Damn man. That's...that's awesome. I appreciate ever word of that. Thanks for that.@Blind Owl
It was an alternating event for us. One year it would be the Engineer Qualification Tables. The next year would be the SLC . It was tough On my third SLC I blew out a knee and ruptured a disc. No more SLC for me. Just EQT's. I found it awesome that my first unit was a Light Engineer Batt and my Retiring unit was a Engineer Bde.
I worked with you guys at KAF great bunch you are. Would do it again no questions. Your CSM there at KAF was a hell of a guy. He waited until the last of you were on a plane out and didn't get on a flight until he heard that you guys landed out of country. And that was Christmas Eve for him. We were right behind him in another C17.
You guys were really nice and left the Tim Hortons there for Us I still have a nice patch from AFG I used to wear it for the laffs. I will make it my avatar.
Yeah man, the work you boys did on Bear was known. Even to us lads back in Canada.Yes it was your farewell tour. A month before I had two gators show up at your main motor pool and we off loaded a crap ton of Batteries and comm cables as well as other things you all needed so you could get the Equipment up and ready. We were both on the same NATO ISAF.
I wouldn't wish that roto on anyone. Some tough SOB's went in country and they came out tougher. All hell broke loose two months after our RIF
Route Bear wasn't so sunshine and blossoms any more.
It was my Bde and Batt that got the joy of doing RCP and PSD on Bear/Monkey/Nike/Miller Lite and Jhalawar. You guys were some cool customers. I retired before our next rotation went in.
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At the time we didn't know it was your farewell/final tour. It was a really nice feeling to get on that plane and Di Di Mao on out of that place.