YOU COULD DIE ANY DAY. Andreas Meyer

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated to all those who had to experience painfully what war in a foreign land means and those at home who did not know what the soldiers had to face in the field.

      In particular, I dedicate the book to my son Marco, who had to make do without a lot as a little boy because of my absence. In his mind he was with me all the time.

      In memory of all comrades who have fallen in action, in particular:

      Sergeant Christian S., Panzer Grenadier Battalion 332, fallen in an attack at Rustak on 25. June 2005 and

      Lieutenant Colonel Armin-Harry F., Reservist, who fell in a suicide attack in Kabul on 14.

      November 2005.

      Andreas Meyer

      YOU COULD DIE

      ANY DAY

      BEING DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN

      AS A SOLDIER OF THE GERMAN ARMY.

      All rights reserved @ 2020 Andreas Meyer

      Cover, Illustrations: Miriam Hadji

      Editing: Andreas Meyer

      Translation: Maren Krüger, Kerry Staudt and Alexander Langer

      Publisher: tredition GmbH, Halenreie 40-44

       22359 Hamburg Germany

      ISBN

      Paperback ISBN: 978-3-347-09331-7

      Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-347-09332-4

      eBook ISBN: 978-3-347-09333-1

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      Dedication

      This book is dedicated to all those who had to experience painfully what war in a foreign country means and those at home who did not know what the soldiers had to face in the field.

      In particular, I dedicate the book to my son Marco, who had to make do without a lot as a little boy because of my absence. In his mind he was with me all the time.

      In memory of all comrades who have fallen in action, in particular:

      Sergeant Christian S., Panzer Grenadier Battalion 332, fallen in an attack at Rustak on 25. June 2005 and

      Lieutenant Colonel Armin-Harry F., Reservist, who fell in a suicide attack in Kabul on 14. November 2005.

      Contents list

       Prologue

       1 January 2005

       2. Preparations

       3. March 2005

       4. June 2005, Mission

       5. Every day camp life

       6. Support from Austria

       7. A baker and his flatbread

       8. At the medic`s

       9. Earthquake in Pakistan

       10. My time in between the missions

       11. Second deployment

       12. The next flight to Afganistan

       13. Preparation for handover

       14. Challenges at the IEB-Cell

       15. Visit tot he police chief at the airport

       16. First tasks fort he new unit

       17. Charity for a orphanage

       18. Meeting again after 13 years

       19. The Blue Moque of Mazar-E-Sharif

       20. Visit by the commander

       21. Driving tot he Teacher Training Center

       22. Religious dignitaries at Camp Marmal

       23. The newbies are coming

       24. Getting acquainted with medical personal during flight

       25. A day in the camp with five students

       26. Afghanistan-Projekt „no más fonteras“

       27. US-American artist arrives

       28. The great day oft he experiment has come

       29. Trip tot he border and port city Hairatan

       30. First visit tot he OCCR headqzarters

       31. Viait oft he Gouvernor of Samangan

       32.