Welcome to the world's first Saint Patrick's day party without beer. Actually, there was plenty of beer at our party, just none of the Americans were allowed to drink it.
Even without beer the ISAF Saint Paddy's day party was still a good time. They did have Irish coffee (non alcoholic) for us Yanks, lots of good food and live music provided by the Tali-Band. The Irish contingent station here at HQ also gave lessons in the Irish sport of hurling.
Every ISAF contributing nation gets one day of the year to throw a party celebrating their nationality. While the Americans celebrate the 4th of July with a barbecue, Saint Patrick's day is the day of choice for the Irish. They coordinated everything from the decorations to serving the drinks so this is probably the most authentic Saint Patrick's day party I have ever attended -even if it is in Afghanistan.
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