Flat Stanley

Guess who is going to have the BEST Flat Stanley display at school.
My oldest daughter sent Flat Stanley to me,
so I've been taking pictures of him around our base, Camp Arena.
Everyone has been really cool in helping me out.
Here are some of the things that Flat Stanley has done.

visit our hospital

pose w/ some of our American soldiers outside their armored MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected)

pose w/an Italian soldier in the gunner's position on his armored Humvee

meet a Lithuanian member of the ISAF (Intnl. Security Assistance Force)

attend the Real de la Feria (April Seville Fair) on base

meet local Afghanistan girls who appeared to be sisters
Their attire was more modern than some of the other girls who I´ve seen come through the hospital. The mother wasn´t wearing a traditional burkha, just a head covering, so they must be more influential and feel safe enough to do so.
The little girl was very shy and not enthusiastic about taking a picture
until I gave her a tootsie pop.
Her face lit up when I gave it to her.
I wish I could have taken a picture of it.
I later brought her a little gumby figurine that was sent to me from my coworkers at Camp Pendleton (I assume from CAPT Mortensen)
and she was again very happy. You could tell it made her day.

pose on an old tank stationed at the base

meet more Italian soldiers and see their armored Humvee

Flat Stanley is ready for hibernation after all he experienced. I wonder if he is the first to visit a NATO base during war time.