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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
"GOLDEN HOUR"---MEDEVAC CREWS RESCUE WOUNDED US SOLDIERS (raw video)
The Air Rescue teams call it the "Golden Hour" because they have just one hour or less to rescue our wounded soldiers from the battlefield in Afganistan.
This video shows a Medevac Team in action.
TURN UP YOUR SOUND
WATCH VIDEO HERE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpHf38cxMHY
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ARMY TIMES REPORTS TALIBAN USING 3-YEAR OLD CHILDREN AS HUMAN SHIELDS
The Army Times is reporting the Taliban are using children as young as three-years old as human shields in the fight against Americans in Afghanistan.
The Taliban also are using 12-year olds on motorcyles to plant roadside bombs.
Read more here from the Army Times:
Marines: Taliban using children in Afghan fight - Army News News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Army Times