Joel Struthers
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armoureds with the latest ECM because it was a civilian contract they could go onto the market and basically the ECM was like a disco ball that put out a dip jammer yeah exactly but it was the latest and greatest not you know the military is always 10 years behind with and they had I don't remember if you you were what this is 2006 2007 were you
armoureds with the latest ECM because it was a civilian contract they could go onto the market and basically the ECM was like a disco ball that put out a dip jammer yeah exactly but it was the latest and greatest not you know the military is always 10 years behind with and they had I don't remember if you you were what this is 2006 2007 were you
I was wondering if you remember, there was a Herc that was in white and blue colors. It looked UN, but it wasn't. It was a South African company. I definitely never saw one of those.
I was wondering if you remember, there was a Herc that was in white and blue colors. It looked UN, but it wasn't. It was a South African company. I definitely never saw one of those.
I was wondering if you remember, there was a Herc that was in white and blue colors. It looked UN, but it wasn't. It was a South African company. I definitely never saw one of those.
And that was the embassy. They hired it. And we put the armoureds in there with the police. And we fly it up to, what are some of the, it's up north. I'm trying to think of the place.
And that was the embassy. They hired it. And we put the armoureds in there with the police. And we fly it up to, what are some of the, it's up north. I'm trying to think of the place.
And that was the embassy. They hired it. And we put the armoureds in there with the police. And we fly it up to, what are some of the, it's up north. I'm trying to think of the place.
No, the... Fuck. Anyway, I just remember all the runways off the old Russian aircraft off the side of the runway. They'll come to you. There's an SF base, American SF base there, up by the pass. Anyway, it doesn't matter. But we fly up there with the armoureds. We put the armoureds in the back of the Herk.
No, the... Fuck. Anyway, I just remember all the runways off the old Russian aircraft off the side of the runway. They'll come to you. There's an SF base, American SF base there, up by the pass. Anyway, it doesn't matter. But we fly up there with the armoureds. We put the armoureds in the back of the Herk.
No, the... Fuck. Anyway, I just remember all the runways off the old Russian aircraft off the side of the runway. They'll come to you. There's an SF base, American SF base there, up by the pass. Anyway, it doesn't matter. But we fly up there with the armoureds. We put the armoureds in the back of the Herk.
And we'd fly there, and the guys would go out and train up the Afghan police on checkpoints outside the city looking for narcotics. And it was mind-boggling stuff. It was interesting to see the countryside, certainly from the hurricane, and driving around, and then getting to see the American efforts and what the guys are doing. I just remember being, to a certain extent, envious.
And we'd fly there, and the guys would go out and train up the Afghan police on checkpoints outside the city looking for narcotics. And it was mind-boggling stuff. It was interesting to see the countryside, certainly from the hurricane, and driving around, and then getting to see the American efforts and what the guys are doing. I just remember being, to a certain extent, envious.
And we'd fly there, and the guys would go out and train up the Afghan police on checkpoints outside the city looking for narcotics. And it was mind-boggling stuff. It was interesting to see the countryside, certainly from the hurricane, and driving around, and then getting to see the American efforts and what the guys are doing. I just remember being, to a certain extent, envious.
You know, I didn't have that opportunity as a soldier to kind of do what these guys were doing. But at the same time, what we were doing was new and interesting. But then they're looking for guys to go down to Lashkaga. And that's the capital of the Helmand province. And the governor had an FCO advisor, and his name was Tom Crumb.
You know, I didn't have that opportunity as a soldier to kind of do what these guys were doing. But at the same time, what we were doing was new and interesting. But then they're looking for guys to go down to Lashkaga. And that's the capital of the Helmand province. And the governor had an FCO advisor, and his name was Tom Crumb.
You know, I didn't have that opportunity as a soldier to kind of do what these guys were doing. But at the same time, what we were doing was new and interesting. But then they're looking for guys to go down to Lashkaga. And that's the capital of the Helmand province. And the governor had an FCO advisor, and his name was Tom Crumb.
And he was obviously a foreign commonwealth officer, but he was an ex-reservist SBS officer, politician now. But in fact, he was, in the previous election, he was one of the guys that was up for the prime minister. A smart man. But anyway, he brought up in proper British schools. His mom was Parisian French. So he spoke posh British. His French, because he'd speak to me in French sometimes.
And he was obviously a foreign commonwealth officer, but he was an ex-reservist SBS officer, politician now. But in fact, he was, in the previous election, he was one of the guys that was up for the prime minister. A smart man. But anyway, he brought up in proper British schools. His mom was Parisian French. So he spoke posh British. His French, because he'd speak to me in French sometimes.
And he was obviously a foreign commonwealth officer, but he was an ex-reservist SBS officer, politician now. But in fact, he was, in the previous election, he was one of the guys that was up for the prime minister. A smart man. But anyway, he brought up in proper British schools. His mom was Parisian French. So he spoke posh British. His French, because he'd speak to me in French sometimes.