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Kanani Fong's Blog Posts Tagged 'Restrepo' (2)

Sebastian's Coffee Fix

In Sebastian's book WAR, he goes into great detail about finding a cup of coffee at COP Restrepo.

"Coffee at Restrepo was a problem because no one drank it so you were more or less on your own in that regard. Certain MREs include packets of coffee, powdered milk, and sugar, but I found it hard to remember which ones they were --as opposed to, say, the breakfast tea or cider mix --and that meant pawing through the…

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Added by Kanani Fong on December 8, 2010 at 10:30pm — No Comments

In War Writing (about Afghanistan): What Gets The Most Clicks?

Once a month, I write a post for PBS' Regarding War website. Having explored many facets of the Vietnam war and veterans experiences, this year PBS started asking people to share how these wars --Iraq and Afghanistan have shaped their lives. Writing for one of the big dogs (or maybe PBS is a medium size dog…