Bridging War & Hope

  This blog is sporting a new title.  We’ve changed it from 10 Days in the Sand, to Bridging War & Hope.  Bridging War & Hope will be the title of the documentary… Read More →

The Munchkins of Mizan

Reblogged from lookin' thru my eyes: My last day at COP Mizan I went on a foot patrol through the local villages near the COP. The kids, as they are everywhere, are always… Read More →

Hot Sauce and culinary adventures on Afghan military bases

I’m a big fan of hot sauce.  Franks, Sriracha, Texas Pete, Tabasco, Cajun Sunshine they’re all good and as I found out, while eating DFAC food for two weeks while embedded with the… Read More →

Minnesotans In Afghanistan: Getting Things Done….Bryan Pederson

  CPT Bryan Pederson from Nimrod, Minnesota is a logistics guy.  He knows how to get things done.  During my embed with the Minnesota National Guard’s Agribusiness Development Team he was one of… Read More →

VIDEO: Afghan Street, Village & School Scenes

I’m starting to talk to groups about my embed with the Minnesota National Guard’s Agribusiness Development Team in southeastern Afghanistan.  Last night I spoke to the youth group at my church.  Later this… Read More →

Editing hours of Afghan footage

It has begun.  The third, and final, leg of this journey.  I’m editing the 12 hours of footage I shot in Afghanistan.  I’m calling this the third leg, the first was planning, the… Read More →

Afghan Children Caught in the Crossfire

This week I was struck by a quick, 100-word article in my local paper.  Afghan Children Caught in the Crossfire was the headline.  One of the many results of my embed with the… Read More →

VIDEO: What’s an acronym for acronym?

The Military LOVES acronyms.  No secret here.  With the help of LT Davin Fischer I recorded a few soldiers sharing the ADT planning cycle.  23 acronyms in 25 seconds.  Impressive.  See if you… Read More →

Minnesotans in Afghanistan: Living, Working, Being Missed…Sarah Carlson

The Minnesota National Guard sent 22 Minnesota Soldiers to Afghanistan.  This isn’t a splashy headline.  In recent years the Minnesota National Guard has sent troops to Iraq and Kuwait numbering in the thousands. … Read More →

Children of Afghanistan

“They are why we are doing this.” SFC Brian McFadden of Bloomington, Minnesota told me as we were walking through a field in Zabul Province, Afghanistan. A group of children had run up… Read More →