{"id":143,"date":"2004-05-01T00:51:04","date_gmt":"2004-05-01T06:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chartervision.org\/archive\/143"},"modified":"2006-04-26T09:38:50","modified_gmt":"2006-04-26T15:38:50","slug":"proud-of-my-dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.sdho.org\/2008\/01\/chartervision\/archive\/143\/","title":{"rendered":"Proud of My Dad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am really proud of my daddy. He is a Master Sergeant in the National Guard. He has been sent to Bosnia to serve our country. This is an interview I had with him.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><abbr title=\"Question\">Q<\/abbr>: Why are you in Bosnia?<br \/>\n<abbr title=\"Answer\">A<\/abbr>: Our mission is to stabilize and consolidate the peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and create conditions for the growth of civil authority. We were sent by the President of the United States.<\/li>\n<li><abbr title=\"Question\">Q<\/abbr>: What do you do to serve the people there?<br \/>\n<abbr title=\"Answer\">A<\/abbr>: We provide Security and Humanitarian Aid.<\/li>\n<li><abbr title=\"Question\">Q<\/abbr>: How is Bosnia the same or different than here?<br \/>\n<abbr title=\"Answer\">A<\/abbr>: It has a lot more mountains, warmer winters, but it is basically the same longitude as Minnesota. Bosnia is about &#188; the size of Minnesota.<\/li>\n<li><abbr title=\"Question\">Q<\/abbr>: Is Bosnia a safe place?<br \/>\n<abbr title=\"Answer\">A<\/abbr>: There is a lot of crime in Bosnia. It is not as safe as the <abbr title=\"United States\">U.S.<\/abbr><\/li>\n<li><abbr title=\"Question\">Q<\/abbr>: What are the kids like in Bosnia?<br \/>\n<abbr title=\"Answer\">A<\/abbr>: The kids are great. Most of the kids don&#8217;t have much. For example, they have to go sledding with cardboard. They have bad teeth because they don&#8217;t have a toothbrush. They may live in house with just a blanket for a door, no electricity, and just one coal or wood stove to keep the house warm.<\/li>\n<li><abbr title=\"Question\">Q<\/abbr>: What is the weather like?<br \/>\n<abbr title=\"Answer\">A<\/abbr>: The weather has been outstanding. We have had some snow but it is all gone. It is warmer than Minnesota, today, January 14, it is raining and will be about 45 degrees.<\/li>\n<li><abbr title=\"Question\">Q<\/abbr>: What and where do you eat?<br \/>\n<abbr title=\"Answer\">A<\/abbr>: I eat very well; buffet every night. It is just like Bonanza or Old Country Buffet every night.<\/li>\n<li><abbr title=\"Question\">Q<\/abbr>: Do you get a break? If you do, what do you do during your break?<br \/>\n<abbr title=\"Answer\">A<\/abbr>: I get Sundays off. Everybody here gets one day off a week. I take a nap, wash clothes, clean my room, and work out during my day off.<\/li>\n<li><abbr title=\"Question\">Q<\/abbr>: What is your room like?<br \/>\n<abbr title=\"Answer\">A<\/abbr>: My room is about 12 feet by 12 feet and I share it with one other soldier.<\/li>\n<li><abbr title=\"Question\">Q<\/abbr>: What&#8217;s the best part about being in Bosnia?<br \/>\n<abbr title=\"Answer\">A<\/abbr>: You get to see how other people live. Americans are very lucky.<\/li>\n<li><abbr title=\"Question\">Q<\/abbr>: What&#8217;s the worst part about being in Bosnia?<br \/>\n<abbr title=\"Answer\">A<\/abbr>: Being away from my family.<\/li>\n<li><abbr title=\"Question\">Q<\/abbr>: What do you look forward to when you get home?<br \/>\n<abbr title=\"Answer\">A<\/abbr>: Spending time with my family, going fishing, and walking somewhere without a weapon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I am excited for my dad to come home. I miss him a lot. He left home in June [2003] and will come back at the end of February [2004]. I can&#8217;t wait to give him a great big hug and tell him I love him!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am really proud of my daddy. He is a Master Sergeant in the National Guard. He has been sent to Bosnia to serve our country. This is an interview I had with him. Q: Why are you in Bosnia? 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