 From Soldiers Radio and Television, this is the Army Today, a daily feature from around the globe. A line of American and Afghan soldiers file out of a small combat outpost in southern Afghanistan. They're going to speak with some of the locals at a nearby village. Their destination is only a kilometer away, but they have a lot further than that to walk. We took a little bit of an indirect route there so that they can't put any IDs or anything like that by the walls or in the walkway while we're trying to keep our objectives. Our route is pretty intense, took us through a lot of grave roads. We started out early in the morning, but about nine o'clock it starts to get really hot and it's July so it's starting to peak pretty good. Patrolling on foot through rough terrain where temperatures can exceed 110 degrees requires a healthy dose of self-motivation. In a weird way, when you see those six foot walls and you jump over them by the end of the day, you know, when you get back, you know, you always have something fun to talk about. That's why we choose routes like that. Not only to choose something different, but a little calm obstacle. I mean, that's what it's all about. Today's patrol seems like any other, but it happens to be July 4th, America's Independence Day. Fourth of July is a holiday and it's pretty important, but we're in Afghanistan. A holiday is not a holiday in Afghanistan, if that makes sense, because, you know, your family's not here. Yeah, you have the group of guys that you're with for the next nine months or however long you're here. And, you know, they're close to saying to family that you're going to have for a while. But when you think of a holiday, you're spending it with your friends and your family and you're doing what you want to do. And that's why we're here so that people can do that, I guess. And so, far from home on their nation's birthday, these American soldiers continue the work that allows their friends and family to celebrate in safety. Airman Jimmy Moreland, Southern Afghanistan. That's the Army Today from Soldiers Radio and Television.