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Heading South

Sep-25-2009 » Filed Under: 5/2 SBCT

Seattle Times reporter Hal Bernton is heading south from Kabul, Ahghanistan to link up with the 5/2 SBCT.

KABUL AIRPORT... Late this afternoon, I put on my ballistic vest, buckled the chin strap of my helmet and took my seat in the back of an SUV for the drive from NATO headquarters in the center of the city to the airport.

After more than three weeks here in Kabul, I am headed south to join the Fort Lewis-based 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, which is patrolling the Kandahar region with the aid of eight-wheeled Stryker vehicles.


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