Deployment Queen Expecting Royal Baby
A view from the Royal dining facility.
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, AFGHANISTAN — Officials from the 10th Sustainment Brigade confirmed that Specialist Catherine Rodriguez, who was crowned Deployment Queen upon the brigade's arrival in Afghanistan, is expecting a royal baby.
The startling news comes just three months into the deployment, after Rodriguez was admitted to the Kandahar Airfield's aid station with a severe case of morning sickness. No fewer than fifteen male soldiers have watched over her in the aid station, claiming that they are "just nice and concerned."
The news comes after much speculation over when Rodriguez would become pregnant during the deployment.
"It's no secret that Catherine has been courted by plenty of royal suitors over the last few months," said royal watcher Sgt. Allen Wales.
Catherine — who has been described as a "real deployment 10" — first caught the attention of Capt. William Knights when he saw her hunting and pecking at the keyboard in the company orderly room, …
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