021113 I got my picture taken with General Allen (along with a few hundred other guys...)
Today was General Allen's last day as Commander ISAF Afghanistan (ISAF = Internation Security Assistance Force). The other day 'we' got the opportunity for a group pic with him. The group pic started about a half hour before the general even showed up. There were practice pics and then everyone had to 'scrunch' together, etc. Finally 'we' were positioned and the general came out and one pic was taken and we (the main group) was told to ski-daddle as fast as possible. Seeing the general in person kinda struck me. The guy is only 8 years older than I am but dang...
The general that took his place is 4-star General Dunford. Here's a write-up if you're interested.
http://news.msn.com/world/new-us-commander-takes-the-helm-in-afghanistan
The ceremony was held in the gym (probably the biggest building on base here) and that blue paint you see in the back ground is only about 24 hours old and still reeks of new paint. They closed the gym for 3 days for preps and to paint it and now that it's over the gym is again open! Back to life as usual here.
R/Chris
http://news.msn.com/world/new-us-commander-takes-the-helm-in-afghanistan
The ceremony was held in the gym (probably the biggest building on base here) and that blue paint you see in the back ground is only about 24 hours old and still reeks of new paint. They closed the gym for 3 days for preps and to paint it and now that it's over the gym is again open! Back to life as usual here.
R/Chris
Is that you WAAY in the back?
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