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Thank you all for your appreciation and good wishes. Zakk seems to be adjusting reasonably well to being back stateside, and as of yesterday the last men from his company, including his best battle buddy, returned home as well.

The way our current administration is running things, this is a fairly pointless war now. Our soldiers are fighting with both hands tied behind their backs, based on the current rules of engagement. It is back to the Viet Nam approach - and we all know how well that turned out. If they are not allowed to fight to win, we should bring them all home.

From what Zakk has told us, the Afghan National Army, who are supposed to take over for our troops, is a complete and utter joke. They are all constantly high on drugs and are a bunch of screw ups that he wouldn't trust with a sling shot. He says that with the way things are going, as soon as we pull out, everything will go right back to the way it was.

Please keep ALL our service men and women who are in harms way in your prayers.