SubscribeI finally got all the videos uploaded, so here’s the first post. Some of the videos are more interesting than others, but they’re all kind of cool to watch.
This one happened pretty soon after we got here. We were checking out a water tank that was being built just outside of Jalalabad and the driver got the truck stuck in some mud. The commander was standing next to me and I asked him what he thought the poop content of the mud was.
This one and the next one happened in the Bati Kot district. We drove through an old graveyard that didn’t have any headstones or markers. The old graves collapsed under the truck tires and got the trucks stuck.
This is the 2nd one from the graveyard.
This one was when we were on the way to Sherzad with relief for the earthquake victims. This was probably the widest dirt road I’d been on in Afghanistan but the driver still felt the ditch was a better option.
This happened just a couple weeks ago in the Khogyani district. We were checking out a road that was being built and on the way back we got a little too close to the edge.
This last one happened on the way back from Kuz Konar. This one and the 1151 were the only 2 that I wasn’t in when it got stuck, I was in the truck behind it.
That’s it for this post, I’ll put up some more videos tomorrow.
June 3rd, 2009 - 9:31 am
The Thunder Run has linked to this post in the blog post From the Front: 06/03/2009 News and Personal dispatches from the front and the home front.
June 3rd, 2009 - 9:39 am
Well Damn! Looks like somebody needs to learn how to drive!
June 3rd, 2009 - 4:33 pm
Thanks for posting, Mike. I would imagine driving over there is nothing compared to here! Tried to see if my son was in any of your views.. not..
Really appreciate your posts. Praying for that hedge of protection to remain around all of you guys/gals until those boots touch American soil and than when you are here. God Speed..
June 3rd, 2009 - 6:29 pm
Are any of these drivers women? Do Afghanistan folk get stuck as often as you guys? Inquiring minds…
June 3rd, 2009 - 9:46 pm
This is so cool, I had a M816 back in the ’80s and when you get your truck out of the hole its the neatest feeling. Hope nobody gets stuck again, or if someone does they don’t have to call for the tank retriever (M8 if I remember correctly, but that was a while ago… sorry).
June 3rd, 2009 - 10:21 pm
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June 5th, 2009 - 11:47 am
While you guys may get stuck a lot, you sure are skilled at getting unstuck! Guess that skill comes in mighty handy on a regular basis. Thanks for the videos, I especially loved the cheers I heard in the background each time a vehicle was freed!