Friday, July 21, 2006
Tom Glennon brings us the final installment of Nephew Keith's training experiences before shipping out to Afghanistan (previous entries): LETTERS FROM A SOLDIER #4
...On Day 2 we hit the tank trail early in the morning and headed out to the range. The range area, which is located at the base of some mountains, consisted of a small village containing several small building and one large compound type building. The day started off with us practicing the room clearing techniques in “glass houses”. These are houses made of stakes and engineer tape that simulate rooms and doorways. We practiced in these for several hours before we moved to the actual “village”. We again practiced in the “village” before we were given blank ammunition. On this go around the “village” was full of role players who shot at us or just got in the way. The training went well and I enjoyed it very much, despite the 100 plus degree temperatures...
Keith, thanks for what you are doing, good luck, and give 'em hell.
Tom, thanks to you and the rest of Keith's family, too.