They have seen clear skies for only a few days since their arrival in late January. The weather is cold and damp. The soldiers have heavy sleeping bags made for arctic conditions, and each tent has sooty diesel stoves. But outside, soldiers wear layers of thermal clothes to stay warm. In the medic tent, the biggest problems being treated are rashes caused by lack of showers and the chafing of heavy clothing.
Frostbite also is a constant danger.
When the warm weather does arrive, things aren't supposed to get much better for the 4-67. Rains are supposed to make the roads impassably muddy and bring swarms of mosquitoes. They try to keep a sense of humor about their dreary mission. The Cincinnati Enquirer , a Gannett Co. Inc. newspaper.