Email Of The Week: Bagram Imitates Dunder-Mifflin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJOBR_HVh-Y
Is Michael Scott in charge of recreation at Bagram Air Field?

One of our friends stationed at Bagram forwards this life-imitates-The-Office email announcement about a run later this month to commemorate World Rabies Day. You know, like the classic Office episode where they organized a run to cure the (treatable) animal-borne disease? And vomit-related hijinks ensued? (There's even a Facebook page for it.)

Well, lace up your sneakers and strap on that reflective sash, because it's time to run around an Afghan mega-base. And don't forget to hydrate:

—–Original Message—–
From: Administrator, CJTF101
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 8:41 PM
To: Undisclosed recipients
Subject: World Rabies Day 5K Run (UNCLASSIFIED)

A World Rabies Day 5K Run will be held on 28 Sep 2010. Registration forms are located at the Rock Gym and the Clamshell Gym. 200 hundred T-shirts will be handed out on the day of the run on a First-Come, First-Serve basis.

POC is:
SSG R

Might this be the t-shirt in question?

As it turns out, there actually is a World Rabies Day on September 28. And that should serve to remind us that rabies is no laughing matter.

See Also:

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• The Ink Of War: Afghanistan Air Base's Best Tattoos
• U.S. Supersizes Afghan Mega-Base as Withdrawal Date Looms
• Danger Room in Afghanistan: Have It Your Way at Bagram?
• Taliban Stages Big Attack on (Allegedly) Pro-U.S. Ground