Tag: Military

  • Warrior Games For Wounded Soldiers

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    Heartbreaking to see young men wounded so severely while serving our country. Angel Barcenas and William Gibson of the Marines wish each other good luck prior to their 1,500 Meter run during the 2010 Warrior Games for wounded soldiers on Friday 05/14/10 at U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. Full set of photos…

  • Military Proposes Medal For Troops Showing Restraint

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    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…

  • U.S. Marines In Afghanistan

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    A US Marine convoy from India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines steers alongside an inactive gas station in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on April 9, 2010. Some new pictures I haven’t seen, some old. See them all – HERE

  • NYT Wants To Hear Your Stories From Afghanistan

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    The New York Times invites members of the military who are serving, or have served, in Afghanistan to help us document the daily life of this war in photographs, video and writing. Take us on a tour of the forward operating base, introduce us to your friends, describe the hardships and rewards of deployment and…

  • NYT on The Performance-Enhanced Military

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    During my deployments in Iraq there were often rumors that certain soldiers were taking steroids because of their sudden increase in physical size. When the unit deployed these soldiers looked no different from the average soldier, but upon completion of the deployment they looked Rambo-esque. Some soldiers felt that others were getting away with steroid…

  • Smith & Wesson SD9 and SD40 Pistols

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    YAWN… On S&W’s website – HERE Details in the PDF Brochure – HERE Someone tell me why I should care about these? They look like a Sigma crossed with a M&P.  Interesting how S&W chose not to design these with removable backstraps. Maybe the “Self Defense Trigger” (SDT) is the selling point?   Who knows…