17 Jul 07
WOW, another day that can only be described as awesome! On Sunday we learned that one of our Provincial Governors was relieved by President Karzai (http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/world/8539227.html). After that news, all heck broke lose as Coalition and Afghan leaders reacted to the news. The Governor, who was educated in America and held a MA, was the strongest of our two Governors. Well anyways, we received a phone call from one of the Provincial leaders and wanted to meet with us on Monday morning in Kabul. We were to fly down to Kabul the next morning and hold quick discussions on the future of reconstruction efforts in his districts. Our Operations Officer reacted quickly and made the necessary arrangements for us to catch a flight the next day. On Monday I walked down to the rotary wing PAX terminal and held our seats. We were to fly on UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters. The flight, only 20 minutes long was awesome. We flew with the doors open and it was exciting to see the countryside from the air. I took lots of pics and two videos to help share the experience. After we arrived at Kabul Intl Airport our Brigade Commander called off the meeting so we turned around and caught the next helo back to base. All in all, another day where I find myself doing things I never thought I would ever see myself doing.