Showing posts with label Africa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Africa. Show all posts

Thursday, January 29, 2015

End of tour ceremony

Ben sent a few pictures from Africa. These are from the end of tour ceremony they had on the beach. This is always a good event showing all the hard work that everyone has done on the deployment and is indicative that these soliders are  getting ready to go home.
"I didn't mean to pull in Earl on this one"
"That is me in the middle on the front row"
-- love his descriptions

Friday, December 5, 2014

Africa pictures from Ben


A week long training for volunteers and other people who will be taking care of the medical facilities to treat Ebola patients
Ben has been able to send us a few pictures from his latest Army deployment to Liberia. He has tried to keep busy helping the soliders who are feeling sick, but most of the day "just goes by" he says. I have to laugh because I am talking to him on the phone during the day more than when he is here at home. This humanitarian mission is also less worrisome and he is able to talk about what is going on, where he is going, and other topics. While he was in Afghanistan, our conversations were very one-sided and I never knew when he was going to call. Lately Ben has been able to call everyday, one or two times.



Some of the cool bugs and creatures in the area. Ben talks about the lizards that are everywhere... long and fast climbing up the training area walls.

At the week long training, Ben talked about how they finally got some food, instead of eating MREs for three meals a day. I know it can get pretty old eating that same thing, so he was excited and enjoy something that was brought in.

His first delicious dinner in a very long time.