SEMPER FI---U.S. MARINES IN RUGGED BATTLE WITH INSURGENTS IN AFGHANISTAN (FANTASTIC VIDEO)

Everything looks calm and peaceful at the very start of this video, but then all hell breaks loose and a platoon of U.S. Marines are suddenly fighting for their lives against the Taliban in the remote regions of Afghanistan. Listen to the Marine chatter. Some of the language is raw, but this is war not a video game.

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BRAND NEW VIDEO OF FIREFIGHTS BETWEEN U.S. TROOPS AND TALIBAN IN AFGHANISTAN

This video captures our troops in violent firefights with the Taliban in Afghanistan. The language is explicit at times. Superb musical background. Filmed one week ago in Afghanistan.

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DON'T MISS THIS VIDEO---TRIBUTE TO ALL THE SOLDIERS FIGHTING IN AFGHANISTAN--MEN AND WOMEN--TAPED ONE WEEK AGO

This video is a collection of images made just a week ago in Afghanistan and shows our troops engaged in combat with the Taliban in the rugged countryside. The music accompaniment is superb.

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MUST SEE VIDEO: FRANTIC FIREFIGHT BETWEEN U.S. TROOPS AND TALIBAN IN CHOWKAY VALLEY AFGHANISTAN

This video was made by a GI with the 173rd Airborne as they battle the Taliban in Chowkay Valley Afghanistan. The language can be rough at times, but this is real war and not a video game.

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AWESOME WAR FOOTAGE FROM AFGHANISTAN (MUST SEE)

This is a great video which shows our troops in battle in Afghanistan. Turn up your speakers and watch as our brave young warriors do what they are trained to do.

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YOU WON'T FIND THIS ON FOX NEWS: STARVING AFGHAN FAMILY BECAUSE OF U.S. AIR STRIKES (WATCH VIDEO)

Fox News has been notorious for never putting on the air what is REALLY happening in both Afghanistan and Iraq. This video is a case in point. An Afghan father says he would rather die than live the way they are living after U.S. air strikes destroyed his home and any means of him making a living.

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RELATIVES OF SOLDIER KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN DECRY LACK OF COVERAGE BECAUSE OF MICHAEL JACKSON SPECTACLE

The relatives of a soldier killed in Afghanistan are lashing out at the mainstream media, and echoing what New York Rep. Peter King, said last week about how so little coverage is given to the Iraq and Afghanistan war and to our soliders killed in the wars and how the media has gone totally bonkers over the death of Michael Jackson.

Source: http://tinyurl.com/mlw39a

A day before New York Rep. Peter King called Michael Jackson a “pervert” unworthy of nonstop media coverage, the aunt of a U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan on the same day Jackson died asked why her nephew's death went virtually unnoticed while the King of Pop got memorial shrines across the country.

"Mr. Jackson received days of wall-to-wall coverage in the media," Martha Gillis wrote to the Washington Post. "Where was the coverage of my nephew or the other soldiers who died that week?"

Gillis' nephew, Lt. Brian Bradshaw, 24, died in Kheyl, Afganistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Bradshaw, of Steilacoom, Wash., was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division in Fort Richardson, Alaska. He was one of at least 13 U.S. soldiers to die in Afghanistan since Jackson's death on June 25.

Bradshaw's mother, Mary, said she agreed with Gillis, saying the nonstop coverage of Jackson's death has become "totally ridiculous" and laughable.

"I can watch the news many nights and there's no mention of what's going on in Afghanistan or Iraq and there's boys dying over there," Bradshaw told FOXNews.com. "Oh God, I can't talk."

Gillis, of Springfield, Va., could not be reached for comment. In her letter to the Washington Post, she described Bradshaw as a "thoroughly decent person with a wry sense of humor" who loved history, particularly the Civil War.

"He had old-fashioned values and believed that military service was patriotic and that actions counted more than talk," Gillis wrote. "He wasn't much for talking, although he could communicate volumes with a raised eyebrow."

Bradshaw, who graduated from Pacific Lutheran University, was the product of a military family. His father, Paul, is a retired National Guard helicopter pilot, and his mother is a retired Army nurse.

"He was a search-and-rescue volunteer, an altar boy, a camp counselor," Gillis' letter continued.

"He carried the hopes and dreams of his parents willingly on his shoulders. What more than that did Michael Jackson do or represent that earned him memorial 'shrines,' while this soldier's death goes unheralded?"

Gillis said the only media outlets that covered Bradshaw's death were in his hometown of Steilacoom, Wash., and those where he was stationed before his deployment in March.

Gillis' sentiment echoes that of King, the Long Island, N.Y., congressman who called on society to stop "glorifying" Jackson in a YouTube video posted on Monday.

King said Jackson had been excessively praised in the days after his death while society ignored the efforts of teachers, police officers and veterans. In the two-minute video, King called the "day in and day out" coverage of Jackson's death "too politically correct."

"Let's knock out the psychobabble," he said in the video, which was taped outside an American Legion Hall in his district. "He was a pervert, a child molester; he was a pedophile. And to be giving this much coverage to him, day in and day out, what does it say about us as a country? I just think we're too politically correct."

King, who is among the possible Republican contenders to run against Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, acknowledged that Jackson "may have been a good singer" and "did some dancing," but he blasted the King of Pop as someone who could not be trusted around children.

"There's nothing good to say about this guy," King continued. "But the bottom line is, would you let your child or grandchild be in the same room as Michael Jackson?"

BREAKING NEWS: 7 U.S. SOLDIERS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN

7 US troops killed throughout Afghanistan

Published: 7/6/09, 4:05 PM EDTBy FISNIK ABRASHI

KABUL (AP) - Bombs and bullets killed seven American troops on Monday, the deadliest day for U.S. forces in Afghanistan in nearly a year - and a sign that the war being fought in the Taliban heartland of the south and east could now be expanding north.

Separately, Taliban militants claimed on a militant Web site that they were holding an American soldier whom the U.S. military says insurgents might have captured last week. The Taliban statement, however, did not include any proof, such as a picture or the soldier's name.

Four of the deaths Monday came in an attack on a team of U.S. military trainers in the relatively peaceful north, bringing into focus the question of whether the U.S. is committing enough troops to secure a country larger than Iraq in both population and land mass.

On a visit to Moscow, President Barack Obama said it's too soon to measure the success of his new strategy in Afghanistan. He said the U.S. can take another look at the situation after the country's presidential elections on Aug. 20.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in some respects, progress has been "insignificant" in Afghanistan. He said it's hard to say how quickly the situation will improve.

Obama has ordered 21,000 additional American troops to this country, mainly in the south where Taliban militants have made a violent comeback after a U.S.-led coalition topped them from power in late 2001. The U.S. expects 68,000 troops here by year's end, double last year's total but still half as many as now in Iraq.

The four American soldiers killed in the north died in a roadside bombing of their vehicle in Kunduz province, said Navy Chief Petty Officer Brian Naranjo, a U.S. military spokesman. The soldiers were training Afghan forces, he said.

NEW VIDEO: BRAVO CO, 1ST INF DIV, ON A DEADLY MISSION IN THE KORENGAL VALLEY AFGHANISTAN

This is a very compelling video as you hear U.S. troops discuss the mission they are on in the dangerous Korengal Valley in Afghanistan. Troops call for air support. Bravo Company lost two men in the battle. The Korengal Valley is known as "the valley of death" because so many U.S. troops and the Taliban have lost their lives in the valley. One GI says "it's like taking one step forward and five steps back." The Afghanistan War is a living hell.

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NEW VIDEO: U.S. TROOPS CAUGHT IN A VICIOUS FIREFIGHT WITH THE TALIBAN

This is a new video showing U.S. troops caught in a firefight with the Taliban in the rugged forest and mountains of Afghanistan. Listen as GIs explain how they cope with the day-to-day missions of hunting down the Taliban.

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AMAZING VIDEO: GIS CONTINUE STEAK BBQ WHILE TALIBAN ATTACK THEIR POSITION IN AFGHANISTAN

This is unbelievable. Soldiers continue cooking steaks on an open grille while the Taliban attack their position in Afghanistan. Listen to the GIs as they talk about the steaks while all the time shooting and killing Taliban fighters. WARNING: STRONG LANGUAGE

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TOBY KEITH'S SIGNATURE VIDEO "AMERICAN SOLDIER" SALUTE TO OUR SOLDIERS

This is the Toby Keith video, "American Soldier", that helped launch Keith's career and has become one of the most popular war videos coming out of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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THE AFGHANISTAN WAR THAT NOBODY CARES ABOUT: U.S. AND CANADIAN TROOPS IN THE THICK OF IT WITH THE TALIBAN (VIDEO)

If you were to depend on the mainstream media in the United States to find out what is happening in the war in Afghanistan, you would be SOL. The mainstream press in the U.S. is so caught up in the Michael Jackson death and backstabbing between Republicans and Democrats that hardly anyone in the United States even knows there is a war going on in Afghanistan. But this video shows U.S. and Canadian troops in the heat of battle with the Taliban in mountains of Afghanistan. These troops have loved ones back home in the U.S. and Canada, but the mainstream media has made a collective decision that only "tabloid" type news is worthy of their space and time. The mainstream media in the U.S. is totally worthless when it comes to covering the war in Afghanistan.

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WILD-ASS VIDEO: U.S. TROOPS IN FIREFIGHT WITH TALIBAN.

Watch as U.S. troops try to save the life of a member of the Taliban who was shot, but he eventually dies during a heated firefight in Afghanistan.

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A LOOK INSIDE A REAL M*A*S*H HOSPITAL IN IRAQ (GREAT VIDEO)

This video takes you inside a real M*A*S*H hospital in Iraq as medics rush to save the lives of U.S. troops as well as Iraqis injured during the war. This is gripping footage of what it is like in a real war zone.

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HAIRY VIDEO MOMENT AS U.S. MILITARY VEHICLE ROLLS OVER AN IED

Video shows what happens when a U.S. military vehicle is almost destroyed by an IED. The language is salty and the moments are tense as the GIs try to determine if any of their crew have been injured.

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FRIGHTENING VIDEO FROM INSIDE A HUMVEE IN AFGHANISTAN AS IED GOES OFF

This amazing video is taken from inside of U.S. military Humvee on an empty stretch of road in Afghanistan as an IED goes off. The GIs inside of the vehicle use plenty of raw language to describe the dangerous situation. This is a must see video.

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FANTASTIC VIDEO OF 173RD AIRBORNE IN FIREFIGHT WITH TALIBAN IN KUNAR PROVINCE AFGHANISTAN

There is plenty of raw language in this video as members of the 173rd Airborne battle it out with the Taliban in Kunar Province Afghanistan.

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WATCH A REAL FIREFIGHT FROM FIREBASE PHOENIX AND TALIBAN (TURN UP YOUR SPEAKERS)

The language is brutal and the firefight is equally brutal as a U.S. unit from Firebase Phoenix in the mountains of Afghanistan battle it out with the Taliban.

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ONE GI IS SHOT DURING THIS INTENSE FIREFIGHT (WATCH VIDEO)

This is a very intense video because it captures the moment when one U.S. soldier is shot and others come to his rescue.

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NAMES, PLACE OF DEATH, CAUSE OF DEATH, GIS LOST IN IRAQ IN JUNE

The following is a list of names of U.S. military personnel killed in Iraq in June. Click on the name in "blue" for more details. Also, cause of death and place of death.

SOURCE: http://icasualties.org/Iraq/prdDetails.aspx?hndRef=6-2009

Date
Total
Name
Place of Death - Province
Cause of Death
29-Jun-2009
4
US: 4 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Sergeant 1st Class Edward C. Kramer
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

US
Sergeant Roger L. Adams Jr.
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

US
Sergeant Juan C. Baldeosingh
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack

US
Specialist Robert L. Bittiker
Baghdad
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
28-Jun-2009
1
US: 1 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Sergeant Timothy A. David
Baghdad (Sadr City)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
25-Jun-2009
1
US: 1 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Specialist Joshua L. Hazlewood
Arifjan - NA
Non-hostile
24-Jun-2009
1
US: 1 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Specialist Casey L. Hills
Iraq - NA
Non-hostile - vehicle rollover
19-Jun-2009
1
US: 1 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Specialist Chancellor A. Keesling
Baghdad
Non-hostile - suicide - gunshot wound
16-Jun-2009
2
US: 2 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Captain Kafele H. Sims
Mosul - Ninawa
Non-hostile

US
Sergeant Joshua W. Soto
Samawah - Muthanna
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
13-Jun-2009
1
US: 1 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Staff Sergeant Edmond L. Lo
Samarra - Salah Ad Din
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
05-Jun-2009
1
US: 1 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Lance Corporal Robert D. Ulmer
Al Anbar Province
Non-hostile
04-Jun-2009
2
US: 2 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Specialist Charles D. Parrish
Balad - Diyala
Hostile - hostile fire - grenade

US
Specialist Christopher M. Kurth
Kirkuk - At-Ta'mim
Hostile - hostile fire - grenade
02-Jun-2009
1
US: 1 UK: 0 Other: 0



US
Sergeant Justin J. Duffy
Baghdad (eastern part)
Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack
Total
15
US: 15 UK: 0 Other: 0

UNBELIEVEABLE VIDEO: ONLY SIX U.S. SOLDIERS AT CAMP JOYCE IN AFGHANISTAN

Six U.S. soldiers have been at a lonely Camp Joyce in the Afghanistan mountains for five months. Their job is to train Afghan troops and to secure the area from Taliban fighters. In this video, you see and hear the troops describe their mission.

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HOLY S**T..LOOK WHAT OUR TROOPS FROM FOB CALIFORNIA DID TO THE TALIBAN TODAY (GREAT VIDEO)

While most of America spent the Fourth of July holiday at picnics and the beach, the men and women from FOB California in Afghanistan were engaged in a deadly firefight with the Taliban in the mountains of Afghanistan. Turn up your speakers and watch.

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NFL CHEERLEADERS AND USO ENTERTAIN GIS AT FOB BLESSING IN AFGHANISTAN (GREAT VIDEO)

Keeping the spirits up of our troops in Afghanistan and Iraq is a very important part of military life, and in this video you see a USO tour of performers and NFL cheerleaders visiting FOB Blessing near the Pakistan border in Afghanistan to spread a little joy among the brave warriors who are fighting the Taliban.

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HOW ARE YOU SPENDING YOUR "FOURTH?" HERE IS HOW OUR GIS ARE SPENDING THE "FOURTH" IN AGHANISTAN (SEE VIDEO)

The video was made at Camp Leatherneck deep in the heart of Afghanistan and this is how GIs are spending their "Fourth of July" in the distant land. No backyard BBQ or slugging down a few cold ones, but on patrol in the mountains of Afghanistan searching for the Taliban.

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NY TIMES REPORTS U.S. TROOPS ARE IN STALEMATE IN KORENGAL VALLEY AFGHANISTAN (WATCH VIDEO)

Nobody said fighting the Taliban in the rugged mountains of Afghanistan was going to be easy, but in this video from the New York Times you see just how difficult the mission has become for our troops. Two U.S. soldiers were killed Saturday and 4 more were injured and the Taliban resistance is picking up rather than diminishing. President Obama may be pressured by military commanders in Afghanistan to send in more troops. The Afghanistan War has all the earmarks of being a bloody battle for years and years to come.

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NEWS ALERT: 2 U.S. TROOPS KILLED AND 4 INJURED IN AFGHANISTAN

KABUL (AP) - A blast outside a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan killed two American troops and wounded four others Saturday, a military spokesman said.

2009-07-04 09:30:01 -
http://tinyurl.com/m3uc4n

The troops were attacked outside the base in eastern Paktika province, but there were no immediate details about the nature of the blast, said Tech. Sgt. Chuck Marsh, a U.S. military spokesman.

Insurgents also attacked the base with small arms fire before U.S. troops called in airstrikes on their positions, Marsh said.

The deaths came as thousands of Marines in southern Afghanistan pursued the biggest U.S. military operation here since the American-led invasion of 2001, trying to cut insurgent supply lines and win over local elders.

Saturday's attack happened near an area in eastern Paktika province where an American soldier and three Afghans with him were believed captured by insurgents Tuesday.U.S. troops continued looking for the soldier, Navy Chief Petty Officer Brian Naranjo said Friday.

The military has not publicly identified him.No immediate claim of responsibility was made by any insurgent group for the missing soldier or Saturday's attack.

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WHAT AN AFGHAN "FOURTH OF JULY" BBQ LOOKS LIKE COURTESY OF UNCLE SAM

You've heard about them, but now you get a first hand look at what is in the "famous" MRE (Meals Ready to Eat) packet of food our troops eat while in the field in Afghanistan. It's not your typical "Fourth of July" BBQ of hot dogs and hamburgers, but what the hell. The Pentagon says it is "food" and it is nutritional. Would the Pentagon lie to our GIs? Is the Pope a Catholic? Looks better than K-rations and C-rations they gave us when I was in the Army during the Korean War.

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U.S. FORCES AMBUSHED WHILE HANDING OUT SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO AFGHAN CHILDREN. (WATCH VIDEO)

A group of U.S. soldiers were ambushed while handing out school supplies this week to Afghan children in the dangerous Korengal Valley of Afghanistan. Several of the school children were injured and later some of the students said they would prefer to get the school supplies from the Taliban.

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BALL-BUSTIN' VIDEO OF DESTINED CO, CHOSEN CO, 173RD AIRBORNE IN VIOLENT FIREFIGHT IN CHOWKAY VALLEY AFGHANISTAN

A good friend of this blogger has a grandson who is with the 173rd Airborne and was involved in this vicious firefight in the Chowkay Valley of Afghanistan. He described how bullets were whizzing around near his position, but neither he or any of his buddies were hit, however there were U.S. casualties as you will see at the conclusion of this video. The Destined Company, Chosen Company of the 173rd Airborne are in the thick of the battle that is raging on a daily basis in Afghanistan and yet never gets even ten seconds of attention on American TV. Why is it the mainstream media in the United States can't even devote a minute to show what our troops are going through in Afghanistan, but can devote endless hours to Michael Jackson?

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