As many of you may know, I've been 'itching' to grow some facial hair during my deployment. And since I would be out of the country for 4 months, I would escape the incessant ridicule and laughter doled out by my state-side friends and family.
When I first arrived in Afghanistan, there were two striking things Iimmediately noticed. First, the beautiful mountain ranges juxtaposed with the dirty, polluted military structures and second, the omnipresent styled facial hair, whether it was a mustache, traditional beard, goatee, etc.
Of all the places I would expect to accept my attempt to grow facial hair, this had to be the place. So, as of today, I have not shaved for a solid 6 weeks. I would have posted a picture of my current follicle challenged disposition sooner but I was afraid that I didn't possess a camera with enough resolution that would give it any justice.
My greatest fear is that I will look something like this but with blonde hair.
I think I'm gonna go for the Don Quixote look - really pointy all over. Lucky for everybody, I'll be getting back a couple months before Halloween, so to really bring my costumed look to life, I'm sure I can find some medieval armor around here somewhere. They're literally back in the Middle Ages, right? The difference in time zones is vast.
-Danny
You need an eyepatch and a swearing parrot.
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