Satanic Vehicle

I have come to the conclusion that the devil himself made the US Army vehicles. A few days ago we left to go on a pretty big, and as far as i know, important mission. So of course, seeing how I'm a driver I had to PMCS (Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services) the HMMWV (High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle) to make sure it was in tip-top shape for the beating ahead, so I go down to the Motor Pool to get some help from the mechanics. Come to find out, there are all sorts of leaks and broken... things all over the place. I go back and tell my leaders about the HMMWV and they tell me to get it fixed as good as possible because we need all the vehicles we have. Considering the fact that I had about three hours before we got going, I didn't get a whole lot done. A few hours later we were rolling out the gate and onto Highway one, the only highway in Afghanistan, which wasn't bad on the truck at all, untill we had to get off the road that is. After about one hour of driving on the oh-so-charming dirt roads, the vehicle started acting up. It barely had any power, so going up a 3% incline was like climbing a rock wall, almost impossible. Reverse on the other hand didn't even need an incline to crap out on me. I could be sitting parked somewhere and the second I shifted to reverse the vehicle simply died on me, couldnt be more annoying. Let's just say maneuvering around the bumpy terrain got pretty difficult without much power and no reverse... At one point I was being towed and the "A-frame" (No idea what it is) broke completely and scraped along the ground. It was a HUGE piece of metal, I was pretty intrigued at the crappyness of it all. We ended up sitting in an open area for nine hours waiting for someone to come pick up the truck. All I can say is, luck must have been on our side since we didn't get attacked once the whole time, and we were pretty much sitting ducks.

Anyways, there's even more to be told, but I will hold off because I'm not too sure what all I am allowed to say on here, so keep your eyes open. Hope all is well with every one, and take care!

-Allen