"It's not a REAL war..."

I heard and read that (or variations on a theme) quite a bit before I left. Seems since Afghanistan was going so well, and Iraq not so much, that people figured all was done here. We had a large coalition (that hasn't cut and run), the Afghan government (such as it is) looks stable, etc... "It's not a REAL war...."

Well, last night, one of our birds got shot up pretty bad. Made it home, but with more than the original manufacturer recommended number of holes. Nose to tail.
(Incredible maintainers note - it's almost fixed as I write this... and you can't tell.)

We have some of the perforated parts spread out on a table... looks like a real war to me.