As the rain poured on the mud brick compound that Marine Corps Times writer Dan Lamothe and I shared with Marines from Combined Anti-Armor Team 2, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, and the Afghan National Civil Order Police, I began to worry about the walls and ceiling falling in.
Hey, it happens, as evidenced by a fallen wall that had been sandbagged after another rain storm just a few months earlier. After all, we are talking about buildings made of dirt.
Looking for a little reassurance, I trudged through the muddy courtyard, tracking down the sounds of laughter coming from the other side of the compound. I found Cpl. Alexander Prasil, Cpl. Joshua Leary, Staff Sgt. Albert Hayes, and Staff Sgt. Adam Moseley bravely weathering the storm while playing a round of Monopoly. Hayes was holding court and fanning his faux money as if he were Donald Trump. Thus, we passed a stormy evening at Patrol Base Sheheban.
