These pictures represent the finest in Camp Bastion dining. First you will notice my Sunday night meal after a couple bites. There is turkey, potatoes, carrots, stuffing and what was called pigs in a blanket. A sausage wrapped in bacon, delicious! It is located in the upper left side of the plate. A lot of Marines used to country food don't like eating here but it is truly fantastic. I appreciate how much effort these U.K. cooks go into the food. The picture below represents a Yorkshire pudding, yorkie for those in the know. I thought Jay would get a kick out of it.

The large vehicle above is an MRAP, supposedly impervious to IEDs. Note the large crane, retractable arm located on the front right side. It is for picking up, or moving IEDs that are found. The truth is that we are pretty safe on base but as soon as you leave the wire, things get very dangerous.

So, there is a small wooden shack next to the medical tent for cutting hair. It is very hot here so less hair I feel is better. I went to the shack and got a free streamlined cut. I totally love it. If you want to support Mike Crandall in Afghanistan perhaps adopting this haircut would be a way to show solidarity. Shannon, you and Sydney are exempt. But Shelby might make this look good.

Hey, here are pictures from the C-17 we flew on into afghanistan. It is very big inside, but as you can see with our flack jackets on and bags it was very cramped. There were a row of jump seats on each side of the jet, but I was not fortunate to get one of those. The ride was bumpy. When we landed everyone was grateful to be on the ground. When we saw how brown it was outside and everywhere, I think most people were suddenly less grateful.