I guess I should be honored

We recently had a visit by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. During his visit, he met with my boss Gen. Ryan. When asked what he needed to acheive successc in Afghanistan, Gen. Ryan said he needed more people like LT Dave Hecht.

While the complement is very nice and much appreciated, it appears it has resulted in me getting extended here at ISAF HQ through the August elections. Yesterday I only had 22 days left. Now it appears the clock has been pushed back to 134 days.

At least I qualify now for 18-days of leave to travel back home. Our Disney World vacation is still on!

We Are NATO

Lately, one of my big jobs here has become "video producer." Brig. Gen. Michael Ryan found out about my past life in television news and has tapped my talents to produce a number of different products.

My most recent video was an 11-minute mini documentary on the progress made in Afghanistan over the past seven years. The video is called, "We Are NATO" and was produced for NATO's 60th Anniversary summit that was recently attended by dozens of heads of state including President Obama.

I shot, wrote and edited this video on my laptop. It's amazing what you can do with today's technology. If you're interested in watching the video, click here: http://dvidshub.net/r/dzcwts.