Bush Praises Fort Campbell Troops for Key Role in Terror War
By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25, 2008 – President George W. Bush kicked off his last Thanksgiving week as commander in chief today by thanking the soldiers of Fort Campbell, Ky., for the key role they’ve played in the war on terror and [...]
Royal Navy in firefight with Somali pirates
Pirates caught redhanded by one of Her Majesty’s warships after trying to hijack a cargo ship off Somalia made the grave mistake of opening fire on two Royal Navy assault craft packed with commandos armed with machineguns and SA80 rifles.
In the ensuing gunfight, two Somali pirates in a Yemeni-registered [...]
From Spike…thanks!
This is a great idea!
When doing your Christmas cards this year, take one card and send it to the address below. If we pass this on and everyone sends one card, think of how many cards these wonderful special people, who have sacrificed so much would get.
A Recovering American Soldier
c/o Walter Reed Army [...]
“I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom.”
- Abraham Lincoln
Editor’s note: In the movie, “Saving Private Ryan,” [...]
“LATER IN THE ATTACK ON BAGHDAD THE 1 ST BATTALION, 8 TH MARINES GOT INTO A SERIOUS FIGHT IN AND AROUND THE IMAM ALI MOSQUE IN THE NORTH-CENTRAL PORTION OF THE CITY. THEY KILLED ROUGHLY 250 REPUBLICAN GUARDS, BAATHISTS, AND SADAAM FEDAYEEN AS THEY TOOK [...]
“It is with the deepest sadness and most profound grief that I must report to you the loss of Daniel Wyatt, LCpl, Fox Co, 2nd Bn, 24th Marines, USMC. Daniel was killed in the line of duty, while conducting foot patrolling operations in Yusufiyah Iraq. Daniel was killed by a command detonated improvised explosive device. [...]
U.S. Marines from Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., serve as the funeral detail for former Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert H. Barrow in Saint Francisville, La., Nov. 3, 2008. Barrow, who served in the Marine Corps for 41 years, was known for his contributions to reforming Marine Corps recruiting and training procedures and the [...]
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‘Screaming Eagles’ to Go Home Early
By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2008 – About 3,000 soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team will leave Iraq nearly two months earlier than planned, military officials said.
Improved security and decreased violence across the unit’s area of operations in northwestern Baghdad is [...]
A new building serves as headquarters for the Warrior Transition Brigade at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. DoD photo by Fred W. Baker III
Staying Power: Army Program Reinvents Wounded Care
By Fred W. Baker III
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2008 – When the first news stories broke in February 2007 detailing a [...]
