A few weeks back we were asked what we thought about doing some road repairs on one of the supply routes to an outlying base. The supply route and convoys were a frequent target for IEDs, Improvised Explosive Devices. The enemy likes to plant explosives in the road or in culverts along the way and they detonate them as the convoys go by. No one repairs the craters, and they continue to plant more IEDs. The plan was to go out and fill the craters with rock and concrete so the convoys would not have to go around them. It took two, day trips and someone from our team went along on the trip, not me. He took these pictures.
Watching the parade go by, kids in the field with the cattle. There always seem to be a number of kids along the roads.
Fresh fruit at the road side market. These markets are like farmers markets at home and are all along the route.
There are some nicer looking homes, this one is quite big. What's missing - the wall around the compound, they all have walls.
There are plenty of rocks, you can build walls as high and far as you want. These kids are probably supposed to be building more walls.
Some of the roads are already paved and in pretty good shape, like this winding mountain road.
Not sure what all is on the plaque, but I think it's the name of the bridge and who built it. Would not want to run into this monument, from the looks of the rail on the other side of the road, many of the drivers shy away from the monument. Doesn't look like the railing would stop much more than the Toyota Corolla's that are on the road, everywhere, and they are 90% white in color.
You better be awake when you step out the door in the morning, that first step could be your last.
Transportation by any means, just put the cow in the trailer and go.
Wheat fields, they just finished the wheat harvest. They usually try to get two crops out per year.
Another swimming hole.
Moving day - on the back roads, look out for the cows. There are four men in this white Toyota Corolla station wagon, two beds on the roof.
Watching the parade go by, kids in the field with the cattle. There always seem to be a number of kids along the roads.
Fresh fruit at the road side market. These markets are like farmers markets at home and are all along the route.
There are some nicer looking homes, this one is quite big. What's missing - the wall around the compound, they all have walls.
There are plenty of rocks, you can build walls as high and far as you want. These kids are probably supposed to be building more walls.
Some of the roads are already paved and in pretty good shape, like this winding mountain road.
Not sure what all is on the plaque, but I think it's the name of the bridge and who built it. Would not want to run into this monument, from the looks of the rail on the other side of the road, many of the drivers shy away from the monument. Doesn't look like the railing would stop much more than the Toyota Corolla's that are on the road, everywhere, and they are 90% white in color.
You better be awake when you step out the door in the morning, that first step could be your last.
Transportation by any means, just put the cow in the trailer and go.
Wheat fields, they just finished the wheat harvest. They usually try to get two crops out per year.
Another swimming hole.
Go Cubs!
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