Sunday, December 28, 2008

AFGHANISTAN: THE FORGOTTEN WAR: 24TH MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE IN BATTLE. (GRAPHIC WAR VIDEO)

Afghanistan has been called "the forgotten war," but for the men of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Force it is anything but forgotten for them.

This video follows Alpha Company of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Force in a battle in Afghanistan.

The video is expertly produced with communication between Marine commanders and the units on the ground in Afghanistan.

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http://www.youtube.com/v/39EiXdQpexM&hl=en&fs=1

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AWESOME WAR VIDEO (MUST SEE!!!)

This VIDEO shows US troops in battle with the enemy. It is fast-paced and the music sets the tone for the incredible action you will see.

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http://www.youtube.com/v/BrvNwsC-Iss&hl=en&fs=1

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DECEMBER US DEATHS IN IRAQ: NAMES, HOMETOWNS, CAUSE OF DEATH

The following is a list of US casualties in IRAQ for the month of December.

The names of the deceased are in "blue" and you can "click" on their name to read how they died, where, cause of death and their hometown.

Source: http://icasualties.org/oif/prdDetails.aspx?hndRef=4-2008


28-Dec-2008
1
US: 1 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
NAME NOT RELEASED YET
Baghdad (northern part)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
25-Dec-2008
1
US: 1 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Major John P. Pryor
Mosul (near) - Ninawa
Hostile - hostile fire - mortar attack
24-Dec-2008
3
US: 3 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Staff Sergeant Christopher G. Smith
southern Iraq (died in Baghdad)
Non-hostile - vehicle rollover

US
Specialist Stephen M. Okray
southern Iraq (died in Baghdad)
Non-hostile - vehicle rollover

US
Specialist Stephen G. Zapasnik
southern Iraq (died in Baghdad)
Non-hostile - vehicle rollover
21-Dec-2008
1
US: 1 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Lance Corporal Thomas Reilly Jr.
Baharia - Anbar
Hostile - hostile fire
20-Dec-2008
3
US: 3 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
NAME NOT RELEASED YET
Al Anbar Province
Non-hostile

US
Private 1st Class Coleman W. Hinkefent
Hamburg, Germany
Non-hostile - illness

US
Staff Sergeant Jonathan W. Dean
Tikrit - Baghdad
Non-hostile
11-Dec-2008
1
US: 0 UK: 1 Other: 0



UK
Corporal Lee Churcher
Basra - Basrah
Non-hostile - gunshot wound (self-inflicted)
04-Dec-2008
3
US: 2 UK: 1 Other: 0



UK
Lance Corporal David Kenneth Wilson
Basra Contingency Operating Base - Basrah
Non-hostile - shooting incident

US
Staff Sergeant Solomon T. Sam
Mosul - Ninawa
Hostile - hostile fire - suicide car bomb

US
Sergeant John J. Savage
Mosul - Ninawa
Hostile - hostile fire - suicide car bomb
Total
13
US: 11 UK: 2 Other: 0

CNN BREAKING NEWS: AFGHAN CAR BOMB KILLS 14 CHILDREN: CONDITIONS WORSEN IN AFGHANISTAN

Conditions in Afghanistan are getting worse. A car bomb has killed 14 children and in Kabul a rocket attack has killed three teenage sisters.

Afghan car bomb kills 14 children

Story Highlights
Suicide car bomb in southeastern Afghanistan kills 16, including 14 children
Taliban says it carried out attack near voter registration site
Rocket attack in Kabul also killed three teenage sisters


http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/28/afghan.carbomb/index.html

KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A suicide car bomb blast near a voter registration site killed 16 people, 14 of them children, and wounded 58 in southeastern Afghanistan on Sunday morning, according to a senior police official and the U.S. military.

A Taliban spokesman said one of his group's fighters carried out the attack.

When security guards stopped the car at the entrance to the Mandozai district headquarters, the driver detonated the explosives inside the car, Khost provincial security chief Mohammad Yaqoub said.

A security guard and an Afghan National Army soldier were among the dead. There were no military casualties, said U.S. Col. Gregory Julian. Coalition and Afghan forces worked together to evacuate the wounded to military and civilian hospitals, he said.

The military released photos of the incident, saying they "provide further proof the Afghan militants are not interested in the welfare nor benefit of the Afghan people."

Dozens of tribal elders were meeting nearby in the district administrative office at the time of the bombing, the police official said. The Mandozai district is in the Khost province.

Zabiullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman speaking by phone from an undisclosed location, said the suicide bombing was carried out by Qari Hameedullah, a Taliban fighter.

Elsewhere, a rocket attack in Kabul killed three teenage sisters and injured four other people Saturday night, Afghan President Hamid Karzai's office said in a statement.

The girls died when one of two rockets fired on Kabul crashed into a house in the southern part of the city. In the statement, Karzai called those who fired the rockets "enemies of Afghanistan" who "can't achieve anything by firing rockets but the killing of innocent civilians."

BREATHTAKING VIDEO ACTION OF U.S. SOLDIERS IN FIREFIGHTS IN IRAQ---(HOOAH)

This VIDEO is breathtaking and filled with action shots of U.S. soldiers in firefights in Iraq.

Near the end of the VIDEO there is footage of a GI hit by an enemy SNIPER which was all caught on film. A combat medic treats the injured GI and eventually the SNIPER who shot the American soldier.

The VIDEO comes with a WARNING that some of the scenes are very explicit.

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http://www.youtube.com/v/UvPufQqo3yI&hl=en&fs=1

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INCOMING ROUNDS WHISTLE AND SNAP AS U.S. MARINES ARE UNDER ATTACK (CNN GRAPHIC BATTLE VIDEO)

A unit of U.S. Marines come under heavy attack in this VIDEO. CNN's Nick Robertson narrates what happened as incoming rounds whistle and snap around the Marines.

Two U.S. Marines are hit during the course of the firefight.

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http://www.youtube.com/v/yNtAkq_usVY&hl=en&fs=1

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EXTREMELY GRAPHIC VIDEO OF U.S. SPECIAL FORCES FIGHTING IN IRAQ

Take a walk in the shoes of our U.S. Special Forces as they go on seek and destroy mission after mission in IRAQ and AFGHANISTAN.

The battle action scenes in this VIDEO are extremely intense.

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http://www.youtube.com/v/QXojZFVRiVk&hl=en&fs=1

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