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the department of defense or any other agency, government, public, or private.It
is a duty that lasts several hours in which marines watch for suspicious
activity and serve as the first responders in case of an enemy attack.Today, the
only attack is coming from the hundreds of flies dive-Bombing baker's face.
"I've killed like 80 flies…at least it seems that way,"Said baker. "They don't
go away.You can keep killing them and they just keep coming. Nwpss Sale " A couple hundred yards away,
an afghan farmer is herding hundreds of sheep.That is all baker really sees
while on post.Every once in a while the silence is broken by another marine's
voice on a radio. Boldak is a forward operating base located near camp
leatherneck.It is the first line of defense for the largest coalition base in
helmand province.It is occupied by the marines of weapons co., 1st Bn., 25th
Marines, a reserve unit based out of Fort Devens, Mass. The guard post scene is
typical for marines at boldak.For baker, his day started before sunrise when he
replaced another marine on a similar several hour-Long shift.In addition to his
body armor and helmet, he wears a metal bracelet with the name"Cpl.Nicholas
xiarhos"Engraved on it.Xiarhos was baker's best friend growing up.He was killed
by an ied two years ago in the garmsir district while serving with 2nd bn., 8th
Marines. In a few hours, another marine will relieve baker.After a few more
shifts, he will return to man this post again.This is his routine. "Living on a
patrol base is like living in a perpetual groundhog day,"Said cpl.Ryan
arsenault, a mortarman with weapons co., 1st Bn.25th Marines, and a native of
Boston. "Time kind of stands still.Your life stops, but the world keeps going. "
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waterproof to consists of routine…and more routine. When the marines
here wake up, they shave, shower and conduct other morning necessities.However,
there is no plumbing on boldak.The marines hygiene using bottled water with a
hole punched in the cap and rear-View mirrors broken off armored vehicles to see
their reflection.They shower using baby wipes or by grabbing some bottled water
and stepping inside a room that looks like a telephone booth made out of
plywood. Once they are done with hygiene, the marines quickly eat breakfast,
which consists of pop-Tarts, packaged muffins or dry cereal.From there, they go
to work. If a marine is not standing post, he is on a patrol.If he is not on a
patrol then he is cleaning or maintaining some part of the base, filling the
generators with fuel or finishing a project like building a new kennel for the
military working dogs. If the marines have any free time, they exercise in
the"Prison gym", which is a collection of free weights located in a dusty, dimly
lit tent. At dusk, the marines gather around a large wooden table and eat dinner
together.On rare occasions, meat is taken out of a freezer and prepared with
some canned vegetables in a makeshift barbeque grill made out of a fuel
drum.Paper plates piled with food are delivered to the marines who are standing
post. The conversations at dinner are reminiscent of friends meeting together at
a tavern.In distinct new england accents, marines can be heard griping about
work and about the red sox losing their last few games of the season.They
frequently burst out in laughter from the ruthless joking and needling going
back and forth. "We're all from the same area,"Said arsenault. "We all love the
same sports teams.We all know the same places.It's different in the fleet where
you have people from different backgrounds.Here everyone is almost the same
person. " If there is a patrol going out the next day, the marines will gather
around a map to plan and discuss where they will be patrolling.Once the meeting
is concluded, the marines retire to their tents to watch a movie.Some prepare
the armored vehicles for patrolling the next day. At night, the afghan sky is
filled with stars and the occasional helicopter or jet flying by.To the north
are the bright lights of leatherneck.Troops and insurgents can be seen from time
to time. The next morning, the routine starts nwpss north face online mens dark blue grid
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from leatherneck carrying mail and care packages from home.Marines trade snacks
and magazines sent from family and friends with each other and throw the rest
underneath their cots. Other than traditional mail, there is really no other way
to contact home.Periodically, the marines will rotate back to leatherneck for a
week of quick reaction force duty.There they will be able to use the wireless
internet to get on facebook and email. Staff sgt.Jeremy greenfield, a platoon
sergeant in weapons co., and a native of Spokane, Wash., enjoys being in the
austere environment that he and his Marines have made home. "I like boldak,"Said
greenfield. "I wish i could stay up here.There's less going on.No phones or
computers.It's more of a sense of pride and ownership because we own it.The
marines have been working to making it our own piece of home. "
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