Afghanistan Day 112: Sept 11th

Today, to commemorate Sept 11th sacrifices, we had an Army Combat Patching Ceremony.  

I was also given a combat patch, which was punched on, in accordance with Army tradition.

This is what Col Naessens, my unit commander, said in an email to me after I emailed thanking him for recognizing me today: "You are part of the team, and I appreciate you deploying to Afghanistan.  Not many civilians do that!!!  Thanks for your service."

"NMAA- Educating Future Leaders of Character for the ANA"
     "Shohna ba Shohna" -- "Shoulder to Shoulder"