Things are slowly getting back to normal

Well it has been almost a week since it happened. So I guess it is OK to talk about it since it has been in the news. We were rocketed last Sunday morning. They got lucky and hit right between two B-huts. The blast was way too close for comfort; it hit around 85 meters from my B-hut.

At first I thought it was a Controlled Detonation. That is something that we do whenever the Mine detection team finds a land mine here on Bagram. There are still miles of land here that are not yet cleared of land mines form when the Russians pulled out. I heard that they have found several hundred this year alone. Anyway, as I was saying, I thought it was a controlled detonation. I heard 2 big booms and did not think much of it until a second later when I heard shrapnel and debris falling on my roof. I ran out to make sure my soldiers were OK when I saw where it hit. It was right where some of our guys were staying. And as the news said we lost 2 people and had 6 injured. I will not go into any more detail than that out of respect for the soldiers and their families.

On a more uplifting note, I have finished yet another project. I was asked to build a storage building for the incentives that we pass out to the villagers. Things like Rice, Beans, Cooking Oil, Blankets, and Toys for the kids. I ended up building a 4 compartment structure that is 4 feet deep by 12 feet wide, with each compartment being 3 feet wide and 4 feet deep. That way each team can secure their things without getting them mixed up with any of the other teams. I will post some pictures next time. I have not yet taken any pictures of the finished project.

Every time I do a project, someone else sees what I have done and a new project is born. I was just asked by a supporting unit’s Commander who saw the doors I built and now wants me to build her a door for her room in her B-hut. All I said was “too easy,” especially since I just finished building that exact thing for one of the Sergeant’s Major from the 82nd, just last week. At this pace, I might never be done here. I might not get to go down range and help out the guys there.