Here are some pictures from my little excursion into the wilds of Afghanistan.  

Because of bandwidth constraints sending emails with lots of pictures is difficult, so I figured I would put together a picture page and send out the link instead.  
These pictures are of me and the outstanding young men with whom I am working to help the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan become a stable and safe place for the people of Afghanistan.



This is a picture I took of my home here.  I thought it would make a great postcard.  You can buy your own at the ECP.  



I joked about being issued a mud hut for my stay in Afghanistan.  Well, here it is.  The Spanish roughly translates as "Blockhouse of the bad one".



These would be my quarters.  As you can see, I have all the luxuries:  A window, a coffee maker, a lamp and a chair to rest my weary body after a patrol.


 
This is a picture of a Marine taking a moment to rest.  I saw this and I knew I had to snap a picture.  I'm rather fond of it.



This a picture of one of my proteges over watching a visit to a village by our troops.  This is another one I think came out well.



Here is a picture of some of the outstanding people that I have had the honor of working with.



This is a picture of the village bazaar.  You can buy an amazing variety of products here.  All of which is driven into the valley on overloaded jingle trucks.