James Myren first encountered improvised explosive devices (IEDs) while returning from Helmand Province to Kandahar, less than a month after arriving in Afghanistan.
The trip took the convoy of “30-some” trucks two days while constantly “getting shot at” and hitting IEDs. I
n this second article in a series of four, Myren continues to describe some of what he experienced during his year-long tour of duty in Afghanistan.