Saturday, July 4, 2009

NAMES, PLACE OF DEATH, CAUSE OF DEATH, GIS LOST IN IRAQ IN JUNE



The following is a list of names of U.S. military personnel killed in Iraq in June. Click on the name in "blue" for more details. Also, cause of death and place of death.

SOURCE: http://icasualties.org/Iraq/prdDetails.aspx?hndRef=6-2009

Date
Total
Name
Place of Death - Province
Cause of Death
29-Jun-2009
4
US: 4 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Sergeant 1st Class Edward C. Kramer
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

US
Sergeant Roger L. Adams Jr.
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

US
Sergeant Juan C. Baldeosingh
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

US
Specialist Robert L. Bittiker
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
28-Jun-2009
1
US: 1 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Sergeant Timothy A. David
Baghdad (Sadr City)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
25-Jun-2009
1
US: 1 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Specialist Joshua L. Hazlewood
Arifjan - NA
Non-hostile
24-Jun-2009
1
US: 1 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Specialist Casey L. Hills
Iraq - NA
Non-hostile - vehicle rollover
19-Jun-2009
1
US: 1 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Specialist Chancellor A. Keesling
Baghdad
Non-hostile - suicide - gunshot wound
16-Jun-2009
2
US: 2 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Captain Kafele H. Sims
Mosul - Ninawa
Non-hostile

US
Sergeant Joshua W. Soto
Samawah - Muthanna
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
13-Jun-2009
1
US: 1 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Staff Sergeant Edmond L. Lo
Samarra - Salah Ad Din
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
05-Jun-2009
1
US: 1 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Lance Corporal Robert D. Ulmer
Al Anbar Province
Non-hostile
04-Jun-2009
2
US: 2 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Specialist Charles D. Parrish
Balad - Diyala
Hostile - hostile fire - grenade

US
Specialist Christopher M. Kurth
Kirkuk - At-Ta'mim
Hostile - hostile fire - grenade
02-Jun-2009
1
US: 1 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Sergeant Justin J. Duffy
Baghdad (eastern part)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Total
15
US: 15 UK: 0 Other: 0


UNBELIEVEABLE VIDEO: ONLY SIX U.S. SOLDIERS AT CAMP JOYCE IN AFGHANISTAN


Six U.S. soldiers have been at a lonely Camp Joyce in the Afghanistan mountains for five months. Their job is to train Afghan troops and to secure the area from Taliban fighters. In this video, you see and hear the troops describe their mission.

WATCH VIDEO HERE:

http://www.youtube.com/v/0cDfOkoYWLY&hl=en&fs=1

CLICK ON DIAMOND-SHAPED ARROW TO PLAY VIDEO

HOLY S**T..LOOK WHAT OUR TROOPS FROM FOB CALIFORNIA DID TO THE TALIBAN TODAY (GREAT VIDEO)


While most of America spent the Fourth of July holiday at picnics and the beach, the men and women from FOB California in Afghanistan were engaged in a deadly firefight with the Taliban in the mountains of Afghanistan. Turn up your speakers and watch.

WATCH VIDEO HERE:

http://www.youtube.com/v/5e9VUMuyOCc&hl=en&fs=1

CLICK ON DIAMOND-SHAPED ARROW TO PLAY VIDEO

NFL CHEERLEADERS AND USO ENTERTAIN GIS AT FOB BLESSING IN AFGHANISTAN (GREAT VIDEO)


Keeping the spirits up of our troops in Afghanistan and Iraq is a very important part of military life, and in this video you see a USO tour of performers and NFL cheerleaders visiting FOB Blessing near the Pakistan border in Afghanistan to spread a little joy among the brave warriors who are fighting the Taliban.

TURN UP YOUR SOUND

WATCH VIDEO HERE:

http://www.youtube.com/v/KkNu8jSrtgY&hl=en&fs=1

CLICK ON DIAMOND-SHAPED ARROW TO PLAY VIDEO

HOW ARE YOU SPENDING YOUR "FOURTH?" HERE IS HOW OUR GIS ARE SPENDING THE "FOURTH" IN AGHANISTAN (SEE VIDEO)


The video was made at Camp Leatherneck deep in the heart of Afghanistan and this is how GIs are spending their "Fourth of July" in the distant land. No backyard BBQ or slugging down a few cold ones, but on patrol in the mountains of Afghanistan searching for the Taliban.

WATCH VIDEO HERE:

http://www.youtube.com/v/m7XIFKMzmLM&hl=en&fs=1

CLICK ON DIAMOND-SHAPED ARROW TO PLAY VIDEO

NY TIMES REPORTS U.S. TROOPS ARE IN STALEMATE IN KORENGAL VALLEY AFGHANISTAN (WATCH VIDEO)


Nobody said fighting the Taliban in the rugged mountains of Afghanistan was going to be easy, but in this video from the New York Times you see just how difficult the mission has become for our troops. Two U.S. soldiers were killed Saturday and 4 more were injured and the Taliban resistance is picking up rather than diminishing. President Obama may be pressured by military commanders in Afghanistan to send in more troops. The Afghanistan War has all the earmarks of being a bloody battle for years and years to come.

WATCH VIDEO HERE:

http://www.youtube.com/v/pvH4-Yx9PPE&hl=en&fs=1

CLICK ON DIAMOND-SHAPED ARROW TO PLAY VIDEO

NEWS ALERT: 2 U.S. TROOPS KILLED AND 4 INJURED IN AFGHANISTAN



KABUL (AP) - A blast outside a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan killed two American troops and wounded four others Saturday, a military spokesman said.

2009-07-04 09:30:01 -
http://tinyurl.com/m3uc4n

The troops were attacked outside the base in eastern Paktika province, but there were no immediate details about the nature of the blast, said Tech. Sgt. Chuck Marsh, a U.S. military spokesman.

Insurgents also attacked the base with small arms fire before U.S. troops called in airstrikes on their positions, Marsh said.

The deaths came as thousands of Marines in southern Afghanistan pursued the biggest U.S. military operation here since the American-led invasion of 2001, trying to cut insurgent supply lines and win over local elders.

Saturday's attack happened near an area in eastern Paktika province where an American soldier and three Afghans with him were believed captured by insurgents Tuesday.U.S. troops continued looking for the soldier, Navy Chief Petty Officer Brian Naranjo said Friday.

The military has not publicly identified him.No immediate claim of responsibility was made by any insurgent group for the missing soldier or Saturday's attack.

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