I was a reporter and columnist for 40 years for a chain of newspapers in the suburbs of Chicago. I'm a military veteran having served in the United States Army Combat Engineers (Cpl. E-4) and a Korean War veteran with an Honorable Discharge from the Armed Forces of the United States of America
Mitt Romney, GOP nominee for President, delivered his acceptance speech and never once mentioned our troops in Afghanistan or those that have died or were wounded in the Iraq war. Meanwhile, 5 Aussie troops were killed in Afghanistan today. Watch video and read more here: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-30/five-aussie-soldiers-killed-in-afghanistan/4233558
A Standard Patrol In Afghanistan When Their Convoy Stopped To Check Out Their Surroundings. Then Out Of The Blue Small Arms Fire Was Directed At Them. Were One Marine Got Shot Just Above His Ass.
The SKYDEX Convoy Deck has been installed on thousands of MATVs in service in Afghanistan -- because tests show that in an IED blast that means a 100 percent chance of injury to crew members, the innovative SKYDEX Convoy Deck reduces the chance of injury to just 10 percent.
Since the beginning of the the Afghan War in 2001 up to the current day, there have been 2,000 U.S. servicemen and women who have lost their lives. That number includes both combat deaths as well as military suicides that occurred in Afghanistan. Ray Suarez looks at the factors that have contributed to those casualties.
Warning This Package Contains graphic images of medical procedures**Package about the Multinational Medical Unit in Kandahar, Afghanistan. See what a great job the medical staff do in Afghanistan.
The uptick in attacks by Afghan security forces against coalition troops has hit home, with all troops at NATO headquarters and all bases across Afghanistan now ordered to carry loaded weapons around the clock, CNN learned Friday.
Gen. John Allen, the NATO commander in Afghanistan, ordered the move, according to a U.S. official with direct knowledge of the orders. The order, made in recent days, was divulged amid two more so-called green-on-blue or insider attacks Friday.
An Afghan police officer opened fire on U.S. troops in Farah province in southwestern Afghanistan, killing two service members, the NATO-led command said. Two International Security Assistance Force troops and an Afghan service member were wounded by another Afghan service member in Kandahar province, in the south.
The order comes as coalition forces adopt and study measures aimed at thwarting such attacks.
Following on the heels of two more GIs killed Afghanistan by a newly recruited Afghan cop, the U.S. military has ordered all soldiers to "lock and load" their weapons.
"Womens' veterans groups and media figures widely criticized Fox News pundit Liz Trotta last week for claiming that women service members should "expect" sexual assault and complaining about levels of bureaucracy that support women who have been "raped too much." Trotta was reacting to and complaining about a recent Pentagon decision to relax rules on women serving in combat roles...".* Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur talk about Trotta's follow up to her original comments.
Soldiers from 3rd Platoon Apache Company and ANA forces conduct a Patrol following a tip about insurgent activities. They come into contact with insurgents and return fire. During the mission they also, seize and destroy drugs. Video shows soldiers engaging the enemy with small arms including 60mm mortar and M72 LAW.
The GOP team of MITT ROMNEY and PAUL RYAN are already lining up War hawks in case they win so they will be ready to go to war with IRAN, SYRIA and NORTH KOREA.
It was another deadly week in Afghanistan and in this video Rachel Maddow of MSNBC pays tribute to Command Sgt. Major Kevin Griffin who was killed in combat.