Last month VPR’s Steve Zind was imbedded with Vermont National Guard troops in Afghanistan. His reporting from there revealed the daily lives of deployed Vermont soldiers, the caution they take in performing even mundane tasks, their interactions with Afghani citizens, and their reflections of serving in a war with ambiguous support back home.
VPR’s Jane Lindholm asked Steve to share some of his reflections on what he learned while traveling and living with Vermont soldiers in several parts of Afghanistan.