Tag: troops

  • Photos From Afghanistan (October 2010)

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    Afghan policemen simulate weapons orientation during a training session with US soldiers from 2nd PLT Diablos 552nd Military Police Company, on the outskirts of Kandahar City, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) LOL I guess giving them real guns is still too dangerous.  Training them must be very frustrating. Full photoset – HERE

  • Photos From Afghanistan (September 2010)

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    U.S. Navy Corpsman HN Ikaika McCallum of Kaneohe, Hawaii nurses a bullet wound to his face aboard a Medevac helicopter September 19, 2010 near Marja, Afghanistan. The bullet tore across McCallum’s lip and exited through his cheek without doing any major damage. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) Lucky guy. No major damage obviously, but I bet that…

  • Photos From Afghanistan (August 2010)

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    U.S. Marines carry a comrade wounded by an improvised explosive device (IED) to a waiting medevac helicopter, near the town of Marjah in Helmand Province on August 21, 2010. (REUTERS/Bob Strong) 41 more incredible photos over at Big Picture – HERE

  • Taliban Monkey Marksmen Trained To Attack American Troops

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    [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7GIl4zKrV8[/youtube] According to China’s People’s Daily Online, the Taliban have taught monkeys to recognize U.S. Military uniforms and shoot at the soldiers using AK-47s, Bren machine guns, and mortars. Full Story – HERE Ugh, lets hope there are no splinter cells here at zoos in the United States. :P On the plus side, i’m pretty confident…

  • Toy Soldier Hat Boy David Morales Awarded Medal

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    Retired Lt. Gen. Reginald Centracchio, the former head of the Rhode Island National Guard, gave 8-year-old David Morales a medal called a challenge coin during an appearance on WPRO-AM’s John DePetro show. Centracchio said the second-grader should be thanked for recognizing veterans and soldiers. “You did nothing wrong, and you did an outstanding job,” he…

  • Toy Soldiers Glued To A Hat Violates School’s Weapons Ban

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    [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xzRfR0Kgbc[/youtube] Providence, RI – Christan Morales said her son David just wanted to honor American troops when he wore a hat to school decorated with an American flag and small plastic Army figures. But the school banned the hat because it ran afoul of the district’s zero-tolerance weapons policy. Why? The toy soldiers were carrying…