"I think that we prepare to go to a country, not a specific country. We prepare to go anywhere. We've prepared very well..." (0:22)
"As to the province we're going to, we're going to Laghman Province. It is in Eastern Afghanistan..." (0:19)
"Our mission is that of an Agribusiness Development Team. We're comprised of 64 Soldiers from all over Kansas..." (0:28)
"Probably the most important part that we have is a 15-man agricultural team, that is ag specific..." (0:25)
"The Afghan people have been farming for thousands of years. It is about going over there to teach them maybe how to do things a little better as far as the technology goes..." (0:19)
"... those families, at times, are trying to live on one and dollars a day. We have farmers that say "I can't go buy seed for a dollar or two dollars and that's exactly what we're facing..." (0:18)
"The leadership role that I have is to take care of 63 other Soldiers and sometimes, mentally, that can be a challenge..." (0:20)
"My family's been outstanding. They have supported me throughout my career. I've been a Soldier for 28 years..." (0:10)
"We actually had five weeks of what we call Pre-deployment Training, a little different for this type of a mission..." (0:17)
"We teamed with Kansas State University, who is going to be what we call our "Reachback Capability." If we have questions..." (0:17)
"The other piece that was very important for us to understand is that Kansas State University is teamed with Kabul University..." (0:31)
"We understand that we can not be complacent, as Soldiers and as those people that are trying to go and help the Afghans..." (0:30)
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