Polish Prime Minister honors Soldiers on Armed Forces Day
By Polish Captain Katarzyna Szal/Bogumiła Piekut
GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan - The Polish Prime Minister Donald Tust, along with Gen. Bronisław Kwiatkowski, the operational commander of Polish Land Forces, met with Polish and American Soldiers at Forward Operating Base Ghazni, Afghanistan, on Poland's Armed Forces Day, Aug. 15.
"I pay homage for courage, sacrifice and heroism of all polish soldiers, here in Afghanistan," said Tust, addressing the Polish soldiers in a speech.
Tust made sure he emphasized how proud all Polish citizens are of their soldiers serving in Afghanistan. He also paid respect to Capt. Daniel Amboziński, who was killed in Afghanistan a few days prior.
The Prime Minister said, the day of courage for Polish soldiers in history came after a day of mourning for the next hero in polish history.
"Polish soldiers risk their own lives, so future Poles and Polish soldiers will not have to pay this price by Vistula River," said Tust, referring to the famous river that covers half of Poland.
At Landstuhl. From our Soldier's Angel in Germany:
Mariusz is in the bed. Robert is in the wheelchair. Standing behind Robert from left to right: Robert's brother and I cannot remember his name. He came from Afg where he was also deployed, as a non-medical escort to Robert. He went back yesterday. Next is Rafau, then Krzysztof.
We have a bunch of Polish patients here right now. The coalition guys stend to stay longer than American troops so they can receive the type of trauma care and repair surgery not available except at specialized medical facilities like Landstuhl (or in the case of US patients, WR and BAMC). It's nice because we get to know them a little better. And it's wonderful for the staff here because they are actually able to experience patients getting better, rather than sending them stateside after a couple of days and only seeing them at their "worst".
Anyway, they are all paratroopers and you should have seen their faces light up when I gave them their RangerUp! St. Michael the Protector t-shirts!! Of course, the shirts were put on and many photos were taken...
Here's a few of them. Mariusz, the guy in the bed got blown up while driving a Rosomak (it means Wolverine in Polish and is kind of like a Stryker, see photo here) Others were hit by RPG fragments during a firefight and one by IDF while sleeping in his tent.
As our Angel in Landstuhl notes: We got 3 more last week not pictured here, all shot in firefights. I mean, these guys are out there in the shit.
Indeed.
There are several former foes out helping in Afghanistan - including the Czechs, who were the force I stared at across the border in Germany those many years ago. Though we really didn't stare at each other too hard, unless the Soviets were snooping around.
*Update: Ooops. Forgot to credit the Czech pics - which were provided by Heartless Libertarian, currently serving in Afghanistan!
Which I will go fix.
None required evacuation, thankfully.
Bill thinks he's.. "typical."
Heh. Just like Momma Cairns no doubt feels she's a typical Marine Mom...
Now put that hand down, Bill. You don't know where it's been.
Ummmmmm -- okay, except for the parts where he dies...
And my hand's right where it's always been, right at the end of my arm, which has been draped over the back of my chair -- even during Cassie's Double Entendre post...
As Casey notes, most people don't even realize these guys are there, much less taking casualties. Landstuhl has treated soldiers from 12 countries since the beginning of the War on Te... uh, the Overseas Contingency Operations.
Thanks for giving these guys their props, John.
Sorry.
*tucking hand back down toward ankles*
Hostile
Insurgent
Terrain
Cheers
For that matter, the French - in southern Kapisa province and the adjacent Surowbi district of Kabul province - aren't in an easy area either. So no more French jokes.
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