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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http://www.youtube.com/v/C6s7p55Ob_Y&hl=en&fs=1
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Monday, July 6, 2009
NEW VIDEO: BRAVO CO, 1ST INF DIV, ON A DEADLY MISSION IN THE KORENGAL VALLEY AFGHANISTAN
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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http://www.youtube.com/v/X-VjU3T--Po&hl=en&fs=1
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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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http://www.youtube.com/v/ZyJ8Mpbbmz4&hl=en&fs=1
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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.
TURN UP YOUR SPEAKERS AND ENJOY
WATCH VIDEO HERE:
http://www.youtube.com/v/RtmFQLhQ1nY&hl=en&fs=1
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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.
WATCH VIDEO HERE:
http://www.youtube.com/v/EJQMPwF38s0&hl=en&fs=1
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Sunday, July 5, 2009
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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http://www.youtube.com/v/-5QP2guJLoY&hl=en&fs=1
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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.
WATCH VIDEO HERE:
http://www.youtube.com/v/U_ZG0-FncOQ&hl=en&fs=1
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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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http://www.youtube.com/v/fM90cGE8cdI&hl=en&fs=1
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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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http://www.youtube.com/v/nXtMgmo-7mI&hl=en&fs=1
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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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http://www.youtube.com/v/AoJiQDFdEHU&hl=en&fs=1
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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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http://www.youtube.com/v/DTz3LgmhV_M&hl=en&fs=1
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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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http://www.youtube.com/v/tCAi3RGxnfQ&hl=en&fs=1
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Saturday, July 4, 2009
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.
WATCH VIDEO HERE:
http://www.youtube.com/v/0cDfOkoYWLY&hl=en&fs=1
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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.
WATCH VIDEO HERE:
http://www.youtube.com/v/5e9VUMuyOCc&hl=en&fs=1
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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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http://www.youtube.com/v/KkNu8jSrtgY&hl=en&fs=1
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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.
WATCH VIDEO HERE:
http://www.youtube.com/v/m7XIFKMzmLM&hl=en&fs=1
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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.
WATCH VIDEO HERE:
http://www.youtube.com/v/pvH4-Yx9PPE&hl=en&fs=1
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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.
Read more http://tinyurl.com/m3uc4n
Friday, July 3, 2009
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.
WATCH VIDEO HERE:
http://www.youtube.com/v/c_aldlRKzvQ&hl=en&fs=1
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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.
WATCH VIDEO HERE:
http://www.youtube.com/v/_Nt2Wj0t4mc&hl=en&fs=1
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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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WATCH VIDEO HERE:
http://www.liveleak.com/e/3b8_1243962169
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Thursday, July 2, 2009
VIDEO WILL BREAK YOUR HEART: ZAHRA: SMALL AFGHAN ORPHAN GIRL, LOST ALL OF HER FAMILY IN U.S. AIR STRIKE (SEE VIDEO)
The Pentagon has an expression for it: They call it "Collateral Damage." This is the Department of Defense's way of saying we screwed up and bombed the wrong target and killed a lot of innocent people. Zahra, shown in this video, is a victim of "Collateral Damage" in Afghanistan. All of her family were killed when a U.S. air strike hit their home instead of a suspected hiding place for a member of the Taliban. Today, Zahra (nobody knows her age) says she misses her father and she has only her grandmother to take care of her. Meanwhile, President Obama and U.S. forces have launched a major offensive in Afghanistan and there are bound to be more instances of "Collateral Damage." The question is why? Why is the United States doing this? What is the mission? What is the exit strategy? Thousands and thousands of people are going to die (and, yes, many of them will be American troops) before this all comes to some kind of an end. It is all so senseless. The Afghan people DON'T want the U.S. troops in their country. The original plan over eight years ago was to find Usama bin Laden, but everyone agrees he is now hiding out in Pakistan or perhaps even has died. So why do we continue this war? Stop the misery. Stop creating more Zahra's.
WATCH VIDEO HERE"
http://www.youtube.com/v/lH8bRz_HvsE&hl=en&fs=1
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DAY 2: U.S. SNIPERS WIPE OUT TALIBAN IN MOUNTAINS OF AFGHANISTAN (FABULOUS VIDEO)
The Taliban are hidden in the mountains of Afghanistan, but U.S. snipers are zeroing in on them and taking them out as you can see by watching this video. One U.S. soldier has been captured by the Taliban and his fate has not been determined.
WATCH VIDEO HERE:
http://www.youtube.com/v/m4kF-hI6vDQ&hl=en&fs=1
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WATCH VIDEO OF SECOND DAY OF MASSIVE OFFENSIVE BY U.S. TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN (GREAT VIDEO)
This is the second day of a massive new U.S. offensive in Afghanistan and in this video you see men from Able Main outpost attacking the Taliban in the mountains of Afghanistan.
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http://www.youtube.com/v/K8zSNrEsnMc&hl=en&fs=1
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THIS VIDEO IS FOR A MOTHER WHO WROTE ME HER SON IS AT FOB SHANK IN AFGHANISTAN (TOBY KEITH SINGS "AMERICAN SOLDIER)
We recently received a letter from a mother who has a son stationed at FOB Shank in Afghanistan and she was hoping I would have some footage from the outpost. I found this video of Toby Keith singing "American Solider" with a smattering of images of soldiers from FOB Shank and other combat outposts.
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http://www.youtube.com/v/CHvPbPyh-_U&hl=en&fs=1
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TOBY KEITH AT FOB SHANK IN AFGHANISTAN (GREAT VIDEO)
Entertainer Toby Keith recently visited FOB Shank in Afghanistan and in this video he describes a night with Willie Nelson. It's hilarious.
WATCH VIDEO HERE:
http://www.youtube.com/v/eNPR_khW6A4&hl=en&fs=1
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PREVIEW OF CASEY J. PORTER'S NEW VIDEO, "FIRE MISSION"
This is a preview of Casey J. Porter's new video, "Fire Mission," which will be completed and released on July 20th. Casey was a Sgt in the Army and served two tours in Iraq. Those of you who have followed Casey's work via videos from Iraq know Casey does not pull any punches in telling the truth about the Iraq mission.
WATCH VIDEO TRAILER HERE:
http://www.youtube.com/v/PCGZNsrip00&hl=en&fs=1
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NEW AFGHAN OFFENSIVE INCLUDES AC-130 GUNSHIPS BLOWING THE HELL OUT OF TALIBAN (WATCH VIDEO)
A new U.S. offensive is underway in Afghanistan and included with all the military hardware that is being thrown at the Taliban are AC-130 Gunships. This video gives you a birds eye view of an AC-130 Gunship taking out Taliban positions on the ground in Afghanistan. Turn up your speakers so you get to hear the commands from ground control to the AC-130 Gunship crew on what targets to hit.
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http://www.youtube.com/v/_OkoWEMCnLQ&hl=en&fs=1
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009
ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE IN AFGHANISTAN (LIVE VIDEO)
A major offensive against the Taliban has been launched in Afghanistan by U.S., NATO and Afghan troops. This video is an action-packed series of events involving Chosen Company of the 173rd Airborne. WARNING: The language is extremely colorful to say the least.
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http://www.youtube.com/v/hmEDe-UOGOE&hl=en&fs=1
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