Saturday, July 10, 2010

SHOCKING WAR FACT: 300,000 RETURNING IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN WAR VETS SUFFER FROM PTSD


A shocking 300,000 returning Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans suffer from PTSD.

That adds up to 25% of the number of people in uniform have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after serving in either Iraq or Afghanistan.

Read more here:

http://tiny.cc/anxao

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U.S. TROOPS FACE A DILEMMA IN AFGHANISTAN: WHO DO YOU TRUST? (LIVE VIDEO)


U.S. troops fighting in the dangerous Korengal Valley of Afghanistan are trying to figure out who they can trust in the small villages and how do you identify the enemy.

As this video points out, our troops are not able to distinguish an Afghan civilian from a Taliban fighter.

The rules of engagement are U.S. troops cannot fire on anyone unless they can see they are carrying a weapon. Many times the Taliban putdown their weapon and blend right in with the rest of the Afghan people.

It is a constant nightmare for our troops.

TURN UP YOUR SOUND

WATCH VIDEO HERE:

http://www.youtube.com/v/d2bgpvZ7SkI&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0

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AMAZING VIDEO SHOWS WHERE OUR TROOPS ARE FIGHTING IN SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN (LIVE VIDEO)


This video is more like a tutorial look at the region where our troops are fighting in Southern Afghanistan.

It is hot, dirty and dusty and a virtual no-man's land.

TURN UP YOUR SOUND

WATCH VIDEO HERE:

http://www.youtube.com/v/S2IUQUt-7_o&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0

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TAKE A RIDE WITH A U.S. ARMY MEDEVAC TEAM (RAW VIDEO)


This video shows you what U.S. Army medics go through as they go on mission after mission to evacuate wounded U.S. soldiers from the battlefield in Afghanistan.

WARNING: Some of the scene are very graphic.

TURN UP YOUR SOUND

WATCH VIDEO HERE:

http://www.youtube.com/v/I1g4EJJw8OY&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0

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WARNING: EXTREMELY GRAPHIC VIDEO OF MEDICS CARING FOR OUR WOUNDED (LIVE VIDEO)


This video shows some graphic and sometimes gory scenes of U.S. medics attending to our wounded from the war in Afghanistan.

Song: "Bring me to Life" by Evansence

TURN UP YOUR SOUND

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http://www.youtube.com/v/R_NNge27RaQ&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0

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DUSTOFF MEDEVAC TEAMS EVACUATE WOUNDED FROM AFGHANISTAN BATTLEFIELD (RAW VIDEO)


Video shows Dustoff Medevac teams evacuating U.S. wounded from the battlefield in Afghanistan.

Song: "The Unforgiven" by Metallica

TURN UP YOUR SOUND

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http://www.youtube.com/v/p3SXFEFzdOo&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0

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BREAKING NEWS: FIVE U.S. SOLDIERS KILLED FIGHTING THE TALIBAN



Five US soldiers die fighting Taliban in Afghanistan


(AFP) – 1 hour ago

http://tiny.cc/jzl0z

KABUL — Five US soldiers were killed Saturday in separate incidents while battling the Taliban-led insurgency in Afghanistan, NATO said.


Three died in eastern Afghanistan and two were killed in the south, NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said.


A sixth US serviceman also died Saturday, but as the result of an accidental explosion, an ISAF official told AFP on condition of anonymity.


The six deaths bring to 352 the total number of international soldiers to die in the Afghan war so far this year, according to a tally kept by AFP based on the icasualties.org website.


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MARINES AND AFGHAN ARMY ARE AMBUSHED BY TALIBAN ON MOUNTAIN ROAD (LIVE VIDEO)


This video shows U.S. Marines and Afghan National Forces ambushed by the Taliban on a narrow mountain road in Korengal Valley Afghanistan.

TURN UP YOUR VOLUME

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http://www.youtube.com/v/Nnro4J8gPUU&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0

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FABULOUS COMBAT VIDEO: ALPHA CO., 6TH MARINES ON THE FRONTLINES IN AFGHANISTAN


You've got to see this video of a hardass Marine Sgt. telling his men what to expect when they meet the Taliban and Afghan civilians in Afghanistan.

This is raw combat at its very best.

Strong language.

TURN UP YOUR SOUND

WATCH VIDEO HERE:

http://www.youtube.com/v/4s01zzfu_ss&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0

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