Tag: casualties
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Green Army Men – Casualties Of War
The hell of war comes home. In July 2009 Colorado Springs Gazettea published a two-part series entitled “Casualties of War”. The articles focused on a single battalion based at Fort Carson in Colorado Springs, who since returning from duty in Iraq had been involved in brawls, beatings, rapes, drunk driving, drug deals, domestic violence, shootings,…
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Military Proposes Medal For Troops Showing Restraint
U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan could someday be awarded medals for restraint that prevents civilian casualties in combat. Full Story – HERE Congratulations, you get a medal for not killing innocent people! Seems like unless your unit caused a total massacre, it would be pretty hard not to give this medal to everyone. If…