A RI Soldier’s Life: Room With A View
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
PFC Joshua Boccanfuso, a RI soldier stationed in Afghanistan, has shared a series of images and stories with GoLocalProv. See the war through his eyes and read what he has to tell... and come back every day for more very personal glimpses into a war zone far from home.
This is a view of Combat Outpost Zerok, where I'm stationed.
Zerok was a snowy, muddy dump when we got here earlier in the year.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTYou do get used to things blowing up around you, although we don't have laundry any more after a 107 mm rocket blew the shack up. But it was a huge luxury anyway. In the five months I've been here, I've done laundry once.
There are some sayings about this place: "Zerok is a one-star hotel: everything you need, nothing you want." Some call it "Ambush Alley," some call it "Depression Land."
Joshua Boccanfuso grew up in Warwick and Cranston, went to Cranston West HS and the culinary program at the Cranston Area Career and Technical Center. He enrolled in the Army in October of 2008. He is currently stationed at combat outpost Zerok in Afghanistan, and endures regular mortar attacks. In special correspondence with GoLocalProv's Tracey Minkin, he shares his images and experiences with GoLocalProv readers. His next photo will appear tomorrow.
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