Children kept First Lieutenant Alan Molin Jr. of Hardwick company while he was on foot patrol yesterday near Camp Phoenix. (Jason P. Howe for The Boston Globe) Afghanistan Duty, Christmas Spirit -- Boston Globe
Bay State guardsmen, residents hope to win hearts
CAMP PHOENIX, Afghanistan — The Afghan driver of an oil tanker truck squints nervously through the dust as soldiers frisk him. Then they search inside his vehicle.
“What’s this?’’ asks First Lieutenant Alan Molin Jr. of Hardwick, pulling out a rusty canister of white powder.
“Sugar,’’ his translator replies.
“Taste it,’’ Molin tells the driver.
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