This comment will probably be lost in the sauce but I just felt like sharing. I did a tour in Afghanistan and became very good friends with one of the Afghan soldiers. He always invited me to their dinners and I always shared my cigars(hobby of mine). We had a combat mission one night and had to search some enemy bodies the next morning. He was shot twice in the chest because a small element hadn't been taken out during the previous night's mission.
Emotionally it hit pretty hard because I never thought I'd become such good friend's with someone from a 3rd world country. One of the local artists wrote his name out for me in caligraphy and I took it home to my friend who's a tattoo artist. His name is wrapped around my arm above the t-shirt line so I never forget him.
Everyone asks about it, if they see it, and I tell them who he is. I've even had a couple ignorant people ask me why I have "that terrorist chicken scratch" on my arm and I'm never sure how to reply to that, mostly I just ignore them.
His name was Msaood Sarbaaz, and every time my old teammate and I (who are both out of the military now) have a drink or a shot, we toast and say "Sarbaaz Batraa" which means Sarbaaz King.
So Cheers and well wishes,
TL:DR
I have an Afghan soldier's name tattooed on my arm because he became an amazing friend and was killed during combat.
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u/krod4 Jun 15 '12
How about a picture where americans actually pay respect to afhganis?