Rodent Regatta

we forget or never know what the life of an American soldier is like. Wars are not yet fought without the tenacity of men and women on the ground in conditions few Americans ever simulate, much less experience.

Troops Battle Afghan Heat, Terrain. Sweeping into the Suleiman Khel valley near the Pakistan border at dawn, about 300 U.S. troops were told to expect heavy resistance from al-Qaida or Taliban fighters. Instead their battle was against rugged terrain, merciless heat and some nasty desert creatures. [AP World News]