^Reminds me of a story a buddy told me. During his deployment to Kosovo his task was to observe "donkey paths" drug and weapon smugglers use. It seems like a high-power night-vision device is a nice tool to spy on people. ^^
Anyway, to revive this thread again:
A German soldier with the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stands guard at the scene where a German military armored vehicle was hit by road side bomb in Baghlan north of Kabul, Nov. 29, 2011. Two German soldiers were wounded after their vehicle was hit. (Javid Basharat/Associated Press)
Lucky soldiers...