Hueys

 Here are photos from the helicopter as we flew to Khakrez from Kandahar.  The mountains weren't very high and most of the time we were flying over fairly barren terrain.  It was about a 20-25 minute flight from the air field, once the mechanical difficulties were overcome.  We flew much, much lower on the way back; I assume there were safety reasons for the different tactics.  A bit before we landed in Khakrez the helicopters shot off flares to distract any possible incoming rockets.  When we flew from Khakrez into Kandahar city itself, we were skimming so low over the ground, maybe 400 feet, that you could see people's faces quite distinctly, and wave back to the kids who waved up to us.