These are just some of the "women warriors" from around the world who are deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. We didn't have women like this when I was in the Army in the '50s.
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http://www.youtube.com/v/iCmppOwVPFg&hl=en&fs=1
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009
VIDEO OF WOMEN WARRIORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN
Posted by Bill Corcoran at 11:35 PM 0 comments
BRUTAL FIREFIGHT: CHARLIE 3-71 RECON COMPANY ATTACK TALIBAN IN AFGHANISTAN
This is a fantastic video showing Charlie 3-71 Recon Company during combat operations against the Taliban in Afghanistan. The action is intense.
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Posted by Bill Corcoran at 10:03 PM 0 comments
FANTASTIC NEW VIDEO: WATCH AS U.S. SPECIAL FORCES GO ON A DRUG RAID IN AFGHANISTAN
U.S. Special Forces, Afghan and coalition units seized and destroyed more than 100 tons of narcotics during a four-day operation that began May 19 in Afghanistan's Helmand Province. During the operation, dubbed Operation-Siege-Engine
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Posted by Bill Corcoran at 11:21 AM 0 comments
MASSIVE FIREFIGHT WITH TALIBAN IN AFGHAN MOUNTAINS (MUST SEE VIDEO)
Video shows a unit of U.S. soldiers engaged in a massive firefight with the Taliban in the hostile mountains of Afghanistan. WARNING: Salty language.
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Posted by Bill Corcoran at 9:44 AM 0 comments
SOLDIER'S KIDS' MENTAL HEALTH REQUESTS DOUBLE PRE-IRAQ NUMBERS
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have taken a terrible toll on children of service personnel.
There has been an alarming spike in the number of military kids hospitalized for mental health reasons.
There is a shortage of therapists and with the war in Afghanistan getting worse it is expected the rise in children of military personnel will be seeking more and more mental health help.
Soldiers' kids' mental health requests hit double pre-Iraq number
The Associated Press
Wednesday, July 8th 2009, 4:00 AM
WASHINGTON - Children of U.S. military troops sought outpatient mental health care 2 million times last year - double the number at the start of the Iraq war.
There was also an alarming spike in the number of military kids actually hospitalized for mental health reasons.
Internal Pentagon documents show the increases, which come as the services struggle with wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and a shortage of therapists.
From 2007 to 2008, some 20% more children of active-duty troops were hospitalized for mental health services, the documents show. Since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, inpatient visits among military children have increased 50%.
The overall number of children and spouses of active-duty personnel and National Guard and reserves troops seeking mental health care has been steadily increasing during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Last year's increase in child hospitalizations coincided with the "surge" of tens of thousands of additional U.S. troops into Iraq to stabilize the country.
However, reasons for the treatment increases are not clear from the documents.
Besides the impact of service members' repeated tours in overseas war zones - and the severe economic recession that has affected all American families - the military has been encouraging troops' family members to seek mental health help when needed.
Posted by Bill Corcoran at 3:58 AM 0 comments
SEMPER FI---U.S. MARINES IN RUGGED BATTLE WITH INSURGENTS IN AFGHANISTAN (FANTASTIC VIDEO)
Everything looks calm and peaceful at the very start of this video, but then all hell breaks loose and a platoon of U.S. Marines are suddenly fighting for their lives against the Taliban in the remote regions of Afghanistan. Listen to the Marine chatter. Some of the language is raw, but this is war not a video game.
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Posted by Bill Corcoran at 1:50 AM 0 comments
BRAND NEW VIDEO OF FIREFIGHTS BETWEEN U.S. TROOPS AND TALIBAN IN AFGHANISTAN
This video captures our troops in violent firefights with the Taliban in Afghanistan. The language is explicit at times. Superb musical background. Filmed one week ago in Afghanistan.
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http://www.youtube.com/v/KzvK7XwW2_I&hl=en&fs=1
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Posted by Bill Corcoran at 12:15 AM 0 comments