In the context of this artwork, discuss the Horseback transportation of the Background.
Once they arrived in-country, they needed transportation suitable for the difficult mountainous terrain of Northern Afghanistan. The Afghan tribes offered the men the only transportation available: small Afghan horses. Only two men had any experience on horseback. Capt. Mark Nutsch, commander of ODA-595, who grew up on a ranch riding horses, gave quick lessons to the others.Capt. Will Summers, Special Forces team leader, said, "It was as if The Jetsons had met The Flintstones." The mostly inexperienced riders soon requested replacements for the traditional small, hard, wooden saddles used by the Afghan soldiers. A supply of lightweight, Australian-style saddles was airdropped in mid-November. The last U.S. Army unit to fight on horseback was the U.S. Army's 26th Cavalry Regiment. On January 16, 1942, Troop G encountered Japanese forces at the village of Morong, and Lieutenant Edwin P. Ramsey ordered a cavalry charge. The last troops to receive training on horseback were the 28th Cavalry in 1943.
Australian-style The Flintstones Edwin P. Ramsey 28th Cavalry Cavalry Morong The Jetsons 26th Cavalry Regiment cavalry