Isle Guard brings aloha to Afghans

Deploying troops hope that spirit helps as "green-on-blue" attacks escalate

By William Cole

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 04, 2012

~~<p>A group of Hawaii National Guard soldiers heading to southern Afghanistan at a time when so-called "green-on-blue" attacks have reached epidemic levels plans to employ a not-so-secret weapon — the aloha spirit.</p>
<p>It worked on two deployments to Iraq, and 140 Hawaii Guard soldiers who soon will be in Kandahar province intend to use it again. An additional 60 soldiers heading out are from Guam and Arizona.</p>
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A group of Hawaii National Guard soldiers heading to southern Afghanistan at a time when so-called "green-on-blue" attacks have reached epidemic levels plans to employ a not-so-secret weapon — the aloha spirit.

It worked on two deployments to Iraq, and 140 Hawaii Guard soldiers who soon will be in Kandahar province intend to use it again. An additional 60 soldiers heading out are from Guam and Arizona. Login for more...