Joel Struthers
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We weren't far from the main avenue, and it was like a dozen tractors, trailers, tarped up with the black turban guys on top of their AKs, and that was opium going to the market. And off it's going to go, right? And I thought, you know, well, that's us. You know, whatever. But it was just an interesting, like, what the fuck, you know, what's going on?
We weren't far from the main avenue, and it was like a dozen tractors, trailers, tarped up with the black turban guys on top of their AKs, and that was opium going to the market. And off it's going to go, right? And I thought, you know, well, that's us. You know, whatever. But it was just an interesting, like, what the fuck, you know, what's going on?
We weren't far from the main avenue, and it was like a dozen tractors, trailers, tarped up with the black turban guys on top of their AKs, and that was opium going to the market. And off it's going to go, right? And I thought, you know, well, that's us. You know, whatever. But it was just an interesting, like, what the fuck, you know, what's going on?
Anyway, a week later or so, we're sitting outside the armors. And we, as I said, we'd take Tom to his office most of the time. And it's two armors. It was a building, two-story, typical, you know, Soviet built thing. And it was glass windows. And we'd sit like this outside the building. the BG would sit in Tom's office just at the front door, just to make sure people come in.
Anyway, a week later or so, we're sitting outside the armors. And we, as I said, we'd take Tom to his office most of the time. And it's two armors. It was a building, two-story, typical, you know, Soviet built thing. And it was glass windows. And we'd sit like this outside the building. the BG would sit in Tom's office just at the front door, just to make sure people come in.
Anyway, a week later or so, we're sitting outside the armors. And we, as I said, we'd take Tom to his office most of the time. And it's two armors. It was a building, two-story, typical, you know, Soviet built thing. And it was glass windows. And we'd sit like this outside the building. the BG would sit in Tom's office just at the front door, just to make sure people come in.
There was a cement stairway. And on the other side was, uh, the Afghans, Afghan army, uh, security team with their like Toyota Hilux is that kind of stuff. And, uh,
There was a cement stairway. And on the other side was, uh, the Afghans, Afghan army, uh, security team with their like Toyota Hilux is that kind of stuff. And, uh,
There was a cement stairway. And on the other side was, uh, the Afghans, Afghan army, uh, security team with their like Toyota Hilux is that kind of stuff. And, uh,
the brit mill intel after it laid a snow but it was a 17 year old pakistani boy they had brought him in from pakistan got him an afghan army suit the vest did the whole thing and he got himself through two checkpoints and he'd walked up the stairs he was trying to get to the the governor the guard at the door said you know fuck off you don't you don't need to be here i don't know you and so he just walked down walked into the uh the afghan guys that were doing the thing and
the brit mill intel after it laid a snow but it was a 17 year old pakistani boy they had brought him in from pakistan got him an afghan army suit the vest did the whole thing and he got himself through two checkpoints and he'd walked up the stairs he was trying to get to the the governor the guard at the door said you know fuck off you don't you don't need to be here i don't know you and so he just walked down walked into the uh the afghan guys that were doing the thing and
the brit mill intel after it laid a snow but it was a 17 year old pakistani boy they had brought him in from pakistan got him an afghan army suit the vest did the whole thing and he got himself through two checkpoints and he'd walked up the stairs he was trying to get to the the governor the guard at the door said you know fuck off you don't you don't need to be here i don't know you and so he just walked down walked into the uh the afghan guys that were doing the thing and
Anyway, that blast, obviously the stairway protected our vehicles, but it blew the ECM off. All the windows fucking, you know, everyone was monging it, you know, watching movies. I remember just like, what? Anyway. hit the old fucking panic button. We pull up. I know the BG comes on the radio. I was like, what the fuck? You know, I was like, we're out front.
Anyway, that blast, obviously the stairway protected our vehicles, but it blew the ECM off. All the windows fucking, you know, everyone was monging it, you know, watching movies. I remember just like, what? Anyway. hit the old fucking panic button. We pull up. I know the BG comes on the radio. I was like, what the fuck? You know, I was like, we're out front.
Anyway, that blast, obviously the stairway protected our vehicles, but it blew the ECM off. All the windows fucking, you know, everyone was monging it, you know, watching movies. I remember just like, what? Anyway. hit the old fucking panic button. We pull up. I know the BG comes on the radio. I was like, what the fuck? You know, I was like, we're out front.
And cause I'm lead vehicle, I pull forward. And then so that the vehicle would be right at the stairs. So I'm basically right where the guy did his thing, you know? And I just remember, I could smell like burnt hair. The fucking vehicles were like basically crumpled in and there was anyway.
And cause I'm lead vehicle, I pull forward. And then so that the vehicle would be right at the stairs. So I'm basically right where the guy did his thing, you know? And I just remember, I could smell like burnt hair. The fucking vehicles were like basically crumpled in and there was anyway.
And cause I'm lead vehicle, I pull forward. And then so that the vehicle would be right at the stairs. So I'm basically right where the guy did his thing, you know? And I just remember, I could smell like burnt hair. The fucking vehicles were like basically crumpled in and there was anyway.
And I just thought, learning after that I was a 17-year-old boy, I just thought, man, when I was 17, all I thought about was Stephanie Constable's boobs, you know, not doing yourself in, right?
And I just thought, learning after that I was a 17-year-old boy, I just thought, man, when I was 17, all I thought about was Stephanie Constable's boobs, you know, not doing yourself in, right?