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Veterans Day 2009

Posted in Heroes, Military on November 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »

And, on their first Veterans Day back home, I’d especially like to thank all the members of 4/3 203rd CORPS ETT.

12:01 AM ET

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POW/MIA Recognition Day

Posted in Heroes, Military on September 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Remember them by wearing a POW/MIA pin, bracelet, hat or shirt, or fly the POW/MIA flag.  If you don’t have any of those, today might be a good day to purchase one so you have it.  Just click on the above poster  to go to the site for the POW/MIA National League of Families.
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Operation Eagle’s Feather

Posted in Afghanistan, Military on June 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Polish troops managed to capture twenty-nine Taliban fighters and seize machine guns, mortars, explosives and equipment for setting land mines. They also destroyed antennas in Ghazni, southeast Afghanistan, which the Taliban used to communicate with supporters in Pakistan.
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“The operation was a huge success,” said Dariusz Kacperczyk, spokesman for the Polish Operational Command. Polish soldiers who [...]

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How much can a 4 ft. by 3 ft. deep container hold?

Posted in Army, Army Bro's Afghanistan Adventure, Family, National Guard, Supporting the Troops on May 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I guess it depends on what you’re filling it with.  In this case…

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CPT Black

Posted in Afghanistan, Army, Military, National Guard on May 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I was conducting my usual news search this evening when I ran across this story not long after it was posted by The New York Times.  I couldn’t believe it.  This is wrong.  Just plain wrong.
U.S. Captain Hears Pleas for Afghan Detainee
New York Times
By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr.
Published: May 24, 2009
GHAZNI, Afghanistan — Capt. Kirk [...]

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Memorial Day

Posted in Heroes, Military on May 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Memorial Day Military Motivator

Remember their sacrifice, today and always.

SGT BRIAN CONNER

CPL SAM BOSWELL

CPL BERNARD CEO

SSG MICHAEL McMULLEN

12:01 am EDT

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An ETT in Afghanistan

Posted in Afghanistan, Army, National Guard on March 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Vampire 06 at Afghanistan Shrugged is a Team Chief for an Embedded Training Team with the Afghan National Army.  His latest post, What Price Victory for an Afghan ETT?, will give you an inside look at a little piece of COIN (Counterinsurgency).   While you’re there, be sure to read I Shoot You Because I [...]

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Unbelievable but true

Posted in Iraq, Marines, Navy, Traitors on March 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Ex-Marine Murtha (Not former Marine Murtha, EX-Marine Murtha.  In the Marine Corps that’s a significant difference.) was given a citation for his “selfless devotion to the Nation’s Sailors and Marines…”?   Really?  For his devotion to repeatedly claiming on national television that eight United States Marines were cold-blooded killers?

That would be these [...]

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FOB Lightning Volunteers Provide Humanitarian Assistance to Afghans

Posted in Afghanistan, Army, National Guard on February 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

“We are trying to help people anyway we can,” said Army Command Sgt. Maj. Richard Magnum, 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division command sergeant major. “Whether we’re mentoring the ANA or giving them aid, it is part of being an American. It is what we do; we help people.”
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“It defies belief of what they don’t have,” [...]

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2009 – The Year of the NCO

Posted in Army on January 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

From the United States Army’s official website, The Year of the NCO:

In recognition of their commitment to service and willingness to make great sacrifices on behalf of our Nation, Secretary of the Army established 2009 as “Year of the NCO.”
Throughout 2009, the Army honors NCOs through initiatives and events that:
* Enhance awareness and public understanding [...]

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