Quote Originally Posted by VanChilds View Post
Afghanistan was really rough and lean living. I was in a remote firebase with about 50-60 total guys. Air support went black all the time and we were at the far end of the logistics line. Consequently we knew when we got in a fight help wasn't near by. I never carried more than 7 mags and two grenades in Iraq. I never left the wire in Afghanistan w/o 10+ mags and several grenades. 75+ pounds of kit is a real bitch to lug around the Hindu Kush and 6000+ ft aint no joke. The taliban are good fighters and earned my respect. They know their terrain and can bring a lot of fire power when they want to. The living is really tough but the fight is no shit infantry tactics. I'd rather go back to Afghanistan any day of the week then Iraq. I got in some good gun fights in Baghdad but all to often I watched our gun trucks get blown up with no recourse. I'll take rough lean living with an enemy I can discern than huge bases and amenities where I drive around hoping not to get blown up.
wow, sounds insane