That sends a chill up my spine - That's what my grandson, in the Hindu Kush mountains of northeastern Afghanistan looks like now = except I'll betcha Uncle Sam doesn't issue them the genuine fur that can keep the face from freezing - (There's a reason animals wear fur ;o) ..) The Sky Soldiers of the 173rd are perched up there on a tiny shelf they pickaxed out of the mountain side - no warm huts, no hot meals, no running water - just lots of cold, snow and Taliban