Tuesday, August 4, 2009

MY HEROES WEAR COMBAT BOOTS: VIDEO


The song is "Only The Strong Have the Will to Survive" and the video shows U.S. troops, the boots on the ground, in various combat scenes in Iraq and Afghanistan. Great action video.

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http://www.youtube.com/v/NH8UeqxRsrQ&hl=en&fs=1

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THE THRILL OF THE FIGHT: U.S. TROOPS IN FIERCE FIREFIGHT WITH ENEMY (LIVE VIDEO)


Video shows a platoon of U.S. soldiers and Marines in a fierce firefight with insurgents in Iraq.
Some great music accompanies this video.

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http://www.youtube.com/v/mQU4g_sUwtg&hl=en&fs=1

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AWESOME SURPRISE ATTACK ON U.S.FOOT PATROL IN IRAQ (WARNING: STRONG LANGUAGE)


A U.S. Army foot patrol is surprised by insurgents during a routine patrol through the streets of an Iraqi town. WARNING: During the course of the battle there is a lot of explicit language.

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http://www.youtube.com/v/v7f1-cDSZWk&hl=en&fs=1

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BATTLE IN AFGHANISTAN AS SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF A DOOR GUNNER ON A U.S. CHOPPER (FANTASTIC VIDEO)


This video was shot through the eyes of a door gunner on a U.S. chopper flying a mission over Afghanistan. The action is intense and awesome. Listen and watch as door gunner receives his orders to take out targets on the ground.

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http://www.youtube.com/v/o5dxlPYzo_E&hl=en&fs=1

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11th U.S. MARINE MEU ATTACK INSURGENTS IN NAJAF IRAQ CEMETERY (LIVE VIDEO)


The 11th U.S. Marine MEU (Marine Expeditionary Unit) attack insurgents embedded in a cemetery in Najaf, Iraq. The video show fierce fighting. Marines are seen and heard commenting on how daunting the mission is and the dangers they face in the brutal firefight.

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http://www.youtube.com/v/ZpAAPv6IUmU&hl=en&fs=1

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FEROCIOUS ARMY ENGAGEMENT KONAR PROVINCE AFGHANISTAN


U.S Army Soldiers are Engaged and Return Fire at Combat Outpost Able Main in Konar Province Afghanistan.

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GRISLY REMAINS OF VEHICLE EXPLOSION OUTSIDE CAMP EGGERS IN KABUL AFGHANISTAN (LIVE VIDEO)


The scene where a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated outside Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan. Scenes include footage of several vehicles in the area of the blast. Very grisly footage.

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

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SIX AMERICAN TROOPS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN


Kabul, Afghanistan - Six American soldiers were killed in a 48-hour period ending Sunday, their deaths coming on the heels of the most lethal month for U.S. and Western troops since the start of the war nearly eight years ago, military officials said.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-afghan-deaths3-2009aug03,0,3594308.story

Three other Western troops also died over the weekend, according to NATO's International Security Assistance Force. One of them was identified as a French soldier killed Saturday in a firefight outside Kabul, the capital; the other two were Canadians killed in the south.

The increase in combat casualties comes as NATO troops are engaged in a push to ensure that Afghanistan's presidential election can be held in reasonable safety. Voters will also choose provincial assemblies in the nationwide balloting scheduled for Aug. 20. Kabul, Afghanistan - Six American soldiers were killed in a 48-hour period ending Sunday, their deaths coming on the heels of the most lethal month for U.S. and Western troops since the start of the war nearly eight years ago, military officials said.

Three other Western troops also died over the weekend, according to NATO's International Security Assistance Force. One of them was identified as a French soldier killed Saturday in a firefight outside Kabul, the capital; the other two were Canadians killed in the south.

The increase in combat casualties comes as NATO troops are engaged in a push to ensure that Afghanistan's presidential election can be held in reasonable safety. Voters will also choose provincial assemblies in the nationwide balloting scheduled for Aug. 20.