Thanks From AFGHANISTAN

I'm an active duty Air Force Staff Sergeant serving in Afghanistan and my job is an Aircraft Structural Maintenance craftsman (sheet metal fab). I just want to say thanks to the Austin Speed Shop crew for sending a care package out here to me in Afghanistan. Everyday here seems like groundhog day doing the same thing day in and day out, basically working and sleeping. But today was different, got an awesome package from A.S.S. full of goodies. Also thanks to the HAMB for giving me something to do in my down time . To all the guys in the Iron Lords cc... Hope yall have a good time at Dustins party and a good show season, lookin forward to coming back and cruisin the olds up there for a visit. And for yall that didnt know my wife got pregnant about 2 months before I left and shes due in October so I'll be back for the pregnancy, oh and its a boy! So everyone go outside, breathe the fresh air, look at the green lush plants and trees and drive your hot rod or custom for me!!

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Thanks for your service. It is because of the young men and women like yourself that we can enjoy the finer things in life!

 

Thank YOU for your service. Stay safe!

 

I'll second that !!

 

Thank you a
Austin Speed Shop and thank you for your service.
Be safe and congrats on the boy.

 

Thanks from state side! Are there other rodders over there? Have you seen anything close to a Hot Rod in Afghanistan?

 

no, thank you for everything!!

 

Thanks! ^^^ BTW stupid question but I need to order new plug wire for my olds so I can change it out when I get home and I would like to have it wating on me but... I forgot to measure the plug wires before I left to figure out how much I need to order, and dont really wanna tell the wife to start pulling them off and measuring haha. Im wanting to run the cloth style wires. So if there is anyone with a 303 rocket olds that has ordered aftermarket wires and knows a rough estimate of what length I should order I would appreciate it... Thanks!

 

MATACONCEPTS Nothing close to a hot rod here haha... lots of toyotas TATAs (yes thats a car brand here) Big ass MRAP military vehicles and lots of bad ass aircraft, (my specialty) I'll load some photos up here for yall to see next Thursday I'll have a day off so I can up load them then. As for meeting people into rodding, not really... A guy in my shop is into them so we sit around and talk about it a bit but no one here from the HAMB or anything that i've met yet.

 

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO TO KEEP US FREE AND MY FAMILY SAFE BACK HOME !
If it wasn't for people like you , GOD only knows what this country would be like today without your protection !
CONGRATS on your new baby that will be coming soon ! Make sure you train him well when it comes to cars !

Thanks again and come home real soon to your family !

Retro Jim

 

How any slammed TATA's? Maybe any chop top TATA's?

 

A heartfelt thank you to you and all else in the service. Come home safe.

Hope your baby is healthy and has motor oil running through his veins.

 

Son we should be the ones thanking you. We set here under the Ac drinking Dr.Pepper. You stay safe.

 

METACONCEPTS haha nah, havent seen none of that... I'm sure being my son, he'll love anything with a motor and wheels

 

The grass is green and the wind blows sweet. Thank you for your time in grade.
I'll break out the Hot Rod 61 Galaxie and start it in your honor tomorrow, Dosent drive yet. I''ll put 100 miles on the bike and pray for you.
Well, I got something to do this weekend.

 

@czuch hell yeah man! Thats what I'm talkin about! Be careful on the road and soak up that sweet fresh air and great scenery!
@325w Thank you sir! I was basically sayin thanks to the A.S.S. crew for the package

 

Thanks for your service especially in that god for saken middle east.

 

Where are you at in Afg? I'm headed back over to Bagram in July. Was supposed to come over earlier, but got postponed,so I'm here at Ft. Bragg until then. I'll be bringing some items to the Wounded Warrior camp so they can get Norwell Equipped!

I travel all over Afg, so I'll look ya up when i get there.

 

Yall remember next time it rains on ya or the weather doesnt work out quite the way you wanted it too... trust me it could be worse! Id love to see some rain or atleast breathe air that isnt filled with dust! haha Everytime I deploy it definitely hits home and makes you more thankful for things you took for granted.

@negativeMATT Im at Kandahar Air Field in the 451st mxs squadron... Good stuff helpin out the wounded warrior camp! God Speed with you brother!

 

Thank you for your service and congrats on your future father-hood - stay safe!

 

Thanks for your service.
My son is retiring in September.
20 years, Army.

 

Seriously, everyone on this board should be thanking YOU for your service to this great country.

Stay safe!!

 

Indeed.
Thank you.

 

I like tats! we have a bumper sticker that say's SAVE THE TATAS!& i seen some chop top tatas at walmart,
Hey-Colville seriously thanks for all you do!

 

Will do Colville.....and thank you for your service!

 

Thanks for your service.
I was in Kandahar in 2009/10. I don't know how long you've been there but be carefull what you wish for in the way of rain. We got flooded across the airfield on the Army side during the Super Bowl. We took on about 18 inches inside the clamshells. I doesn't rain much but when it does it's like everything else there, it sucks bad.
Keep your head down during those rocket attacks and come home soon.

Oh yeah, and don't spend too much money at the Boardwalk or the Bizare. Tim Horton's still around?

 

@dicks beaters

Yeah we had rain when I first got here... Being this place is in a valley it did get pretty shitty but atleast it made it fresher air to breathe, the damn poop pond over here is horrific!! As far as rockets there's only been about 12 since I been here... The last one was around 100 yards from our shop... Pretty crazy but keeps things interesting haha. We do carry fully loaded Assualt rifles everywhere with us here though

Haven't been spending much of anything here money wise, gotta save up for the new baby and the '53 ofcourse

I'm posting with my phone right now so I'm going to try and post a few photos

Afgahnistan sunset



Bad ass MRAP


C-130 gunship leading edge damage removed and ready for a flush patch

Took quite a while to upload these with my phone so I'll load more later with my lap top

 

Thanks for all u do and keep your head down congrats on your son

 

I'll have to check on the Tim hortons for ya... Not at the boardwalk area too often