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SSG Scott D. Cole
- U. S. Army -
Afghanistan
SSG Scott D. Cole
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Soldier's Title: Medic
APO/FPO: APO AE (Note 1*)
Added here: 18 April 2005
End date: 07 Jan 2006 (Note 3*)
Where in Country: (Removed for OPSEC reasons) (Note 4*)
Contact for approx number of Males: 3, Females: 1 (Note 5*)
Unit is from: Italy (Note 6*)

04 Jan 2006:
Well all, it has been a wonderful run, but the race is now over... it is time for me to head on home!

There have been many highlights to the year; some that stick out are: helping to open the first all girls school in the Kunar district of Afghanistan, smoking cigars (that I got from all of you great supporters!) with my battle buddies and just working hard with all of my soldiers and leaders. I will miss Asadabad and all my guys so much.

There have also been many down points to this year; being ambushed and out gunned in the Korengal Valley, treating a good friend after an IED blast... but nothing compares to the recent death of my best friend 1SG Tobias Meister. Toby, was a great man, he was hard as nails, scared of nothing, a leader's leader and a man with a heart of gold. Toby was also a member of anysoldier.com

So, that is it... the year is over and I am going home. I still believe in what I said when I first got here: "What we are doing here is good... and what we are doing is right" The missions here in Afghanistan and Iraq may not be popular but they are right. It is what we as the most powerful and most ethical nation in the world are obligated to do.

The final three pictures are:

General Eikenberry and myself with the flag that I have had the entire deployment and sparked the idea of the flag project... the flag I have and will keep forever has all the dates in which I came under attack (IED, ambush, Rockets or RPGs) overall I came under attack 27 times. This picture was taken after General Eikenberry had awarded me the Combat Medic's Badge.

The second picture is 1SG Meister and myself in the city of Marawarah.

The final picture is me paying my final tribute to 1SG Meister.

"Good place... less the bad guys" -1SG Meister

What I did here was good...

and what I did was right.

Thanks for all the support.

SSG Scott "Doc" Cole


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