8:46 am, Moment of Silence please

[Duke41]

I have a family member who fought in Afghanistan. After a few Labor Day beers he shared this story with me.


His team was assigned to clear a cetain valley up in the mountains. They were a "sweep" team, the mission was to sweep the Al Quida out one end of the valley. They completed the mission with determination and tenacity. No wia or kia. When the team reached the end of the valley they were shocked to find bodies everywhere, they counted over 70. They thought that some one had called in a airstrike, but there was no sound of explosion or jets. At this point they got on the radio to report in and find out what happend. Unknown to the team a sniper had been choppered in before the sweep and was postioned over a mile away. His tally for the day 72 dead. It was a good day.

Let's raise our glass to the men that are still over in that #^&#^&#^&#^& hole, taking care of business, while we fish and enjoy all that this great country has to offer.