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

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

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CPT Black

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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An ETT in Afghanistan

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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FOB Lightning Volunteers Provide Humanitarian Assistance to Afghans

“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

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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Welcome home Bozik Family!

Yeah, I watch too much Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.  This story, though, isn’t about that show.  This story is about veterans, volunteers, Operation Coming Home, Blackhawks, and the U.S. Army Special Operations Command Parachute Demonstration Team, The Black Daggers, coming together to build a home for Joey and Jayme Bozik.  Bob Owens at Confederate Yankee [...]

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Remember the Fallen

241 Marines, Sailors, and Soldiers killed on October 23, 1983 by Islamists in the Beirut barracks bombing.  There’s a reason it’s called the Long War.  (h/t B5)
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The little box on the wall

We’re the little box on the wall that says break in case of emergency. When the American people break that glass, they say, “Okay Army, we need you to do this mission.”
Kenneth O. Preston
Sergeant Major of the Army

America’s Army:  The Strength of the Nation (2008)

via soldiersmediacenter’s Channel
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Next Stop: Afghanistan

Well, not quite.  Click on the picture for the article.  Be sure to click “More Photos” to see all seven in the series. 

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Another American Hero has slipped the bonds of earth

Edward W. “Too Tall” Freeman, born November, 1927, died on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 in Boise, Idaho.  He was laid to rest yesterday at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery.
Major Freeman was presented with the Medal of Honor by President Bush on July 16, 2001 for his actions on November 14, 1965 as a Captain with [...]

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