One of the going jokes around Afghanistan (well, and most likely Iraq, too, but I was never there) is Man Love Thursday. Although it's probably not something that should be explained through this venue as there might be children that read the posts, the one thing that's safe to say is that ADT Soldiers have taken the idea and made something totally awesome out of it!
The culprits that coordinate this event each week are our ADT medics, aka: The Penguins. What started out as a joke for ADT Soldiers has become an event for the entire FOB. The MWR coordinater for the FOB has even gotten involved by providing near-beer and cigars. The night starts out with at least an hour of smoking (or not) by the fire and watching some really awesome music videos, mainly from the eighties. The music is always ended with a singing of Fernando to SGT Fernandez and a couple of songs by Abba. This is followed by a movie, something along the lines of "The Wedding Singer", "The Princess Bride", etc.
See some of the pics below to get an idea of the fun!
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| Two of our Penguins, SSG Allen and SPC Ford. |
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| SSG Brown, CPT Holland, and SGT Fernandez stay warm by the fire. |
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| SGT Fortune clowns with one of our Military Police officers. |
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| MAJ Carney and LTC James pose with one of our Polish PRT brothers, Pavel (aka: the Beast.) |
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| SGT Healy says "I am smiling!" |
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| Our FOB Forward Surgical Team is in attendance! |
Thanks for showing how resilient our troops can be when so far from home!
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