Sunday, December 25, 2011

SECTARIAN VIOLENCE ESCALATES IN IRAQ, BUT NO PLANS TO SEND US TROOPS BACK INTO IRAQ EVEN IF CIVIL WAR HAPPENS

Sectarian violence is erupting all across Iraq, but the United States has no plans to send US troops back into Iraq even if civil war breaks out in the country.

Read more here:

Behind the scenes, US tries to calm Iraq

DRAMATIC AFGHANISTAN WAR MUSIC VIDEO FEATURING SEETHER



Dramatic Afghanistan war music video featuring the artist Seether.











SUICIDE BOMBER KILLS AT LEAST 20 IN AFGHANISTAN (WATCH VIDEO)

CHRISTMAS IN KABUL WITH US TROOPS (WATCH VIDEO)

SHOCKING IRAQ WAR STATS UNREPORTED UNTIL NOW

The Iraq War cost US taxpayers over ONE TRILLION DOLLARS and the BUSH ADMINISTRATION never added the cost of the war to the national debt.

Read article below to see how much money was blown in IRAQ

http://usliberals.about.com/od/homelandsecurit1/a/IraqNumbers.htm

YOUNG GI SINGS "MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM AFGHANISTAN"



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A young GI sings "Merry Christmas from Afghanistan" as our troops continue the fight against the Taliban.









Saturday, December 24, 2011

AFGHANISTAN WINTER: WHAT OUR TROOPS ARE FACING



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This is the terrain of Afghanistan where our troops are battling the Taliban.

Conditions are horrible.







Friday, December 23, 2011

ARMY RANGER KRISTOFFER DOMEIJ KILLED AFTER 14TH DEPLOYMENT

Army Ranger Kristoffer Domeij, who recently received the Congressional Medal of Honor, was killed in Afghanistan after his 14th deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan. 

Read story and watch video here.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/tk_n_1035286.html?ref=afghanistan

WOMEN VETERANS MORE LIKELY TO DISAPPROVE OF IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN WARS THAN MALE COUNTERPARTS

According to a recent Pew Research poll, 63% of women veterans feel the Iraq war was "not woth fighting," and 54% feel the Afghanistan War was not woth the sacrifice of blood and treasure.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/22/women-veterans-iraq-afghanistan-war_n_1166079.html?ref=afghanistan

ROUGH LANGUAGE VIDEO: MARINES DESTROY RETREATING TALIBAN FIGHTERS



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Marines from Bravo Company 1/6 Marines move to ambush a group of retreating Taliban fighters as their previous request for an air strike was denied.











Thursday, December 22, 2011

ARIZONA COPS BEAT AN UNARMED AFGHANISTAN WAR VETERAN TO DEATH



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Arizona right wing Sheriff Joe Arpaio has his cops beat an unarmed Afghanistan war veteran to death.














BREAKING NEWS: 63 KILLED, 150 WOUNDED AS WAVE OF BOMB ATTACKS HIT BAGHDAD IRAQ

No sooner have US troops left Iraq and a wave of bomb attacks have hit Baghdad killing at least 63 and wounding over 150.

Watch MSNBC video with Richard Engle reporter here:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45762201/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/

WARNING: GRAPHIC VIDEO--SPELLBINDING ACCOUNT OF SUICIDE BOMBING IN AFGHANISTAN



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Gripping account and video of a suicide bombing in Afghanistan.  Caution: Some scences are very graphic.








Wednesday, December 21, 2011

VIDEO OF TROOPS ARRIVING HOME FROM IRAQ



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Footage of the SPS-12 homecoming at Marine Corps Air Station - Cherry Point, N.C. Scenes include a ship docking, heavy equipment being unloaded and troops leaving the ship. Provided by 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing & Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point.












EACH DAY 18 AMERICAN SOLDIERS COMMIT SUICIDE



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Each day 18 American soldiers commits suicide.

In the last few years, more US military personnels have taken their own lives... than it being killed in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Forty percent of the homeless in the United States are military veterans.
 
 
 

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

KICK-ASS VIDEO: US MARINES BATTLE TALIBAN AT PATROL BASE IN AFGHANISTAN



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U.S. Marines from 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, engage in a firefight with Insurgents attacking their patrol base in Sangin, Afghanistan.








Sunday, December 18, 2011

PART 3: A LOOK BEHIND THE TALIBAN



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A look behind the lines at the Taliban.   This is part 3 of 3.








A LOOK BEHIND THE TALIBAN, PT.2



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Video takes you behind the lines for a closer look at the Taliban.

This is part two.










NEVER SEEN BEFORE LOOK AT THE TALIBAN



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Though they would eventually kidnap him, the Taliban granted journalist Paul Refsdal unprecedented access. This exclusive documentary shows us a side of the Taliban that we have never seen before.







IRAQ WAR: LAST US TROOPS LEAVE COUNTRY

The last contingent of US troops pulled out of IRAQ Saturday leaving the country in the hands of the Iraqi government.

Read more here:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/18/iraq-war-last-us-troops-l_n_1156037.html?&icid=maing-grid10%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl1%7Csec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D121146

Saturday, December 17, 2011

2 HAWAII-BASED SOLDIERS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN

HONOLULU (AP) — Two Hawaii-based soldiers from California and
New Jersey were killed when a bomb exploded in Afghanistan over the
weekend.

COPING WITH US CASUALTIES IN AFGHANISTAN



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In the wake of the incident that killed 30 U.S. troops, Seth Doane reports on how one Army unit in Afghanistan copes with the loss of one of its won, as well as the day-to-day toll of war.








MOST DANGEROUS VALLEY IN AFGHANISTAN



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This is considered by most to be the most dangerous valley in Afghanistan for US troops.









Friday, December 16, 2011

Thursday, December 15, 2011

IRAQ WAR IS OFFICIALLY OVER

The Iraq War is officially over

During the nine years of the war, over 4,500 Americans were killed and more than 31,000 seriously wounded some with injuries that will leave them disabled for the rest of their lives.

The number of Iraqi citizens killed ranges from 100,000 to one million.

Read the full story here and watch video:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/15/iraq-war-ends_n_1150252.html?icid=maing-grid10%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl12%7Csec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D120302

FIGHTING TO SURVIVE: ARMY VIDEO



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"What we do extremely well is take care of each other. If a grenade falls, its going to be a fight to see who dives on it first."


 
 
 
 
 
 

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

US TROOPS UNDER FIRE IN AFGHANISTAN



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This is a soldier footage and his story that he is telling us all..Just a quick clip of some harassing fire we received before the larger firefight later that day......You can hear they wait for us to leave the bunker before they open up on me and my guys.. Sorry I cannot show you the fight from later in the day that one it is too explicit






Tuesday, December 13, 2011

AP REPORTS 1,731 AMERICANS HAVE DIED IN AFGHANISTAN WAR SINCE PRESIDENT BUSH ORDERED INVASION IN 2001

AP is reporting 1,731 Americans have died in Afghanistan War since President Bush ordered the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001.

Read more here:

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,731 - KansasCity.com#storylink=rss#storylink=rss

Monday, December 12, 2011

UNCENSORED AFGHANISTAN COMBAT



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This is my unit when we were in Afghanistan. During the filming of this video I was in a gun truck firing a .50 cal to cover their advance. 







MARINES ON THE ATTACK IN AFGHANISTAN



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Marines counter a Taliban ambush with Cobra support in Afghanistan








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