Friday, August 3, 2012
HBO DOCUMENTARY. US MARINES: MASTERS OF CONTROLLED CHAOS. The Battle for Marjah
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012
THE LAST DAYS OF OSAMA BIN LADEN Worlds Most Wanted Terrorist National G...
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Documentary traces the search and eventual finding of Osama Bin Laden and how he was killed by Navy Seals Team 6.
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LEAKED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OSAMA BIN LADEN SEAL TEAM 6 OPERATION NEPTU...
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TALIBAN TAKE CONTROL OF U.S. MILITARY BASE IN AFGHANISTAN
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Known to US soldiers as the Valley of Death, it's been the scene of the some of the most intense fighting in the war in Afghanistan.
After years of intense fighting, the US has left its remote outpost in the Korengal Valley, in the country's east.
Al Jazeera's James Bays has more on the move, which the US calls a re-positioning of forces, but which the Taliban has declared a US defeat.
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
VIDEO SHOWS HOW MEDEVAC TEAMS SAVE LIVES IN AFGHANISTAN
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Sunday, July 29, 2012
JAVELIN MISSILE DESTROYS TALIBAN IN AFGHANISTAN FIREFIGHT
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Saturday, July 28, 2012
2 NATO SERVICE MEMBERS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN
The nationalities of the two NATO service members killed today in Afghanistan was not immediately known, however the bulk of the troops in Eastern Afghanistan are American.
Read full story here:
http://news.yahoo.com/2-nato-members-killed-afghanistan-112111866.html
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WARNING: IED ATTACKS ON U.S. CONVOYS. NOT FOR ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 18
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Thursday, July 26, 2012
AFGHANISTAN---THE WAR NOBODY TALKS ABOUT ANYMORE---IS TAKING A TREMENDOUS TOLL ON U.S.MILITARY THIS SUMMER
The war in Afghanistan has all but disappeared from the mainstream media in the United States, but a recent report indicates more and more U.S. military personnel are being injured by roadside bombs and IED explosives than anytime since the war started over 11 years ago.
Read the full account by clicking on this link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/26/ied-afghanistan-war-veterans_n_1705397.html
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
FEMALE MEDIC APRIL BURSON WRITES NOTE TO SOLDIER SHE IS TREATING WITH A HEAD INJURY
Female medic April Burson writes note to soldier she is treating for a head injury. Watch video here:
http://on.aol.com/playlist/home-of-the-brave---full-series-144845#_videoid=517424628
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012
DEATH UNDERSCORES SACRIFICES OF FEMALE TROOPS
Excellent editorial.
Click on this link to read:
http://bit.ly/ST5LuP
Editorial: Death underscores sacrifices of female troops
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Monday, July 23, 2012
Apache Destroys Taliban Fixed Position (Graphic video)
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A machine gunner with reinforcements are held up in a fixed bunker, firing at American patrols crossing the open areas. An Apache is called in to deal with the situation quickly.
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AL QAEDA REGROUPING IN IRAQ. 82 KILLED AND 100 WOUNDED IN WAVE OF BOMBINGS
Al Qaeda is regrouping in IRAQ and on Monday they launched an attack in BAGHDAD that killed 82 and wounded over 100.
Click on this link to read developing story:
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/07/23/12897673-wave-of-attacks-kills-at-least-82-across-iraq?lite
Wave of attacks kills at least 82 across Iraq
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UP-TO-THE-MINUTE MILITARY NEWS
Click on this link to view a video of the latest news from our military: http://www.militarytimes.com/multimedia/#/SitRep/Military+Times%3A+SitRep+Online+for+July+16%2C+2012/57707019001/57494968001/1737916813001
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Saturday, July 21, 2012
*TARGET: BIN LADEN* REAL CIA SEAL TEAM 6 GERINOMO E-KIA FOOTAGE
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20/20 ABC NEWS KILL SHOT...THE STORY BEHIND BIN LADEN'S DEATH. THE INSIDE LOOK FOR THE HUNT OF OSAMA BIN LADEN. SEAL TEAM 6 ACTUAL FOOTAGE FROM GERINOMO RAID. ST6 EXPLAINS HOW THEY TOOK DOWN THE MOST HATED MAN OF THE PAST DECADE.
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Friday, July 20, 2012
"FIX BAYONETS" Close Combat In Afghan Green Zone, Sangin Valley
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A Patrol left FOB Inkerman on a routine patrol and came into contact with the Taliban, This video shows just how close the fighting can get with Bayonets FIXED and USED in Combat.
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Thursday, July 19, 2012
Why We Serve: PFC Kristy Harrington
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Army PFC Kristy Harrington tells us about her job as a medic in afghanistan and why she continues to serve. Hometown: Louisville, KY. Produced by SSG. Donna Davis, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Also available in High Definition. This is the LARGEST military videos channel on YouTube! Over 1 Million views a month.
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2 NATO TROOPS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN
The Pentagon has not yet released information as to whether the two soldiers killed in Afghanistan today were Americans.
Click on link:
http://www.khaama.com/2-nato-troops-killed-in-southern-and-eastern-afghanistan-009/
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DRAMATIC VIDEO OF AIR RESCUE IN AFGHANISTAN
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C.J. Chivers provides an aerial analysis of the medevac helicopter rescue of Cpl. Zachary K. Kruger in Marja, Afghanistan.
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012
FLAG HONORING PRITZKER MILITARY LIBRARY RAISED IN AFGHANISTAN
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I donated my World War II scrapbook http://issuu.com/billcorc1/docs/billcww2scrapbook to the Pritzker Military Library in Chicago.
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AWESOME VIDEO: 82ND AIRBORNE COMBAT AIR RESCUE TEAM RACES TO SAVE LIVES IN AFGHANISTAN
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U.S. Army Soldiers from 3rd Platoon, The "All-American" Dustoff, 82nd Airborne Combat Aviation Brigade, Fort Bragg, N.C. were tasked to fly a UH-60 M Blackhawk helicopter on a medical evacuation mission to pick up a local national that was shot in the foot at FOB Airborne, Northern Wardak Province, Afghanistan.
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
MOST RECENT COMBAT VIDEO FROM AFGHANISTAN WAR
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This is a compilation of some of the most recent combat video from the war in Afghanistan.
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Monday, July 16, 2012
NAMES AND HOMETOWNS OF MOST RECENT MILITARY DEATHS IN AFGHANISTAN
The New York Times has released a list of names and hometowns of the most recent military deaths in Afghanistan.
There have been 2.023 U.S. military personnel killed in Afghanistan since the start of the war.
Click this link to read names and hometowns of recent deaths:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/13/us/us-military-deaths-in-afghanistan.html?_r=1&ref=afghanistan
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Sunday, July 15, 2012
Attack Company, 1st Battalion 503rd Infantry (Airborne)
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Footage of Soldiers from Attack Company, 1st Battalion 503rd Infantry (Airborne). Scenes include Soldiers talking and boarding a helicopter and helicopter taking off. Provided by Joint Combat Camera Afghanistan.
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MEXICANS ARE A MAJOR PART OF US MILITARY (VIDEO)
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mun2 News takes a closer look at the options young Latinos face upon graduating high school and the pros and cons of enlistment in the United States Armed Forces. This hour-long report chronicles the personal experiences of Mexican-born Diego Sosa as the 21 year-old former high school student enlists in the Marine Corps. Follow us as we travel from high school campuses to boot camp training to the halls of the Pentagon.
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HISPANICS PUT ON THE FRONT LINES IN THE MILITARY
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In addition to the racial profiling encouraged by Arizona's controversial anti-immigrant law, the Hispanic community in this country is the target of a different kind of profiling, as well: the military's targeting of Latino recruits. A US Military campaign is targeting Latinos with an extensive recruitment campaign. Marco Amador says that one of the US defense departments main goals was to pass the DREAM act to bring more Latinos into the military.
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Combat Rescue Afghanistan
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A slideshow of pics from the 129ERQS summer in Afghanistan providing MEDEVAC to US/Coalition forces and local Afghani personnel. In 4 months we had 631 missions for 397 saves. The US Air Force Rescue motto is "These things we do so that others may live..."
Fabulous background music.
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Saturday, July 14, 2012
BUSH-CHENEY LIED US INTO WAR WITH IRAQ AND NOW LOOK AT WHAT IS HAPPENING
Read more here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/14/iraq-iran-ties_n_1664728.html
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NEWS ALERT: 23 KILLED AT AFGHANISTAN WEDDING
The Washington Post is reporting 23 people have been killed at an Afghanistan wedding on Saturday.
Click this link for details:
http://tiny.cc/47ofhw
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