Tag: War

  • Photos from Afghanistan (November 2009)

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    U.S. soldier PV2 John MacIntosh takes cover in farm field and scans the ridge line as Taliban fighters ambush U.S soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division during a patrol in the Pech Valley of Afghanistan’s Kunar province on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) Lots…

  • Soviet War Paintings

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    Some very powerful paintings Part I – HERE Part II – HERE

  • Too FAT to FIGHT

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    From the ArmyTimes: According to the latest Pentagon figures, a full 35 percent, or more than one-third, of the roughly 31.2 million Americans aged 17 to 24 are unqualified for military service because of physical and medical issues. And, said Curt Gilroy, the Pentagon’s director of accessions, “the major component of this is obesity. We…

  • Conflict in Pakistan

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    Pakistan army soldiers board into a vehicle as they leave after attending funeral prayer of their comrade Nadeem Moeen-ud-Din, who was killed in the Saturday’s helicopter crashed, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009 in Karachi, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan) Lots more amazing photographs at The Boston Globe – HERE

  • Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay

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    The Defense Department announced today the services’ implementation plans to provide retroactive stop loss special pay.  Active, reserve and former service members who had their enlistment extended or retirement suspended due to stop loss are eligible for this special pay, if they served on active duty between Sept. 11, 2001 and Sept. 30, 2009. Service…

  • Photos from Afghanistan (October 2009)

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    During a firefight with Taliban militants U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jordan Christie, of Washington, Ind. with 3rd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion 5th Marines sprints down an irrigation canal to a location to launch his rocket in Nawa district, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009. Taliban militants attacked the Marines on patrol using…