Greetings from Afghanistan...

Things here are very busy, but that is ok. It is making time go by very quickly. Work has been really busy lately and my two Masters classes are keeping me very busy. I have had an exciting couple of days though. Last night LTC (Ret.) James Megellas was here and told us some war stories and handed out free signed copies of his book “All the Way to Berlin”. He has the distinction of being the 82nd Airborne’s most decorated WWII officer. From what I am told the book is very well written and a great account of the 82nd and their exploits during WWII. The other big piece of news is I have been emailing back and forth with Shah Muhammad Rais better known as the bookseller of Kabul. He has written a book that rebuts some of the liberal propaganda published in the book “The Bookseller of Kabul”. This morning it was delivered to me and Rais signed that book as well. It is only published here in Kabul and I haven’t seen it offered anywhere online. It is very short, but it is very interesting. It was delivered by Rais’s cousin Mustafa. The pictures are of me standing with him.
That is my exciting news for today. I guess I am taking too many classes because I’m having fun collecting signed books. Hope all is well at home. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. Take care and God bless.
Ben