As the deployment nears its end, I think of the holidays and stepping stones in my daughter’s life that Ive missed, and I think to myself, “It was all worth it for the betterment of the Afghan people…..pffffftttt, shit, I couldnt finish that with a straight face.

Hey, we’ve done some great work here! Remember when we….or that time we…..or when that dude…..nah, we haven’t done anything. This place is stupid.