For seven long months now, fast food restaurants that are as American as mom, apple pie and the flag, have been banned from large American bases in Afghanistan. The former commander of America’s armed forces in that country, General Stanley McChrystal, stopped the supplies to Burger King, Subway, Pizza Hut and other fast food providers because their supplies were taking up too much cargo space for combat essentials that were required for the 30,000 troop surge ordered by President Obama.
The 30,000 additional troops are now in-country with the much needed supplies they required, so the current leader, General David Petraeus, ordered that the fast food businesses be opened once again. General Petraeus was well aware of the moral factor for the troops in Afghanistan having the luxury of a “taste of home” so now our well deserving troops can have a Whopper, Foot Long or a Big Italy Pizza.
The fast food chains are all on the larger bases in Afghanistan but many of the American troops fighting the war are on the smaller outposts. What a treat for those troops stationed out in the boonies when they get a chance to go to Kandahar Air Base or other similar large military bases and be able to relax and get a taste of the good old USA! No mention was made of Wendy’s though, I can sure hear Ms. Clara Peller now: “Where’s the beef?”
Joe Tarnovsky
Joe is a Vietnam Combat Veteran, having served 26 months in the Republic Of South Vietnam, 10 months with Company A, 27th Combat Engineers, 28 August 1968 to June 1969, and 16 months as a crewchief/doorgunner with the 240th Assault Helicopter company on UH-1C Hueys, the Mad Dog Gunship Platoon from July 1969 to 22 October 1970.
Joe graduated from Cuyahoga Community College in 1982 with a Associate Of Arts Degree and from Cleveland State University in 1986 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology; he also accumulated 12 hours of graduate work at Cleveland State. He lives with his best friend, his wife, and they have 34 rescued cats, 7 rescued dogs.
Joe has spoken at high schools and colleges for 25 years about PTSD, war and how not to treat returning veterans when they come home to America after fighting for their country.
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