St.Louis Cardinals fans cheer heard from Afghanistan

Missouri National Guard Cards fans cheer from Afghanistan
FS MIDWEST STAFF
Published: Friday, October 18, 2013

The spirit of the St. Louis Cardinals is alive and well in Afghanistan --
especially during the playoffs.
(Photo Courtesy: Capt. Matt McMillan, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade)

ST. LOUIS -- Next time you're watching a St. Louis Cardinals playoff game, nestled comfortably in your recliner, surrounded by friends and family, think of the men and women of the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment of the Missouri National Guard. Some of them will be watching, too, but in extraordinarily different circumstances.

One big difference: They're in Afghanistan.

They have to schedule their sports viewing around military missions providing wartime aerial security and transport through the country's rugged terrain.

Meanwhile, you can gather with as many people at your home or favorite watering hole. They, on the other hand, must limit the viewing audience because if too many of them are in one place, they could become targets for enemy fire.

"Normally," says Capt. Adrienne Hatcher, a Battalion Logistics Officer from St. Louis, "we try not to do too big a gathering because it makes us sort of a target."
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