Skyped with my son last night. Here's what he had to say:
(I talk, he types ... so as not to disturb other guys sleeping in the hut.)
Pretty exciting place, Afghanistan.
a mortar landed about 50 feet from me last week
i heard a boom in the distance
then i heard a boom closer
and thats when i realized they were walking it in on our b huts
so i got up when a third boom shook shit off my shelves and knocked my ass down
(I talk, he types ... so as not to disturb other guys sleeping in the hut.)
Pretty exciting place, Afghanistan.