John Ashbrook
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Yeah. And then the food is really good because we have our own cooks and they care about what you eat. You know what I mean? That's good. It's the army system, but it's within the army system, which makes it a little better, right? Yeah. I was just going to go get some Pop-Tarts. And really, it's just a resupply run. So I drive my Toyota truck on a helicopter. They fly me to Bagram.
Yeah. And then the food is really good because we have our own cooks and they care about what you eat. You know what I mean? That's good. It's the army system, but it's within the army system, which makes it a little better, right? Yeah. I was just going to go get some Pop-Tarts. And really, it's just a resupply run. So I drive my Toyota truck on a helicopter. They fly me to Bagram.
Yeah. And then the food is really good because we have our own cooks and they care about what you eat. You know what I mean? That's good. It's the army system, but it's within the army system, which makes it a little better, right? Yeah. I was just going to go get some Pop-Tarts. And really, it's just a resupply run. So I drive my Toyota truck on a helicopter. They fly me to Bagram.
And then one of the commanders, the guy that wrote Kill Bin Laden, was like, hey, what are you doing? And I'm like, I'm stealing Pop-Tarts.
And then one of the commanders, the guy that wrote Kill Bin Laden, was like, hey, what are you doing? And I'm like, I'm stealing Pop-Tarts.
And then one of the commanders, the guy that wrote Kill Bin Laden, was like, hey, what are you doing? And I'm like, I'm stealing Pop-Tarts.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
He was like, you want to go on a mission? And I was like, yeah. I was like, well, you got to call my boss. And he's like, okay, I'll call him. And he did. And then, um, I was like, what is it? You know what I mean? They're like, we want you to go out alone. And I'm like, this sounds risky. Okay.
He was like, you want to go on a mission? And I was like, yeah. I was like, well, you got to call my boss. And he's like, okay, I'll call him. And he did. And then, um, I was like, what is it? You know what I mean? They're like, we want you to go out alone. And I'm like, this sounds risky. Okay.
He was like, you want to go on a mission? And I was like, yeah. I was like, well, you got to call my boss. And he's like, okay, I'll call him. And he did. And then, um, I was like, what is it? You know what I mean? They're like, we want you to go out alone. And I'm like, this sounds risky. Okay.
Oh, I didn't know if I wanted to, like never thought about it before then, but it, it turns out something I do.
Oh, I didn't know if I wanted to, like never thought about it before then, but it, it turns out something I do.
Oh, I didn't know if I wanted to, like never thought about it before then, but it, it turns out something I do.
Well, This goes back to the politics of it is the general at the time wouldn't let us to do it to hit a target in Afghanistan. We needed U.S. eyes on. Makes sense. So how do you get U.S. eyes on? You have to send out reconnaissance guys. And that's what I did.
Well, This goes back to the politics of it is the general at the time wouldn't let us to do it to hit a target in Afghanistan. We needed U.S. eyes on. Makes sense. So how do you get U.S. eyes on? You have to send out reconnaissance guys. And that's what I did.
Well, This goes back to the politics of it is the general at the time wouldn't let us to do it to hit a target in Afghanistan. We needed U.S. eyes on. Makes sense. So how do you get U.S. eyes on? You have to send out reconnaissance guys. And that's what I did.
And then but you can't no one can leave the wire. What's the wire? The perimeter, the base. You can't. So, so that's, so the general's like, no one can leave the base, but you got to launch reconnaissance to get US eyes on. Someone's going to have to leave the base. Someone's going to have to leave the base.
And then but you can't no one can leave the wire. What's the wire? The perimeter, the base. You can't. So, so that's, so the general's like, no one can leave the base, but you got to launch reconnaissance to get US eyes on. Someone's going to have to leave the base. Someone's going to have to leave the base.