My Last Tour: Stolen Blankets
TAMPA (2009-10-29)
Length: (3:37) TAMPA (2009-10-29) Tampa airman Rex Temple can already see snow in the mountains near his Afghan base. But, as the winter settles in – the senior master sergeant has found that the cold-weather gear supplied to Afghan soldiers has become a hot seller at the local bazaars. More news
My Last Tour: Kabul Protest
TAMPA (2009-10-27)
Length: (3:23) TAMPA (2009-10-27) The streets of Kabul, Afghanistan were filled with angry demonstrators and Afghan National Police Sunday. Getting caught up in it all was Tampa airman Rex Temple whom WUSF has been following in our series My Last Tour. He spoke with WUSF yesterday just hours after the encounter. More news
My Last Tour: A Brother Lost
TAMPA (2009-10-22)
Length: (3:36) TAMPA (2009-10-22) An Afghan soldier is killed in an ambush. The brother of that soldier - also an Afghan soldier - is being mentored by Senior Master Sgt. Rex Temple. The Tampa airman talks about the personal connection with his Afghan counterpart. More news
My Last Tour: Dandelion Wine
TAMPA (2009-10-15)
Length: (3:34) TAMPA (2009-10-15) The flu didn't keep Senior Master Sgt. Rex Temple from his daily missions in Afghanistan. Yet, it did leave him yearning for some of his father's dandelion wine. The Tampa airman talks about the past week as anxiety builds waiting for election results. More news
My Last Tour: Election Limbo
TAMPA (2009-10-06)
Length: (3:8) TAMPA (2009-10-06) Almost two months have passed and the Afghan ballot re-count is still under way. The delay and the dismissal of a top UN official overseeing the process have Senior Master Sgt. Rex Temple concerned. The Tampa airman checks in with WUSF about once a week. More news
My Last Tour: Orphanage Visit
TAMPA (2009-09-30)
Length: (4:44) TAMPA (2009-09-30) Weapons re-training and visiting a Kabul orphanage are two distinctly different missions. Yet, Senior Master Sgt. Rex Temple spent the week fulfilling both assignments in Afghanistan. More news
My Last Tour: A New Base
TAMPA (2009-09-22)
Length: (3:50) TAMPA (2009-09-22) It's been almost two weeks since Senior Master Sgt. Rex Temple checked in from Afghanistan. That's because he was busy moving. The Tampa airman was relocated to a new, Forward Operating Base. More news
My Last Tour: Soviet Shadows
TAMPA (2009-09-10)
Length: (3:36) TAMPA (2009-09-10) The Soviet Union waged a 10-year war in Afghanistan leaving behind skeletal remains of burned out tanks and graffiti on palace walls. In our latest talk with Senior Master Sgt. Rex Temple, he describes his trek through those Soviet remnants of war. More news
My Last Tour: School Supplies
TAMPA
Length: (3:59) TAMPA (2009-09-01) In June, Senior Master Sergeant Rex Temple introduced WUSF listeners and his blog readers to a school in eastern Afghanistan. It is in triple sessions because there are too many students. This week, the Tampa airman began a school supplies drive to help. More news
My Last Tour: $10 a day Taliban
TAMPA (2009-08-26)
Length: (3:24) TAMPA (2009-08-26) Unlike other regions of Afghanistan, Election Day was mostly uneventful for Senior Master Sgt. Rex Temple stationed in the east. Yet as the votes are counted, the Tampa airman worries how corruption and the "$10 a day Taliban" will affect the outcome. More news
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