What lies behind the evocative names of John "Black Jack" Pershing and Tasker Bliss ? Yes, it was John "Black Jack" Pershing, GCB ( Hon) (1860 - 1948) highest ranking U.S military, Army- General of the Armies , and his chief of staff General Tasker Bliss , who in 1917 came to Paris to scuot for U.S participation in the 1st World War. The American commander in chief had a hard time hiding his impatience over the continental lateness, inorganization and baloney, but smiled at the crowds who shouted " Vive l' Amérique " :
- Don´t it beat hell!
A man from the Midwest with a popular expression without worrying about syntax. So he became four-star general. With Pershing's troops turned the war. 81,000 American soldiers were killed . From here originate the American habit - never eradicated - to pull out on crusade for high ideals. Here in Afghanistan - the Forgotten War - 2,292 U.S soldiers fallen so far.

promise that if i make it back 

you will be there 

waiting for me 

...that you will never forget 

the fear in our hearts today; each day 

least this be it, and we never see again 

promise you won't argue, fight 

raise your hand nor voice above your cry today 

nor let the sun set on our long faces 

...that you will find mercy in your heart for me 

to hear each while we struggle with words

promise to remember these moments 

protect our hearts. walk my soul 

as we heal through the sorrows of our tribulations 

to pull through together 

promise God. promise me. promise yourself 

that if i make it and come home 

you will never give up on me 

as for me 

what more can i give 

than to hold you till the end of my days... 

We all went up the Mountain

so late in the night

when our hearts are still so glowing

and the Moon be just as bright

Though the night was made for loving

and the day returns too soon

Yet we all went up the Mountain

by the light of the Moon

Some 3,000 Afghan elders will assemble on Thursday in Kabul to consider a new security agreement with the U.S The document will spell out the rules for American forces in Afghanistan troops after their combat mission ends in December 2014. U.S officials say between 6,000 and 9,000 US troops would remain to train Afghan security forces and conduct counter-terror missions against al-Qaeda and other anti-government forces. That counter-terror mission remains a sticking point, though most other issues — like potential criminal liability of Americans in Afghanistan — have been resolved.

It looks more likely that thousands of American troops will serve in Afghanistan beyond the end of next year. That's because today the U.S and Afghanistan moved closer to finalizing a security agreement. The deal would determine what missions any remaining U.S troops would be allowed to conduct after the main combat operation ends.