WEBVTT 00:08.200 --> 00:12.950 Okay. Areas recently retired. So I'm a senior adviser to the 00:12.950 --> 00:16.990 leaders and that the basically act like an installation management commit. 00:17.540 --> 00:20.650 For all of that a and a basis throughout all of Afghanistan. 00:22.130 --> 00:25.760 I didn't work for general dream. He uh he was my senior raider. 00:26.060 --> 00:28.160 So I worked right in this chain of commits. 00:29.420 --> 00:32.880 Oh brain use to actually come here during lunch. She was a a 00:33.270 --> 00:37.430 one of the most accessible generals here. It care by staff was 00:37.430 --> 00:41.130 always saying that shall be come here in eve grabbed a picnic 00:41.130 --> 00:45.000 table in the in beating with other other soldiers other officers 00:45.000 --> 00:47.730 and and he was always available on that was always a big smile 00:47.730 --> 00:51.360 on his face and and out our offices were were right across from 00:51.360 --> 00:55.010 each other sodium he'd come through this area on his way into 00:55.010 --> 00:58.910 our office soon and the was just a big man of that personality 00:59.240 --> 01:00.000 he'd come out. 01:00.740 --> 01:05.640 Engineers today paid the just bring it up a breath of fresh air 01:05.640 --> 01:10.990 and I'm just a light into this sometimes dark place and That 01:10.990 --> 01:14.840 he was fabulous but this was says area via the spent time here. 01:14.840 --> 01:18.160 You means quote soldiers it talk to that we spend time with them 01:18.560 --> 01:22.220 and uh being able to put a little more moral here. It's siding. 01:22.220 --> 01:25.220 It's nice for the soldiers here. It's it's kinda say that. 01:25.760 --> 01:30.590 You know the Knowing he's not here but this at least keeps us. 01:30.950 --> 01:33.150 You know of keeps him in our memories. 01:34.660 --> 01:37.570 You know we don't even know our future here in Afghanistan's 01:37.600 --> 01:40.140 kind of in question. So I don't know how many soldiers are gonna 01:40.140 --> 01:45.030 have a chance to see this place um I think it will the the of 01:45.060 --> 01:48.750 the memorial to a great man to those soldiers hopefully go get 01:48.750 --> 01:53.620 to see I'm in jim o'briain an officer a dedicated more the 30 01:53.620 --> 01:57.010 years of his life to the military is fairly clearly dedicated. 01:57.370 --> 02:01.670 You know their father their husband. So I'm to the military that's causes. 02:01.930 --> 02:05.520 So hopefully it'll be a reminder to the um of a to some of the 02:05.520 --> 02:07.790 sacrifices that we we're called the made. 02:09.050 --> 02:12.770 Just the two of their it's we have so a lot of the soldiers were 02:12.770 --> 02:16.690 even there with general green on the day that he died a we're 02:16.690 --> 02:19.720 out here. They were were cutting wood painting. 02:20.240 --> 02:24.970 Of And I think for some of them. It's a it's a wade two to further 02:25.230 --> 02:28.220 move towards closure uh. I don't know fears ever complete. 02:28.220 --> 02:31.440 Closure the just dealing with the events of that day and and 02:31.440 --> 02:35.080 the The horrors of that day but also um. 02:35.630 --> 02:38.300 There are some good things soon and how people reacted in what 02:38.300 --> 02:42.840 they did and I think being part of this is just one step closer 02:42.840 --> 02:45.950 to being able to resolve in your own mind al fragile life really 02:45.950 --> 02:47.840 is and the precious it is. 02:49.580 --> 02:54.660 A gentle green was not about um self uh. He was about the soldiers 02:54.960 --> 02:58.640 and the people infected people of Afghanistan and the uh uh when 02:58.640 --> 03:01.860 he would come and the the offers the in new something about everybody 03:02.240 --> 03:05.330 that for me it was saying miller house a war college studying 03:05.330 --> 03:08.820 going or the saw that a Yankees cap for on it wouldn't that. 03:09.370 --> 03:12.470 Kinda got toe is like. Oh poetry hankies because he was a huge 03:12.470 --> 03:16.130 red sox fan. But everybody knew something about everybody and 03:16.130 --> 03:17.090 it was never about that. 03:17.780 --> 03:21.430 It was always about the Afghans it was about awesome the work 03:21.430 --> 03:24.890 that we were doing and having a pavilion where people will colliery 03:24.890 --> 03:29.150 a it's a very fitting. You know that it's not focused on can 03:29.150 --> 03:33.680 then you know it's it's focused on the people the soldiers the 03:33.680 --> 03:36.640 Afghans a that it is very fitting. 03:37.930 --> 03:41.680 The names of to crawl patrick overwhelm a and a deputy caned 03:41.680 --> 03:45.640 off surfor in denies to solid core engineers trance-like ask industry. 03:46.290 --> 03:48.370 Uh i've been emptier for about four months. 03:49.220 --> 03:52.120 I'm out all the in them a Morrow was the more the behind the 03:52.120 --> 03:55.580 scenes coronation skating everything from the construction materials 03:55.580 --> 03:59.300 to the workers a to make is surely have delivery and mercy to 03:59.300 --> 04:02.710 the materials a time when we we received of about person a few 04:02.710 --> 04:06.030 kandahar uh. We're gonna carols from bonn vermin work with the 04:06.030 --> 04:10.770 designer from iraq to truly it across Afghanistan effort to make 04:10.770 --> 04:13.810 this happen data today tissue was awesome and knows a lot more 04:13.810 --> 04:16.400 people than expected and I know on the side whereas those being 04:16.400 --> 04:19.980 constructed and he only have a three to three workers from the 04:19.980 --> 04:23.530 three seven three 50 disney a retention and seen all the other 04:23.530 --> 04:28.070 folks there um many who have ties to jill green from past present 04:28.100 --> 04:32.280 and and then uh it was really amazing um the team effort and 04:32.280 --> 04:35.380 jus relies uh haley people the Tyson will continue to us for 04:35.840 --> 04:39.160 for a long time to come bowie is a says mission here is to he'll 04:39.280 --> 04:43.940 be a part with the Afghans to help them build capacity also helped 04:43.940 --> 04:47.580 them build you know a of was basely they're they're infrastructure 04:47.580 --> 04:51.750 for their Afghan uh. So security forces. So uh to do something 04:51.750 --> 04:55.830 like this for our own uh which is unique a little because we 04:55.830 --> 04:59.470 are guided into and out our projects put this and small project 04:59.950 --> 05:03.200 a insists shows showcases the efforts to and the teamwork. 05:03.580 --> 05:06.940 I mean those nco's who worked in their only have 10 days left 05:06.940 --> 05:08.060 and country that on home. 05:08.600 --> 05:12.920 Um so I'm there was no rushed only uses for they get this thing done. 05:13.490 --> 05:14.740 And that does turn a beautiful. 05:15.920 --> 05:19.570 Oh I mean a lot of the workers while the work is being done in 05:19.570 --> 05:23.610 Afghanistan by a Afghanistan and a citizen. So tell us actually 05:23.610 --> 05:28.200 have us and in coalition partners building something buy-in really um. 05:28.530 --> 05:31.810 It's is shows us that you know a we still have what it takes 05:31.810 --> 05:36.210 to the bills something but uh and it just shows that we've you 05:36.210 --> 05:39.690 really want to do something to me to number by jill green and 05:39.720 --> 05:43.240 and that the legacy in the life that he led and Apple from take 05:43.240 --> 05:47.160 a little bit him was it was printed in the future is a sure where 05:47.160 --> 05:50.300 personal connection because they do john graham was our general 05:50.610 --> 05:52.460 and then we're his engineers. 05:53.020 --> 05:54.140 And sometimes for. 05:54.830 --> 05:56.100 Beijing years it's hard to. 05:57.110 --> 06:00.990 To communicate how much someone mains to this so with until texts. 06:02.170 --> 06:04.510 The buildup to memorialize a winter my room. 06:05.330 --> 06:08.770 And the that all floyd stands is assembled not only for what 06:08.770 --> 06:10.440 major joe greene meant to us but. 06:11.060 --> 06:13.730 Would holler fallen name to all of us. 06:14.750 --> 06:16.940 Riots earlier is something that to a. 06:18.260 --> 06:22.260 The big is a little bit of closure to to the events but also 06:22.320 --> 06:25.510 a Allows us to to recognize. 06:26.120 --> 06:28.570 Someone who was a does to tremendously are. 06:29.140 --> 06:33.340 You know it's a it's a structure and Owens show it and it started 06:33.490 --> 06:38.930 and it's the boat with with lumber and He's a good it gives you 06:38.930 --> 06:41.070 can text and it gives you something that. 06:41.880 --> 06:45.310 You can reach back to earn and connect to what made you jill 06:45.310 --> 06:49.910 green meant to us. He was bizarre much up a bedrock for a lot 06:49.910 --> 06:52.650 of us of the stabilizing force. 06:53.190 --> 06:53.940 And are very. 06:54.610 --> 06:55.650 Difficult environment. 06:57.140 --> 07:01.760 Well we've done a lot of building for this country the and They 07:01.760 --> 07:06.000 ended their own this is maybe something that we build for sells 07:06.000 --> 07:09.770 a little bit but maybe it's in the broader context just just 07:09.770 --> 07:14.590 direct and that is. All the people who made sacrifices. Uh uh 07:14.590 --> 07:19.790 for this country due to give it to the infrastructure the foundation 07:19.820 --> 07:21.310 it nice to be successful..