Hey Mt. Pleasant crew! I think this blog is a great idea and am getting an entry out before I deploy. It was great seeing you all over NYE--what a great time. We were lucky everyone could make it into DC (though we missed Mark). I'm about to head overseas and really appreciate your thoughts. I'll be thinking of you all and the good work each of you does everyday, and I hope I can check this site out every once in a while and get a good update, see some pictures, and hear the latest news.
Sam, I'm excited for you to join the legal ranks and think it's fantastic you're taking the plunge. Just do it. The first year is rewarding and fun and an adventure even if you decide it's not for you. It'll be well worth it.
I'm posting some pictures too. (don't have a lot of time right now to pick the best ones but thought I'd throw a couple of me from my, uh, memorable days at Camp Atterbury, some from New Years, and recent pictures of the ladies.) The one of me with the group includes our Afghan pashto teacher--this is the leadership and staff of my provincial reconstruction team. And the second of me is with Mohammad Khoshbin, an Afghan from Kandahar who now lives near Albany, New York. He was embedded as a linguist with us for two months, teaching Pashto language and Afghan culture, and just being an all around wise Afghan friend.
Love you all and hope all's still going well since new years. Take care!
David
