Story by Sgt. Ken Scar | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 06.05.2012
On one blustery Sunday morning, U.S. Army Spc. Helen Jeschow is enfolded in a bright blue wave of burqas the minute she walks through the gate, as women enveloped head-to-toe in the traditional garb of the region rush to greet her. She stoops to hug and kiss the kids, cooing at them through the interpreter, Alex. One woman passes her three-month-old baby into Jeschow’s arms, beaming as......
Story by Sgt. Andrea Merritt | Combined Joint Task Force 1 - Afghanistan | 11.17.2011
Aristotle once said, “Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.”