The Cost of War in Iraq and Afghanistan

GOOD: The Hidden Cost of War

Spc. ANDREW WADE, 22, SOLDIER FROM CHICAGO AREA KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN

Spc. Andrew Wade, 22, a soldier from Antioch, Illinois just north of Chicago was killed Wednesday in Afghanistan.

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'CONSPICUOUS COURAGE UNDER FIRE"---GIS TELL COMBAT STORIES IN THEIR OWN WORDS

THIS IS A MUST SEE VIDEO.


It's called "Conspicuous Courage Under Fire" and a number of GIs tell in their own words what it is like to be in combat. 

WATCH VIDEO HERE:

http://www.youtube.com/user/3rdID8487#p/u/94/YUz_wKYaa4g

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3rd ID VIDEO NOT SEEN ON MAINSTREAM MEDIA. SAVING LIVES IN AFGHANISTAN

This video shows the 3rd ID preparing and flying into Afghanistan on a mission of mercy to save wounded U.S. troops. 

I have been questioned by someone on Facebook for posting videos that are NOT real.  I got news for the guy who questioned me.

This video is real and this is how the 3rd ID handles an extremely difficult situation in Afghanistan THAT IS NOT COVERED BY THE STUPID MAINSTREAM MEDIA IN THE UNITED STATES.

Watch video here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/3rdID8487#p/u/47/vustj09BrhE

CLICK ON LINK TO WATCH THIS VIDEO OF THE 3RD ID IN ACTION

"FRIENDLY FIRE??" NATO TROOPS KILL COUSIN OF AFGHAN PRESIDENT

An investigation is underway to find out how and why NATO troops killed a cousin of Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12700630


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U.S. TROOPS EXPECTED TO BE IN AFGHANISTAN ANOTHER 8 TO 10 YEARS

The United States military is expected to be in Afghanistan for at least another 8 to 10 years according to a Democratic Congressman just back from a fact-finding tour.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/10/bruce-braley-afghanistan_n_833713.html

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Afghanistan War Footage-RAW: Task Force Rakkassan Conducts Clearing Oper...

RAW COMBAT CAMERA FOOTAGE: U.S. FORCES UNDER ATTACK IN AFGHANISTAN

LARA LOGAN, CBS WAR CORRESPONDENT, IS EMBEDDED WITH A U.S. ARMY COMPANY ON A DANGEROUS MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN

NEW VIDEO Afghanistan War Footage: US Forces Ambushed at Darbart, Afghanistan (HiDef)

TRAGIC VIDEO OF A GI KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN

JUST RELEASED: MOST DANGEROUS ROAD IN AFGHANISTAN

IT PISSES ME OFF NO END WHY THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA THINKS EVERY DETAIL OF CHARLIE SHEEN'S LIFE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN AFGHANISTAN COMBAT FOOTAGE

WHY WON'T AMERICAN TV SHOW A VIDEO LIKE THIS? U.S. MARINES FROM 2/7 FOX CO BATTLE TALIBAN IN AFGHANISTAN

VIOLENT VIDEO OF STRATHCONA'S DEFENDING THEIR COUNTRY AGAINST THE TALIBAN.

BRUTAL VDIEO: AIRBORNE CAV POURS IT ON TALIBAN. STRONG LANGUAGE.:

BRUTAL ATTACK ON U.S. OUTPOST IN AFGHANISTAN. TALIBAN VIDEO

FI NALLY: A REPORTER SAYS WHAT I HAVE BEEN SAYING FOR THREE YEARS ABOUT THE WARS IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ

For over three years I have devoted my blog to reporting stories from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq that are completely ignored by the mainstream media.

Now a reporter is saying the same thing. 

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http://www.examiner.com/christian-perspectives-in-san-jose/stories-of-sacrifice-from-afghanistan-and-iraq-need-to-be-reported-and-honored

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FEMALE GIS STRUGGLE WITH HIGHER RATES OF DIVORCE

Female member of the U.S. military are struggling with higher rates of divorce.

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http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hPSmU1eF0mNmAxREfUhxkbbzILxQ?docId=c8eb5622c9304fb88744e6c8967e195e

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DRAMATIC WAR VIDEO: NOTHING HAS CHANGED IN TWO YEARS EXCEPT THE MEDIA IS PAYING LESS AND LESS ATTENTION TO OUR TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN.

RAW Combat Footage Afghanistan Helmet Camera

Marines Destroy Taliban Compound in Afghanistan - Raw Video

ZERO MAINSTREAM NEWS COVERAGE OF THIS PATROL WITH U.S. MARINES AND ANA IN AFGHANISTAN

KICK-ASS VIDEO: WHAT OUR TROOPS ARE DOING IN AFGHANISTAN

FEW PEOPLE KNOW OUR TROOPS are going through this in Afghanistan

NEW VIDEO: TALIBAN LAUNCH MORTARS ON U.S. TROOPS

NEW VIDEO:  Taliban launch mortars on U.S. troops.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=33a_1298294126

Click on link to see this brutal attack on U.S. troops by Taliban

Raw Video: IED Kills Afghan Insurgents

A-10 Takes Out Taliban

82nd Airborne Apaches blast roadside bombers