I think we can do that Via Blackfive Braydon’s dad was one of the pilots on the Chinook helo that was shot down over the weekend, killing all aboard. The news reports have been full of pictures of the SEALs killed in the crash, and Braydon (10 years old) wondered why there weren’t any pictures [...]
Yesterday… Yesterday, thirty plus United States military personnel were still alive. Today they are not; Coalition forces suffered the largest loss of life in a single incident since US forces invaded Afghanistan in 2001 when a transport helicopter crashed during a raid in eastern Afghanistan, killing 31 US and seven Afghan special operations forces. The [...]
h/t haystack Via CENTCOM; Last American combat brigade leaves Iraq BAGHDAD (Aug. 18, 2010) — The first wave of soldiers with the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, United States Division-Center, departed Baghdad Aug. 13 as the last combat brigade to leave Iraq, as part of the responsible drawdown of troops in Iraq. [...]
Even when others don’t, we remember Via Keep America Safe.Com; The board members of Keep America Safe, Liz Cheney, Bill Kristol and Debra Burlingame announce the release of “We Remember,” an ad featuring first responders and family members of the victims of the terrorist attacks of 9/11 who are speaking out in opposition to the [...]
Via thelastcrusade; Obama; “Ramadan is a celebration of a faith known for great diversity and racial equality. “And here in the United States, Ramadan is a reminder that Islam has always been part of America and that American Muslims have made extraordinary contributions to our country. “And today, I want to extend my best wishes [...]
Via Fox News‘ Bill Hemmer; Feisal Abdul Rauf, the man behind the mosque and now funded by your tax dollars in a trip to the Middle East, has an interesting resume; In a 60 Minutes interview that aired on September 30, 2001, Rauf said that the 9/11 attacks were part of a larger Islamic “reaction against the U.S. [...]
or even LIKES us Via Hot Air Whatever you say about George W. Bush (and his father, for that matter), at least he had utmost respect for his troops and gets max props for that. Recently my former Commander in Chief surprised troops arriving at DFW with a handshake courtesy of the USO and SLANT [...]
The Code Pink-os are drooling in their butter again, now asking that Obama pardon the “alleged” WikiLeaks traitor (I don’t just throw that term around loosely) Bradley Manning. Private Bradley Manning, a 22 year old intelligence analyst with the US Army, stands accused of disclosing a classified video of American troops shooting civilians from an [...]
Via West Point.org, I’m told by a friend that 1LT Goeke is the first KIA from the USMA Class of 2008. My friend added; “I hope it won’t be in vain…” Me too, bro… Cullum: 64415 Class: ’08 Cadet Company: B1 Date of Birth: Date of Death: July 13, 2010 - View or Post a Eulogy LT [...]
Wonder if they’ll laugh at him too? h/t Jaded Via The Australian; A SENIOR Taliban commander disguised in women’s clothes was killed by Afghan and international forces when he fired on troops trying to catch him south of Kabul. NATO and Afghan security forces cornered Ghulam Sakhi at a compound in Logar province’s Puli Alam [...]