MY WORLD WAR II SCRAPBOOK

In 1941 I started a scrapbook about World War II.  The scrapbook contains newspaper headlines, articles and memorabilia from World War II.  You can click on the link below and follow the arrows to cycle through the scrapbook.  I recently donated the scrapbook to the Pritzker Military Library in Chicago.

Here is the link to the scrapbook:

http://issuu.com/billcorc1/docs/billcww2scrapbook

FOUR GIS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN

Four GIs have been killed in a fire fight in Afghanistan. 

Read full report here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/28/world/asia/afghanistan-explosions-kill-four-nato-soldiers.html?_r=2&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1338119981-7XnMAaSNFO+cux6kd0bDwQ

PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO WATCH THIS VIDEO AND SAY A PRAYER FOR OUR TROOPS STILL AT WAR

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Please take a moment over the Memorial Day weekend to watch this video and say a prayer for our troops who are still at war in Afghanistan and deployed around the world. 

The Afghanistan War has become the second "forgotten war."   I served in the Army during the first "forgotten war," the Korean War.

There are still close to 100,000 young men and women in our Armed Forces deployed to Afghanistan, but you would never know it by reading the newspapers or watching TV. 

President Obama has promised to withdraw all combat troops from Afghanistan by 2014.  Frankly, I feel Obama should pull all of our troops out of Afghanistan and turn over the security to the ANA (Afghanistan National Army).

Bill Corcoran, Fmr. Cpl. (E-4), United States Army Combat Engineers, Korean War veteran, 1951-1953. 



 

MUST VIEW MEMORIAL DAY VIDEO: ARTISTS SARAH MCLACHLAN AND TOBY KEITH

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Sarah McLachlan, who will star at Ravinia on June 30, and Toby Keith dedicate songs to our fallen troops in this heart-warming video.  This is a must see video for Memorial Day, 2012.

Bill Corcoran, Cpl. (E-4), United States Army Combat Engineers, Korean War veteran, 1951-1953.

"BECAUSE THE COST OF FREEDOM IS NEVER FREE"---MEMORIAL DAY MAY 28, 2012 VIDEO TRIBUTE

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I dedicate this video to the 120 men from my 200 man United States Army Combat Engineer Company who were either killed or wounded in the KOREAN WAR.  I will never forget you guys. 
Bill Corcoran, Cpl. (E-4) United States Army Combat Engineers, Korean War veteran, 1951-1953.

MEMORIAL DAY TRIBUTE 2012

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I dedicate this video to the 120 men from my United States Army Combat Engineer Company of 200 who were either killed or wounded in the KOREAN WAR.  Bill Corcoran, Cpl. (E-4) United States Army Combat Engineers, 1951-1953

AFGHANISTAN FIREFIGHT CAUGHT ON HELMET CAM

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Helmet cam captures US troops in a firefight with Taliban

BYE, BYE TALIBAN SAFE HOUSE. AC-130 GUNSHIP DESTROYS IT

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Video footage from an AC-130 gunners station

GRIPPING DOCUMENTARY OF MARINES IN AFGAHNISTAN

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This is a documentary of 3D Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment's (3/5) deployment to Afghanistan. The documentary summarizes the deployment in a very broad sense. The footage was compiled from myself and members of the Combat Camera team attached to 3/5, as well as helmet cameras provided by various Marines on the deployment as well.

The entirety of the video was edited by myself. I personally was attached to Company "L"

FOR THOSE WHO STILL CARE WHAT IS HAPPENING IN AFGHANISTAN---RAW VIDEO

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The interest in the war in Afghanistan has sunk to an all-time low in the United States. 

It is a dirty rotten shame so few people care about our troops in Afghanistan. 

Less than one percent of the American population have a family member in the United States military. 

Watch this video to see what our troops are doing in Afghanistan.   One of them might be your neighbor. 

75th Ranger Regiment-Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan.

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SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE MILITARY

MSNBC'S MELISSA HARRIS-PERRY leads a discussion about sexual assault in the military.

Watch video here:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46979745/#47494631

SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN REACHES CRITICAL STAGE

The New York Times reported Sunday the Taliban have struck US forces in Southern Afghanistan with an untold number of injuries. 

Read details here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/21/world/asia/bomber-strikes-american-forces-in-southern-afghanistan.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

FANTASTIC VIDEO OF US MARINE ENGINEERS DESTROYING TALIBAN IED FACTORY

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Marines with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion destroy a bazaar used to make IED's as part of Operation Black in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

OZZY OSBOURNE: Soldier Tribute- Mama I'm Coming Home

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TIME TO RETHINK AFGHANISTAN

The mission in Afghanistan is a total mess.  Over$2 billion a week in US taxpayer money is being spent to fight the Taliban in Afghanistan.  France is planning on pulling their troops out in the next few months.  Obama will begin to drawdown US troops in 2013.  According to reliable sources, the Taliban are poised to again takeover Afghanistan the minute US and NATO forces leave the coutry.

Read more here:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/18/afghan-general-corruption_n_1527448.html

US PARARESCUE TEAM SAVES WOUNDED AFGHAN SOLDIERS

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THIS IS WHAT REAL COMBAT IN AFGHANISTAN LOOKS LIKE

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US Marines and supporting forces respond to a Taliban ambush in Sangin District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan

MAJOR DRUG BUST IN AFGHANISTAN

U.S. and NATO forces carried out a major drug bust in Afghanistan this week.

Watch video and read Reuters story here:

http://tiny.cc/bzngew

GRAPHIC VIDEO: US Soldiers Ambushed in Kunar Province Afghanistan

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Afghanistan war firefight, casualties in Afghanistan, between US soldiers and Taliban in Kunar Province during war in Afghanistan

NEW VIDEO: Dad Home From Afghanistan

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New video shows GI returning from Afghanistan to meet his kids in school.

U.S. Army Sniper Engages Enemy Forces In Afghanistan

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U.S. Army soldiers from C. Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, engage enemy forces from Combat Outpost Mace in Nuristan Province of northeastern Afghanistan.

MAJOR SETBACK TO PEACE IN AFGHANISTAN

An assassin armed with a pistol has killed one of the top Afghan negotiators who has been working on bringing peace to Afghanistan. 

Details are still emerging, but click on this link for the latest information.

http://news.antiwar.com/2012/05/13/top-afghan-negotiator-slain-in-kabul-attack/

AFGHAN ARMY ON TRACK TO HANDLE OWN SECURITY

The Afghan Army is on track to handle their own security according to a ranking NATO official.


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http://tiny.cc/8ue8dw

U.S. Army Soldiers Ambushed By Enemy Fighters In Afghanistan

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U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Platoon, B. Company, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, engage enemy fighters a short distance from a suspected insurgent training camp in the Watahpur Valley District in Kunar Province of northeastern Afghanistan.

Missile Flight Test THIS IS COOL!

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gloSecond-Generation Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System Completes Successful Intercept Flight Test The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and U.S. Navy sailors aboard the USS LAKE ERIE (CG 70) successfully conducted a flight test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) system, resulting in the first intercept of a short-range ballistic missile target over the Pacific Ocean by the Navy's newest Missile Defense interceptor, the Standard Missile -- 3 (SM-3) Block 1B. At 8:18 p.m. Hawaiian Standard Time (2:18 a.m. EDT May 10) the target missile was launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, located on Kauai, Hawaii. The target flew on a northwesterly trajectory towards a broad ocean area of the Pacific Ocean. Following target launch, the USS LAKE ERIE detected and tracked the missile with its onboard AN/SPY-1 radar. The ship, equipped with the second-generation Aegis BMD 4.0.1 weapon system, developed a fire control solution and launched the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IB interceptor. The USS LAKE ERIE continued to track the target and sent trajectory information to the SM-3 Block IB interceptor in-flight. The SM-3 maneuvered to a point in space, as designated by the fire control solution, and released its kinetic warhead. The kinetic warhead acquired the target, diverted into its path, and, using only the force of a direct impact, engaged and destroyed the threat in a hit-to-kill intercept. Today's event, designated Flight Test Standard Missile-16 (FTM-16) Event 2a, was the first successful live fire intercept test of the SM-3 Block IB interceptor and the second-generation Aegis BMD 4.0.1 weapon system. Previous successful intercepts were conducted with the Aegis BMD 3.6.1 weapon system and the SM-3 Block IA interceptor, which are currently operational on U.S. Navy ships deployed across the globe..

"GOT YOUR 6" LAUNCHED WITH SUPPORT OF HOLLYWOOD STARS

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"GOT YOUR 6," a military term which means I got your back, has been launched by veterans with the support of Hollywood stars.  Find out more by watching video.

NEW VIDEO: NEW FIREFIGHT IN AFGHANISTAN

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Embedded with U.S. troops in Afghanistan, CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports as a military outpost comes under attack.

THE LATEST NEWS FROM MILITARY TIMES

Click on link below to watch videos from Military Times on the latest information from the Army.

http://www.militarytimes.com/multimedia/#/SitRep/Military+Times%3A+SitRep+Online+for+May+7%2C+2012/57707019001/57494968001/1626247213001

Afghan Soldier Kills US Marine, Marking 19 Attacks This Year -- News from Antiwar.com

The wave of attacks by Afghan soldiers on U.S. soldiers contiues and the latest is a U.S. Marine was killed by an Afghan soldier.

Read the full story here how 19 such attacks have occured this year.

Afghan Soldier Kills US Marine, Marking 19 Attacks This Year -- News from Antiwar.com