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: 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
Afghanistan: My Last Tour
SMSgt Rex Temple documents his experience while on a mission
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Rex Temple left May 5, 2009, on a year-long deployment to Afghanistan. It’s his fourth deployment to the Middle East and, he says, his last.
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