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From Afghanistan

From Afghanistan
  • Col. Gregory Breazile From Afghanistan: The peace Jirga

    Marine Col. Gregory Breazile is stationed in Afghanistan. He shares his insight with Stillwater NewsPress readers.

    June 12, 2010 1 Photo

  • Col. Gregory T. Breazile From Afghanistan: Education is the key

    May 26, 2010 1 Photo

  • afghanistan2.jpg From Afghanistan: Lost in translation

    Stillwater native Col. Gregory Breazile shares his Afghanistan experiences.

    May 14, 2010 2 Photos

  • Col. Gregory T. Breazile From Afghanistan: The other half of society

    Stillwater native Col. Gregory Breazile shares his Afghanistan experiences.

    May 14, 2010 2 Photos

  • Col. Gregory Breazile From Afghanistan: Ready for chai?

    He told me his name was Ahmed Shah Mohammad. He had his friend pour the chai for me. I took o ff my body armor and sat down for our visit. As I sat down I could see people watching us from across the street.

    April 27, 2010 1 Photo

  • Col. Gregory Breazile From Afghanistan: Risk versus mission accomplishment

    Stillwater resident Col. Gregory Breazile shares his experiences in Afghanistan.

    March 24, 2010 1 Photo

  • Col Breazile in Afganistan- Dec 09 web bw.jpg From Afghanistan: Army lottery

    I stood and watched as each soldier came forward one at a time to pick their lottery ticket with their assignment on it and I could see the anticipation in their eyes. The mood in the room was upbeat as the crowd of more than 200 cadets was to find out their first duty assignment in front of all of their peers.

    February 27, 2010 1 Photo

  • Col Breazile in Afganistan- Dec 09 web bw.jpg From Afghanistan: A piece of bread

    I thought Americans are by far the most generous people on the planet. We give to churches and other relief organizations to take care of many people around the globe.
    The Afghans on the other hand live in a broken society that is fraught with corruption and extreme poverty and are still willing to welcome people into their homes and offer them the biggest piece of bread or other food that they have available to them.

    February 19, 2010 1 Photo

  • Afghan in wagon web.jpg From Afghanistan: A dichotomy of a modern ancient society

    This dichotomy between what we might call the ancient Afghanistan and the modern Afghanistan is nothing new to many underdeveloped nations around the globe. 
    The difference here is this country is embroiled in a counterinsurgency where the insurgents want to move the people backward and not forward into the modern era. The insurgents want to take the country back to a time where the people were less educated, had fewer opportunities and could be easily manipulated through coercion and force.

    February 11, 2010 2 Photos

  • Col Breazile in Afganistan- Dec 09 web bw.jpg From Afghanistan: Blood for the Body

    These graduations demonstrate that the Afghan government, with the help of the coalition forces, understands they must establish sustainable systems to ensure the longevity of their forces. This small medical logisticians’ graduation was actually another monumental leap forward in that direction.

    February 10, 2010 1 Photo

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