Fourth of July!

Yestarday was the fourth of July and I am in Afghanistan but we still celibrated with decorations in the chow hall, and July fourth food. At around 2100 they let off 20+ lum. round out of the cannons. I forgot for a few sec. so I ran out of my hut and looked around to see what was going on and then I relized it was July fourth. So I slowly walked back to my room and listened to the rounds go off one after another for like 10 min. I have been doing very well over here the days are very hot and the nights are just hot. We do have air conditioning though in our rooms so it is not to bad unless we go out on missions which we usually do but have not done to much lately. I hope things pick back up so that the time goes by just a little bit faster. I have however been at the gym alot more now that I have more time. I even had a few interpretors come up to me and tell me that I was looking good ewith all the wieght I lost and they hardly know me. That makes a person feel reallly good to hear that and I get it like every day so I am feeling really good about myself these days. I even have people coming up to me and asking advice about working out. Me of all people I just tell them what I have been doing that is about the best advice I know to give them. Anyway I will be leaving for Qatar for a few day of R and R at the end of this month. It will give me a break from here and they have lots to do there I am told. Well that is all I have for now.