WEIGHT OF WARFARE: ARMY SPC. CRAIG BROWN SHOWS ALL THE GEAR GIS WEAR IN COMBAT

Spc. Craig Brown, a member of the U.S. Army, gives viewers of this video an idea of all the gear each soldier wears when they go into combat in Afghanistan.

The protective gear weighs about 75 pounds plus a weapon which weighs 15 pounds.

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FEROCIOUS FIREFIGHT: U.S. ARMY 1st INF. DIV. BATTLES TALIBAN IN KUNAR AFGHANISTAN

This video shows a platoon from the Army's 1st Inf. Div. in a ferocious firefight with the Taliban in Kunar Afghanistan.

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PARATROOPERS FROM 173RD FIGHT OFF INSURGENTS IN PECH RIVER VALLEY AFGHANISTAN

Video shows non-stop action as members of 173rd Airborne ("The Rock") battle insurgents in a fierce firefight in the Pech River Valley Afghanistan.

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EXCLUSIVE: U.S. ARMY MEDIC TALKS ABOUT HIS OWN BATTLE WITH PTSD

Pfc Jonathan Norrell, a U.S. Army medic, tells Kimberly Dozier of CBS News about the struggles he has had trying to get help for his own PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) and how our military mistreated him.

This is another gripping account of how our soldiers are coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan with PTSD and finding the U.S. military is not equipped to handle their mental health issues.

It is stories like this which the media should be reporting about instead of the silly and insignificant accounts of how Sarah Palin used the palm of her hand to write down crib notes when she was interviewed by a Tea Party officer even after she had been given the questions he was going to ask before the interview.

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