPPU_gK1OAHjdGjLYRcrSVtaoWxDlAP0RbPq1YJsq4qmz2s4Z/s1600-h/nazyan+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5147383465608529618" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUO8azIaq6n2a_HbZMWMdjfQGT8i55NnmmuInMAs8n0RwlC8xdIwvruWG4-iCT16PmQI01VdHsocOsgImyj8EA3uKdZepgPPU_gK1OAHjdGjLYRcrSVtaoWxDlAP0RbPq1YJsq4qmz2s4Z/s320/nazyan+003.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitjMoVwr1YFXpcOksIfYNVFc_1AoP8drEkggRzSK1MLD_Wl0M7CidZnS4VdHFbV0zbh5vrvWKNrMG-CthLqGbVk5CG4e7DsRlVisHst8fYQ4edLj3-nHzp-3Ed_iK4o_-a-h5XOPe8b0HU/s1600-h/nazyan+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5147383323874608834" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitjMoVwr1YFXpcOksIfYNVFc_1AoP8drEkggRzSK1MLD_Wl0M7CidZnS4VdHFbV0zbh5vrvWKNrMG-CthLqGbVk5CG4e7DsRlVisHst8fYQ4edLj3-nHzp-3Ed_iK4o_-a-h5XOPe8b0HU/s320/nazyan+007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkna-7hA-C59y2cWgXohu72SQU3pZP-XUCHNjAZkbt-dbWX5few6vNlvgtepoFWz1u2JjzlaDH5m33toBuBjWpTXtYtkaekutspkxdxV9q_oU_0y8C4nvI0rLbyUpo27N6CDkr_9p6IPk5/s1600-h/nazyan+008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5147382868608075442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkna-7hA-C59y2cWgXohu72SQU3pZP-XUCHNjAZkbt-dbWX5few6vNlvgtepoFWz1u2JjzlaDH5m33toBuBjWpTXtYtkaekutspkxdxV9q_oU_0y8C4nvI0rLbyUpo27N6CDkr_9p6IPk5/s320/nazyan+008.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHX_DeS9mGHrNET7Q3VkZ29UW1dycir2zzZC52gnZWm9Ow8E-pe0KAz3S7zYsRkNjB4OrVMZEj8E0Dcsn4Q6i5qAe-Jo3cUXiJDWKXxeAiPuVA_-_E1-hDhtwjlGb_yhuakgvfxDyMba-7/s1600-h/nazyan+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5147382426226443938" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHX_DeS9mGHrNET7Q3VkZ29UW1dycir2zzZC52gnZWm9Ow8E-pe0KAz3S7zYsRkNjB4OrVMZEj8E0Dcsn4Q6i5qAe-Jo3cUXiJDWKXxeAiPuVA_-_E1-hDhtwjlGb_yhuakgvfxDyMba-7/s320/nazyan+009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br />So, that is a real high speed group of ANP soldiers. These are some of the soldiers that we have been training for the past 11 months. They are a good group of guys, and take to the training well. They are always excited to see us and do some new training. One good thing about doing the training is that they usually feed us lunch if we are there. As you can see, we had some lunch the other day and it was tasty. It was real simple, just rice, bread, and potatoes. They Afghanis just got done celebrating Eid, which is a big holiday for them. It is a 4 day celebration, kinda like Christmas or Easter for us. They kill sheep, eat alot, and just chill out for a while. But, things are back to normal for us and them. We are getting ready for Christmas here, and I have a bunch of stockings to put together for the platoon. We have gotten an overwhelming amount of support for the holidays and beyond. It is so great to know people are supporting us over here. I will get lots of pictures for everyone to see, and I heard that Santa Claus will be making a special stop here. We heard he will be coming in by helicopter with gunship support. We definitely do not want ol St. Nick getting shot down or anything bad like that. Well, a very Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you all. I need to go prep some gifts, so enjoy, and more to follow in the near future.<br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>R. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00180240227214833863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066345347716751917.post-91344209983405906012007-12-19T22:26:00.000-08:002007-12-21T22:17:50.190-08:00busy, busy, busy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-3LST4YkyMyzNwBSuoFdVKzBS1S64Z9iVSfhT2OrhPGV5Bj-dBxLVH0u2SAGI52L4311RdL4xnUN6y09SsmW_2QJrkf46iX1dGRLgcLG_bBPeJveWY4K6FGWG8Yhz-wxMtEppjV3wEv3I/s1600-h/achin+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146674461081447890" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-3LST4YkyMyzNwBSuoFdVKzBS1S64Z9iVSfhT2OrhPGV5Bj-dBxLVH0u2SAGI52L4311RdL4xnUN6y09SsmW_2QJrkf46iX1dGRLgcLG_bBPeJveWY4K6FGWG8Yhz-wxMtEppjV3wEv3I/s320/achin+001.jpg" border="0" /></a> Well, it has been a while since my last post I just realized. We have been staying busy here with our ANP, training them and the like. It has really begun to look nice for the holidays around here. There is snow in the mountains, decorations around the FOB, and packages coming in by the truck load. And as you can tell from the blurry picture (sorry) it is getting colder as well. Just in the mornings and at night right now though. I am pretty sure that Santa will make his way here to pass out gifts and stockings to all. Some people here might get some coal, but most will get some nice treats, thanks to the great people who have been supporting us and sent stockings to us all. My wife and kids did make some yummy goodies for the platoon, and everyone was really thankful for the homemade goodies. There will be other gifts to come on Christmas, and I will get some nice thanks you letters out to those that are very deserving of it. i have a room full of boxes right now waiting to get passed out. Well, I need to get back to work, and also get some more holiday pictures taken for you all.R. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00180240227214833863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066345347716751917.post-28338385421956316532007-12-07T04:18:00.000-08:002007-12-08T21:43:24.871-08:00it's begining to look a lot like Christmas...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN9vK6apRkVdIdHtOTv8h9mTydWGQEhm29lU4Y7SqVgCPNuGDm2wpRndlkklabrYFWMprekI1DfuamtNA1P0ToqPrKxfOE1_mL1tkZW62Eagx30I4sW48Vl_0JMN8vInORR8rApiALPzcV/s1600-h/Dang,+I+forgot+my+snowboard....jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141842631162575634" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN9vK6apRkVdIdHtOTv8h9mTydWGQEhm29lU4Y7SqVgCPNuGDm2wpRndlkklabrYFWMprekI1DfuamtNA1P0ToqPrKxfOE1_mL1tkZW62Eagx30I4sW48Vl_0JMN8vInORR8rApiALPzcV/s320/Dang,+I+forgot+my+snowboard....jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyf1vkdze_YcPFSfAiZxgm339MuI_zloeL35jqQ40SFFz9cP8dW_a3pfrTNVAW3bYC_SvV_UbDXwcSGdACo1gK-J0zVBox_nV0gwpRw_56uIixVRnRYVke1P76dpJ0v3FXchBcBRql3lxr/s1600-h/SSG+Russell+Miller+getting+information+from+local+teachers..jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141842068521859842" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyf1vkdze_YcPFSfAiZxgm339MuI_zloeL35jqQ40SFFz9cP8dW_a3pfrTNVAW3bYC_SvV_UbDXwcSGdACo1gK-J0zVBox_nV0gwpRw_56uIixVRnRYVke1P76dpJ0v3FXchBcBRql3lxr/s320/SSG+Russell+Miller+getting+information+from+local+teachers..jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div>Well, as you can see, the first snow has arrived in the mountains in the not so far distance to us over here. Yes it is getting colder here as well. But never fear, as the Army has equipped us with some great new cold weather gear. It is a 7 layer system that will stand up to some pretty brutal weather and elements. It has everything from silk weight undergarments to water proof gortex outer shells and parkas. I personally like the <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPgw5r2ZXA4kn9FyJMiiPoijeMhg7EMn-wA1cpXASwAZAFSWHYahwzoceHtqZxPwPojS_KOqwTUzy6nOdEk-YDD_NUfRkbaJxsJfl_nVE7j1cSaI50xMxAC4iB_vwJxHfoYI-nvu0foKEs/s1600-h/SSG+Miller+handing+out+tarps+to+the+teachers+for+their+school+roof..jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141841368442190578" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPgw5r2ZXA4kn9FyJMiiPoijeMhg7EMn-wA1cpXASwAZAFSWHYahwzoceHtqZxPwPojS_KOqwTUzy6nOdEk-YDD_NUfRkbaJxsJfl_nVE7j1cSaI50xMxAC4iB_vwJxHfoYI-nvu0foKEs/s320/SSG+Miller+handing+out+tarps+to+the+teachers+for+their+school+roof..jpg" border="0" /></a>fleece jacket the best, and wear it all the time when it gets chilly. We have been slowly starting to decorate around here for the holidays. The hardest part about it is not being home with our families and loved ones. But I try to keep my soldiers and myself busy and we always talk about what we would be doing if we were home or what we will do on leave. It is great to have all the support that we have been getting from the home front. It makes a huge world of difference to have the car packages coming in the mail. We have started to put up some Christmas decorations around here. Yesterday, I was able to give out some tarps to a local school that does not have a roof. It takes a long time for reconstruction projects to get going, so we help out as best as we can before they start. We will be doing a big H-aid drop soon at school that has a couple thousand kids. I will have lots of photos of that when it happens. Well, thank you all for the continued support and love. I do pass the thanks of all my soldiers on to you all. Well, I must return to the numerous reports i am always writing, so more to come in the near future. SSG Miller </div></div></div></div>R. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00180240227214833863noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066345347716751917.post-61475058040434674642007-11-21T09:46:00.000-08:002007-11-21T10:03:17.252-08:00An early thanksgiving...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBxCkENqz2rjIi5KWCFXNMVL1VuA4JGRDVv-ABTzB_eFnlfNhw-irqS_Xsoxce8chJXJl7c8SIP_RDXPcRYuTCXq3qgLIXPyl1Iqkv-aBdRcP3IfKE8SCd0yi9TAtGgH5lniN8gubzGMd/s1600-h/21+nov+008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135352443386429234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBxCkENqz2rjIi5KWCFXNMVL1VuA4JGRDVv-ABTzB_eFnlfNhw-irqS_Xsoxce8chJXJl7c8SIP_RDXPcRYuTCXq3qgLIXPyl1Iqkv-aBdRcP3IfKE8SCd0yi9TAtGgH5lniN8gubzGMd/s320/21+nov+008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitpSArDr66MPNdJcorJgzS_eFy2GoWj-lhefpsBgJQNU-Tg2wU-QHPYDrBPYaRUY0RxrvM3f4UjXJ2GSxhGfHAKAugXYJaUpkua3JCXx-j1j4e9q2-TEC5Fdejn3L7Sa6P5bnTGy79mOBJ/s1600-h/21+nov+010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135352228638064418" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitpSArDr66MPNdJcorJgzS_eFy2GoWj-lhefpsBgJQNU-Tg2wU-QHPYDrBPYaRUY0RxrvM3f4UjXJ2GSxhGfHAKAugXYJaUpkua3JCXx-j1j4e9q2-TEC5Fdejn3L7Sa6P5bnTGy79mOBJ/s320/21+nov+010.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLFkZSb80O5XCwVwGdjKgdIOufWCw07Iabc1svtyQ12CdCCEYd3huMsbL9ct3KceII3ksG7NTIsKX_yYUJeAo0GpDRBH5preNHPmMWRKw4S5hu1VRimE7PmBuyJ6IyVHJALRQmxGliaYgU/s1600-h/21+nov+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135352026774601490" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLFkZSb80O5XCwVwGdjKgdIOufWCw07Iabc1svtyQ12CdCCEYd3huMsbL9ct3KceII3ksG7NTIsKX_yYUJeAo0GpDRBH5preNHPmMWRKw4S5hu1VRimE7PmBuyJ6IyVHJALRQmxGliaYgU/s320/21+nov+006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />So, we did some nice things for a village today, in the form of humanitarian assistance. We took a whole lot of H-aid items to this village of over 2,500 people. That is a rough estimate of the number of people. It is probably a lot more than that though. We took about 3500 kilos of flour, 1500 kilos of coal, hundreds of shoes, sweaters, and backpacks for kids, as well as tarps and plastic for houses and some toys of course. It was really cool and hectic at the same time. We had some help from our ANP of course and the local village elders as well. After we unloaded all the goods, we had the elders and ANP divvy up the goods, as they know most all of the people and could make sure the poorer families got stuff before the richer ones. This was our biggest h-aid drop so far, and it went pretty well. We are trying to do more of these, especially with winter approaching. It also helps to have our ANP there and make them participate in it. It puts a good face on the local government and shows the people that we are all on the same side. I know a lot of you back home don't hear about these things that we do, but know that they do happen quite often. I am pretty sure that there was a reporter from a local radio station there as well. Well, it is almost Thanksgiving here, so I am going to get some sleep before our big football games tomorrow. Should be quite fun. Take care and gobble gobble. SSG Miller (Russ)<br /><br /><div></div></div></div>R. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00180240227214833863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066345347716751917.post-24287798123595277172007-11-21T09:02:00.000-08:002007-11-21T09:37:03.337-08:00Today's luckiest man in Afghanistan....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzO4gxUzKnpwStvpgP-YwDT3CsS8qY-fwDNRcgczNQSa-U7sxtF6ttUuIoFpdE35azbPibB180U1_e7R7VETzr7mlZYFRX-OgzjCNMjFu-KgdBp061LJT_AjGir5ilq0uaPmLVj-h43X8/s1600-h/21+nov+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135345386755161858" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzO4gxUzKnpwStvpgP-YwDT3CsS8qY-fwDNRcgczNQSa-U7sxtF6ttUuIoFpdE35azbPibB180U1_e7R7VETzr7mlZYFRX-OgzjCNMjFu-KgdBp061LJT_AjGir5ilq0uaPmLVj-h43X8/s320/21+nov+005.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKrKkp-RJyROexv_JU0TsbNP0-deH31nN0jOFuBny6ELRTmYwD_IWMSWTNYTFQYKlE34IA5AnCcOIqB77IABhITAv07UfQwjNrigpLaBxxjMIgH1ML-T2KdWT6-Fe0rCACtau7CjSi5OYz/s1600-h/21+nov+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135345064632614642" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKrKkp-RJyROexv_JU0TsbNP0-deH31nN0jOFuBny6ELRTmYwD_IWMSWTNYTFQYKlE34IA5AnCcOIqB77IABhITAv07UfQwjNrigpLaBxxjMIgH1ML-T2KdWT6-Fe0rCACtau7CjSi5OYz/s320/21+nov+003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinU1tn6SV4JlnpTqODXPBszcYxIxNslS-vHMzf52Ciqamr_mAAVdXCHB4pLJNy2I7wZfqrfrr3xpLhId6dLrIF2yo2eLQN3EYrV6dzP4R5tXlMkVyXMWLECCo2GqUsOrHIeNg_AEH7ZHd6/s1600-h/21+nov+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135344776869805794" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinU1tn6SV4JlnpTqODXPBszcYxIxNslS-vHMzf52Ciqamr_mAAVdXCHB4pLJNy2I7wZfqrfrr3xpLhId6dLrIF2yo2eLQN3EYrV6dzP4R5tXlMkVyXMWLECCo2GqUsOrHIeNg_AEH7ZHd6/s320/21+nov+002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaRC_v8biQ9d2ed7pjCWJZOolG42p33kUoHDtiu4qcANO1_yC5pt83Z3UcVYUcGvml3ZdPfJvL4NSBC1CsKTrCng_7jC01O3ng3Ve9ARcyE5YkZe0rYdWc-USs9_Q5B5mBq8ZUuXk7WMEa/s1600-h/21+nov+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135343995185757906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaRC_v8biQ9d2ed7pjCWJZOolG42p33kUoHDtiu4qcANO1_yC5pt83Z3UcVYUcGvml3ZdPfJvL4NSBC1CsKTrCng_7jC01O3ng3Ve9ARcyE5YkZe0rYdWc-USs9_Q5B5mBq8ZUuXk7WMEa/s320/21+nov+001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>This is exactly why driving laws, having proper equipment such as tires, brakes, and not being overloaded are very important when on the road. Luckily, the driver of this truck limped away with only a few scrapes, bruises, and maybe a small fracture on his leg. My squad came across this accident only moments after it happened and stopped to assist. We saw people frantically working to pull someone out, and thought the worst. We always travel with a medic, so he and I ran up to see ho we could help. I honestly thought that there would be no survivors or if so they would be in pieces. But by the grace of this guys higher power, he lived. As you can see, that is a large tree he went head on with, and ended up with his steering wheel in the drivers seat. Doc quickly evaluated him as I had a sit-rep called up and directed traffic around the accident scene. Soon thereafter, the drivers friends took him to the local hospital, so we let the scene to the ANP's. LUCKY. That's all there was to this. So, word to the wise, if your car feels funny, sounds a little weird, or you think there is no time to get somewhere, stop and check it out or slow down a little bit. You can afford to be a little late. Just some good advise from an experienced Sergeant.</div></div></div></div>R. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00180240227214833863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066345347716751917.post-82622439959146324612007-11-17T08:03:00.000-08:002007-11-17T08:51:04.667-08:00a beauitful sunset over a mortar tube..<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXVrBIUQzjmb7yJAhVgk5_SY6tIECCSkB4j-1vUAINAtI2pZVrXxXfqw5iAZLDliODhwEVpfo90JwoPYe03OceU0PmtMLOoYVyFuxTw10NQRasTplmu6tnnq9ssESmBpzN2hnaX-Wv95WX/s1600-h/17+nov+kot+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133852778245619394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXVrBIUQzjmb7yJAhVgk5_SY6tIECCSkB4j-1vUAINAtI2pZVrXxXfqw5iAZLDliODhwEVpfo90JwoPYe03OceU0PmtMLOoYVyFuxTw10NQRasTplmu6tnnq9ssESmBpzN2hnaX-Wv95WX/s320/17+nov+kot+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0VHHLzB36lKcUTRNyqfiyQCjibo8WhDfj0LqDfMuL-KWdb5sTixVbRumqpv3-0_iE7JiOKuFuGfiFomBYZflog7CPY9qRyafNdJHbMTzb-rM1qlakZYx636JYGbHgMrD8ykpR_b23qJOU/s1600-h/17+nov+kot+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133843260598091442" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0VHHLzB36lKcUTRNyqfiyQCjibo8WhDfj0LqDfMuL-KWdb5sTixVbRumqpv3-0_iE7JiOKuFuGfiFomBYZflog7CPY9qRyafNdJHbMTzb-rM1qlakZYx636JYGbHgMrD8ykpR_b23qJOU/s320/17+nov+kot+007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1BkT3o7oUXK6LN1WPvs2u5i7uaGP-xDEJtrja8FlV7lxtmc0ZRoWNq_xump2Wq5vcYCO0JzYOEAg_QaXlSUZbCtCUAmEkjYfy_B_icVqrPewhswSrpuZE2LAV8zNS4XcNPzW6p7saZjA/s1600-h/17+nov+kot+006.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133842977130249890" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1BkT3o7oUXK6LN1WPvs2u5i7uaGP-xDEJtrja8FlV7lxtmc0ZRoWNq_xump2Wq5vcYCO0JzYOEAg_QaXlSUZbCtCUAmEkjYfy_B_icVqrPewhswSrpuZE2LAV8zNS4XcNPzW6p7saZjA/s320/17+nov+kot+006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS4I4RrE8NuO3n2BjXAzZw3AH3gfRc2WmgWy_e0HCngNTWnZU81v9xDMmbSBy6bROjR317zDiZv8DnLFHtavDJhIIQb0XYGKjaG5w2dlToRwo1O6BXrB3U1ve1Pm7L0tN0ACN7_Gbzid3D/s1600-h/17+nov+kot+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133842478914043522" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS4I4RrE8NuO3n2BjXAzZw3AH3gfRc2WmgWy_e0HCngNTWnZU81v9xDMmbSBy6bROjR317zDiZv8DnLFHtavDJhIIQb0XYGKjaG5w2dlToRwo1O6BXrB3U1ve1Pm7L0tN0ACN7_Gbzid3D/s320/17+nov+kot+002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br />So, at one of my stations today there was a beautiful sunset that just looked cool as the shadows crossed the mountains. It wasn't quite as nice as the sunset on the Oregon coast when I was there on leave, but it was nice. As you can tell, I am back doing my thing over here like always. I also was busy admiring a nice 81mm mortar launcher my station just got recently. I think I will have them let me shoot a few rounds. That is always fun to put a few rounds down range...especially when they make a big boom! If you have never shot anything bigger then a pistol or rifle, then you would be in for a treat to shoot a mortar, grenade launcher, or something along those lines. I will defiantly get some pictures or video if I get to shoot the mortar for you all. Well, this will be a short one today, as I am tired and have some more work to do. Thanks again for every ones support. It means a lot to us over here to know we have people concerned for us. More to come in the near future....SSG Russell Miller.<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div></div></div></div>R. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00180240227214833863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6066345347716751917.post-31784235396535627392007-11-08T21:20:00.000-08:002007-11-16T00:29:40.760-08:00I'm back...<span style="font-family:verdana;">Well, here I am back from a enjoyable R&R in the states with my family. It was a wonderful and relaxing time as you might have guessed from the beach photos. Sorry if I have not posted in a while or responded to e-mails. We had some communication issues here the past week. But be glad to know everything is good here. Oh a little important information for all. We have a new zip code for us here. It is 09310. The rest of the address is still the same, but just the zip code has changed. Do not worry if you have mailed things with the old zip, they will still arrive, but the new zip gets things here a little faster. On a cooler note, the weather here is actually starting to cool off a bit. The highs are now in the 70-80's and the lows are down in the 50's. It is so much nicer then it was this summer. Believe me, we are all happy about that. Wow, it is already mid November. Thanksgiving is coming up and then Christmas will be around the corner. Thankfully we have AFN now so we can watch football. Oh, that is the Armed Forces Network. It is like TV in the states without the <span>adds</span> and the shows are a season behind. But the news and sports are up to date. I am a little behind on email and postings, so please bear with me as I hit the ground running since I have been back. More to follow soon with pics. SSG Miller.<span></span></span>R. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00180240227214833863noreply@blogger.com0