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• Out-of-Control Security Guards Hamper Afghanistan Efforts

  
  The LA Progressive — Authority: 143
  "Trigger-happy" private security guards in Afghanistan are killing civilians and undercutting counterinsurgency efforts, reports todays Army Times. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Richard Todd, star of The Dam Busters, dies (One of the first to land on D-Day)

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  His spokeswoman said that Todd, who had been suffering from cancer, died on Thursday night. She said in a statement: He had been suffering from cancer, an illness that he bore with his habitual courage and dignity. His family were with him throughout. In his heyday, Todd was one of British cinemas biggest box office ...
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• Behind the Iron Curtain

  
  Bring the heat, Bring the Stupid — Authority: 419
  A lot of attention has been paid to the threat IEDs and EFPs pose to Humvees in Iraq and Afghanistan. Heavier armor, jamming of cell phone signals, the CROWS weapons mount and “Rhino” countermeasures have all worked to make Humvees more survivable in an IED environment.  Also, moving from Humvees to MRAPs for ...
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• So, Whats Happening To Nazi Dad?

  
  Anti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective — Authority: 421
  Remember a while back when we were discussing the epic of "Nazi Mom" and "Nazi Dad" of Winnipeg when the lost their two children after repeatedly sending the oldest daughter to elementary school with swastikas and other racist iconography drawn on her body with a Sharpie marker (when she was sent to school, that ...
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• Lt. Col. Allen West, candidate U.S. congress Florida District 22 (Inspiring Campaign Video)

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  While serving in Taji, Iraq on August 20, 2003 as commander of the 2d Battalion 20th Field Artillery, 4th Infantry Division, Lieutenant Colonel West was in charge of the interrogation of an Iraqi police officer who was suspected of having information about planned attacks on American forces. According to the Iraqi ...
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• Cadets trying to send a message?

  
  United Conservatives of Virginia — Authority: 543
  Do you think that the Cadets were trying to send their Commander in Chief a message? Btw, those decorations are unusual on a Cadet..... Perhaps he might know a thing or two.... Combat Infantrymans Badge Purple Heart GWOT Campaign Medals (Expeditionary and Service) Iraq Campaign Medal Firewatch Ribbon ...
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• A NORTH AMERICAN HERO

  
  Theo Spark — Authority: 642
  Colonel Lewis Lee Millet served in two North American armies; deserted from one to serve in the other, was highly decorated, court martialed, battlefield commissioned, fought in three wars and earned the Medal of Honor leading an uphill bayonet charge. It just doesnt get much more ballsier than that . . . . . . ...
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• Remember Back When: I’m In The Lord’s Army!

  
  Live to Worship — Authority: 120
  Did you sing this song as a kid?  It was definitely a favourite of mine growing up.  Think about it.  I grew up in Northern Ireland during the troubles .  Singing about armies, guns and shooting (can you remember the actions?) was super fun. I may never march in the infantry Ride in the cavalry Shoot the ...
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• Photos: Obama, Secretary of State, Afghanistan, West Point Cadets

  
  pacificEyeWitness.org — Authority: 144
  WASHINGTON – DECEMBER 02: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L)and Defense Secretary Robert Gates (L) arrive at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, December 2, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on President Barack Obama’s plan to send more troops to Afghanistan. ...
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• Thoughts on Afghanistan

  
  Bring the heat, Bring the Stupid — Authority: 419
  One of the things that makes me a lousy blogger is that I don’t like to post my thoughts immediately on issues of the day. I didn’t post my opinions within 5 minutes of the President’s address last night because I wanted to digest them a bit. I also wanted to see what others thought, [...]
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• Lessons of an Afghan School House

  
  America's North Shore Journal — Authority: 131
  "Enough," he said of the insurgents who have continually tried to harass his soldiers and the villagers around the compound. "War is damaging our country. If you are truly Afghan make peace for our people. This school was not meant to be a military checkpoint – it was built to be a school for the new generation of ...
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• Photos From Mission Part 3

  
  Sour Swinger — Authority: 100
  You’ll probably wondering why its been one month since my last posting. Well, my computer took a pretty hard crash while I was on the road. I was in a slight state of panic as the remaining photos to post were not backed up. For my computer to get in the shop, repaired, and return to this blog….took a month. So ...
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• Article Title Unknown

  
  Bring the heat, Bring the Stupid — Authority: 419
  Here’s an interesting article from yahoo/AP:Col. David B. Haight, commander of U.S. forces in Logar and neighboring Wardak province, half jokes that some frustrated Afghans come to him and say: “‘You can put a man on the moon so can’t we get a road here?’ and I have to tell them, `You know, it’s a [...]
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• Lincoln Looks to Johnson for a Champion

  
  Faces of War — Authority: 107
  While researching the origins of the Corps dAfrique, I came across this private letter written by President Abraham Lincoln to then Sen. Andrew Johnson of Tennessee. Lincolns hope for a quick end to the war by raising regiments of black troops, and his desire to find prominent white leaders to make it happen, is ...
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• 2ID to Implement ID Card Holder Policy

  
  ROK Drop — Authority: 529
  This topic is already getting plenty of comments on another posting here on the ROK Drop so I figured I would go ahead and create a separate posting for people to discuss this: With too many soldier ID cards going missing, 2nd Infantry Division troops soon will be sporting a new piece of equipment — a ...
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• Russia to rearm naval infantry by 2015

  
  World Military Forum - Latest Military News — Authority: 125
  MOSCOW,  — Russia will fully equip its entire naval infantry with advanced weaponry by 2015, the Navy said Friday. “The naval infantry will receive T-90 tanks, BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles, BTR-82A armored personnel carriers, BRDM-3 armored reconnaissance vehicles, 120-mm 2C31 Vena...
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• Iraqi friends join Thanksgiving feast

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  In this photo from another Thanksgiving celebration in Iraq, The Red Bull logo of the 34th Infantry Division is displayed in bread for their Thanksgiving meal on Contingency Operating Base Basrah, Nov. 26. Photo by Spc. Samuel Soza, 34th Red Bull Infantry Division. BAGHDAD — Two cultures come together at a table. ...
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• Kunu-ri

  
  Stopping to smell the roses — Authority: 424
  This poem is dedicated to the memory of the men from the US Second Infantry Division who lost their lives during the Battle of the Chongchon sometimes called the Battle of Kunu-ri and The Gauntlet at the end of November 1950. More than 4,900 men perished from the Division on those bleak cold hills and in those ...
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• When Iraqis Win Hearts and Minds of Jaded U.S. Soldiers

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  U.S. Army Spc. Scott Guthrie stands watch on the roof of an Iraqi police station in Tunis, Iraq, Feb. 28, 2009. Guthrie is assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James Wagner Thomas Ricks posted a nice response by Lt. Joseph Somers, in ...
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• 2ID Commander Recommends New Curfew & Alcohol Policies

  
  ROK Drop — Authority: 529
  Are Changes On the Way? The new 2nd Infantry Division commander Major General Michael Tucker is going to be quite a popular guy if he gets this passed: The curfew would be lifted, the drinking age would be lowered to 19, and rules on blood-alcohol limitations would be eliminated for servicemembers in ...
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