{"id":438,"date":"2011-09-04T15:53:32","date_gmt":"2011-09-04T15:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/americainuniform\/?p=438"},"modified":"2011-09-12T21:58:08","modified_gmt":"2011-09-12T21:58:08","slug":"tracks-in-the-dust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/americainuniform\/2011\/09\/tracks-in-the-dust.html","title":{"rendered":"Tracks in the Dust"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This feature is a subscriber submission.\u00a0 Thanks Tom and Tim!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/293\/2011\/09\/Tracks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-489\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/293\/2011\/09\/Tracks.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" \/><\/a>Take a few minutes to see how some of our troops spend their free time in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tracks in the Dust\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rn7uXTPfuxw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Loyal Subscribers!\u00a0 We need some help.\u00a0 The purpose of our &#8220;Heart&#8221; section is to publish stories of the experiences, contributions and sacrifices of our military (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard) and public service personnel (police officers, fire fighters, EMS, merchant marines and others in the public sector) as well as stories of their families.\u00a0 Please search your memory and computer for a few and\u00a0send them to Bill\u00a0(CPT Otis) O&#8217;Quin at <strong><a href=\"mailto:boquin@ix.netcom.com\">boquin@ix.netcom.com<\/a><\/strong> for possible publication. \u00a0Thanks!<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Important links for updated military\/defense information:<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.military.com\/news?ESRC-di.nl\">The Daily News Briefing<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.military.com\/News\/Home?ESRC-di.nl\">:<\/a> Today&#8217;s News for the U.S. Military, their families and friends.<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.military.com\/Trivia\/Home\/\"> The Military Trivia Challenge:<\/a><\/strong> Register and test your knowledge about military history.<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.defenselink.mil\/\"> U.S. Department of Defense:<\/a><\/strong> Military Defense News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This feature is a subscriber submission.\u00a0 Thanks Tom and Tim! 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