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Fort Hood Soldiers Decorated for Valor

Note: The names of the Soldiers in this post were released by Fort Hood and III Corps PAO and can be found in local media stories as well. I obtained the permission from Soldiers to share [...]

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Moosehead Grill In Charlotte Disrespects Wounded Warrior

There are some stories that are so absolutely repulsive, you almost have to hope you’re reading The Onion. Unfortunately, such was not the case for Marine Garrett Carnes who lost both his legs in Afghanistan. While [...]

Medevac central: A glimpse at one of the busiest medevac locations in Afghanistan

A glimpse at one of the busiest medevac locations in Afghanistan

The flight crews of Company C, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, pose in front of a UH-60 Black Hawk located in Pasab, Afghanistan, in late September. (Photo by Sgt. Randy Ojeda/25th Combat [...]

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MG Abrams Re-enlists 25 “Desert Rogues”

Maj. Gen. Robert B. “Abe” Abrams, Regional Command – South and Third Infantry Division Commander, signs Staff Sgt. Philip D. Smith’s Oath of Re-enlistment,” Thursday Oct. 18, 2012, in Forward Operating Base Lindsey, Afghanistan. Maj. Gen. [...]

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Gold Star Father Slams Obama Form Letter

The father of Lance Corporal Hunter D. Hogan received a form letter expressing sympathies from President Obama after the Marine was killed in Afghanistan in July. Steve Hogan sent the letter back, with a personal response: [...]

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Military Dogs for Adoption

UPDATE: After doing due diligence, its come to my attention that this is a scam. I’m leaving it up so that people can search it on the internet and not fall for it. Cpl. Cade, a [...]

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A Second Knock At The Door

A couple of weeks ago, I had the privilege of being able to view a new documentary called A SECOND KNOCK AT THE DOOR. It covers an issues that is taboo within military families and is [...]

Heavy-lift Helos Haul Big Missions in Afghanistan

The Frontlines Weekly Update Brief (May 16-22, 2011)

THE FRONTLINES OF AFGHANISTAN Tuesday Morning a NATO helicopter crashed in Afghanistan, destroying the aircraft but fortunately no casualties to crew members on board. Several NATO convoys were attacked by roadside bombs and IEDs. One attack [...]

Weekly Update Brief From The Frontlines

THE FRONTLINES OF AFGHANISTAN Taliban insurgents kidnapped 50 Afghan police officers in an ambush in northeastern Afghanistan. Insurgent forces in the Helmand province attacked an American unit with small arms fire, killing SPC. Justin Ross of [...]

Afghanistan’s “Loss” of $900 Million

Kabul Bank, Afghanistan’s largest bank, may have “lost” up to $900 million, through fraud and mismanagement. Though the Afghan government vows to keep the bank afloat, the money to do that will have to be drawn [...]

MS PGR mission for KIA SGT Eric Newman

SGT Eric Newman was killed in Afghanistan October 14th of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.  He was assigned to 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, XVIII [...]

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[UPDATE] The “Face” of Military Dating Scams – The Wall of Shame

UPDATE (29 Jul 2010): Hooboy! That CNN piece has brought in a LOT of information. It did exactly what I think Emily, Abbie and I wanted to do which was bring attention to this. So, I’ve [...]

War (A Book Report)

“War is a big and sprawling word thing that brings a lot of human suffering into the conversation, but combat is a different matter…Combat isn’t where you might die – though that does happen – it’s [...]

Single Parents in the Military

Let me start off by saying that I am going to piss some of you off with the opinion you are about to read! But I am SICK and TIRED of people NOT understanding what the [...]

Explorer: Camp Leatherneck (A Review)

In January 2009 it was a patch of lawless Afghan desert, riddled with Taliban fighters. Today, Camp Leatherneck is home to more than 60,000 Marines. Now, as President Obama prepares to send more troops to Afghanistan, [...]