How to Pack for Afghanistan

If you were wondering what ones packs when preparing for a year deployment, here is a sampling of what one of my Soldiers brought:

- 2 Furbies
- 1 fuzzy pink hat
- 1 butterfly pillow
- 1 Tinkerbelle blanket
- 5 ghetto (her word, not mine) skip-it
- Quarto (some sort of board game, apparently)

In her defense, she’s a sharp analyst, even if she wants to do her work wearing her fuzzy pink hat.

I had to come back in and edit this post because today this Soldier, when I commented on her eccentricities, told me "just be glad I didn't bring sugar gliders."