Posted on 12/02/2001 1:11:58 PM PST by ResistorSister
An unidentified US Marine from Charlie 1/1 of the 15th MEU (Marine Expeditionary Unit) carries empty sand bags to the position of a light mortar company on the front lines of the US Marine Corps base in southern Afghanistan December 1, 2001 near a collection of cardboard signs that marines posted. The signs proclaim the name of the unit's base as "Camp Justice" and is located on the perimiter of the Marines base. REUTERS/Jim Hollander
US Marine Cpl Joshua Mount from Sugar Grove, Ohio lifts a sandbag weighing about 60 pounds (25 Kilos) as he exercises December 2, 2001 nearby a US Marine Cobra attack helicopter on the Marine base in southern Afghanistan. Mount, who works in maintenence on the Cobra behind says he exercises regularly by lifting sandbags and is able to lift some 350 pounds when working out. The Marines of the 15th MEU (Marine Expeditionary Unit) arrived in southern Afghanistan November 25 night and took command of a secret airstrip, establishing a significant military presence in Afghanistan. REUTERS/Jim Hollander
U.S. Marines brush their teeth and hair as they use a side mirror from an all terrain vehicle HUMVEE December 1, 2001 on the Marine base in southern Afghanistan. The Marines are from the 15th MEU (Marine Expeditionary Unit), which landed in southern Afghanistan November 25, 2001. REUTERS/Jim Hollander
US Marines hold a minute of silence December 2, 2001 during a Sunday morning service on the Marines operating base in southern Afghanistan. The service dealt with being prepared and alert and eaqch marine doing his or her job right. The Marines of the 15th MEU (Marine Expeditionary Unit) arrived in southern Afghanistan November 25 night and took command of a secret airstrip, establishing a significant military presence in Afghanistan. REUTERS/Jim Hollander
There is one thing Afghans dearly love, and that is the camera. We would stop to take pictures of scenery and out of no where, a group would appear to have there picture taken. The children, know their place. If you noticed, the one little boy was actually trying to look just like the man with the gun. The other little boy was like most Afghan boys. When the men are around, they observe but rarely (unless they want their ears boxed) do they command attention. Afghan men are often like little boys themselves.
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I'll tell ya, Marines are something else ;-)
....so is the sign. :-)
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