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Taliban continue to harm Afghan civilians
ISAF BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (30 December) – Over the past week, Afghan National Police (ANP) and IASF forces have successfully defeated a variety of insurgent attacks in Regional Command-East (RC-E), and delivered humanitarian assistance despite a series of indiscriminate insurgent assaults leading to civilian deaths and damage to property. The indiscriminate insurgent assault on civilian lives and property came at the same time as the Taliban leader Mohammed Omar called on his forces to show more care. “Mullah Omar tells his forces to be more careful, but every day they do the opposite. He knows full well his remarks are pure hypocrisy because the insurgents constantly demonstrate by their actions that they have no regard for the Afghan people,†said Maj. Gen. Angus Watt, ISAF’s Acting Commander. “The international community and the Afghan … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Terrorist Death Watch, War on Terror
Saddam Is Dead
Just in case anyone has been waiting for my announcement, the old monster is dead. Michelle Malkin covers all the bases. I’m in the middle of a twelve hour ambulance shift with limited access to the Internet. Also, lost my job yesterday. Happy New Year to all. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, War on Terror
Mosque Raided
CentCom BAGHDAD – Special Iraqi Army Forces detained 13 suspects during operations Dec. 29 in Salman Pak, southeast of Baghdad, to capture the alleged commander of illegal armed group elements responsible for sectarian violence and attacks against Iraqi civilians in the area. The Iraqi-led operation, with coalition advisors, involved entry into the Salman Pak mosque. The mosque was reportedly used as a base of operations for planning and conducting attacks, kidnappings and murder. Credible intelligence also indicated the mosque was being used by illegal armed groups as a place to store and traffic weapons. Iraqi forces entered the mosque and confiscated a large weapons cache consisting of 21 armored vests, two rocket propelled grenade launchers, three heavy machine … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Military, War on Terror
Terrorist Death Watch
Updated before work: Six more terrorists killed, 12/26 and 12/29. See Terrorist Death Watch. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Terrorist Death Watch, War on Terror
Soldiers’ Angels earns their wings
Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq – It was in Frank Capra’s 1946 classic, “It’s A Wonderful Life†that the saying, “Every time a bell rings, an angel gets their wings†was popularized. During this holiday season, the saying could be, “Every time someone sends a letter to a FOB Falcon Soldier, an angel gets their wings.†In this case, the “angels†are fellow Americans from the Soldiers’ Angels Organization. Soldiers with the 15th Brigade Support Battalion’s Supply Support Activity are corresponding with people from all over the United States through letters and e-mails. “I just wanted someone to write to me,†said Pfc. Marisela Tapia, an automated logistical supply specialist assigned to Company A from Anaheim, Calif. “I went to the internet café and read the story [on the website]. That’s when I decided to sign up, … Read entire article »
Mortar Operations in Fallujah
By Sgt. 1st Class Clinton Wood 1/34 BCT PAO CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq — In just a couple of minutes, Soldiers of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 136th Combined Arms Battalion, can make the enemy have a bad day. That is the time it takes four Soldiers working as a team to set the fuse on the round, set the deflection and elevation on the gun, and “hang” the round or fire it. “We get called pretty regularly, mostly to provide illumination at night for the combat outposts here. We also provide the counter battery fire at the insurgents,” said platoon sergeant, 1st Sgt. Richard Ellwood of Duluth, Minn. He said his platoon’s mission is to provide indirect fire for the Soldiers and Marines around the Anbar Province. “We support them with high explosive and illumination rounds 24/7,” he said. His platoon of … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Military, War on Terror
Flight Lt. Christopher Hasler
RAF Distinguished Flying Cross Chronicle Herald A former Nova Scotia man who was turned down when he tried to join the Canadian air force has won the Distinguished Flying Cross for demonstrating “great courage and composure” while piloting a British military helicopter in Afghanistan. Flight Lt. Christopher Hasler grew up in Bedford and learned how to fly gliders and Cessnas with the local air cadet squadron. After job-shadowing a Sea King pilot at 12 Wing Shearwater and graduating from C.P. Allen High School, he turned his eye to the sky with the hope of making a career out of flying military choppers. “I applied out of high school to the Canadian Forces and didn’t get in, for whatever reason,” the 26-year-old said Saturday during a Christmas visit with his parents, who now live in … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Heroes, Military, Our Allies, War on Terror, WOT Heroes
More About Sgt. Joseph Proctor
Silver Star Sgt. Les Newport – Indiana National Guard Public Affairs INDIANAPOLIS (Army News Service, Dec. 26, 2006) – Some family names stretch across National Guard unit rosters back to the militia’s beginnings. Prominent among those family names in Indiana is one that’s synonymous with honor; the name Proctor. Family members, friends and fellow Soldiers gathered in the atrium of the Indiana State House here Dec. 20 to pay tribute to one of Indiana’s fallen, Sgt. Joseph Proctor of Whiteland, Ind. The Indiana National Guardsman was lost May 3, 2006, at Camp Ramadi, Iraq. Gov. Mitch Daniels and Indiana National Guard Adjutant General R. Martin Umbarger presented Proctor’s family with the Silver Star Medal, the third highest award for gallantry. Among the ranks of Soldiers were three of Proctor’s immediate family members: his son Joseph … Read entire article »
Filed under: Heroes, Iraq, Military, War on Terror, WOT Heroes
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The terrorists won.
December 28th, 2006 | 2 Comments
The terrorists won the war. They did. How do you figure that, you ask? The terrorists attacked the United States to effect change through violence. That has happened. Flying on an airline has become an exercise in patience and intrusive personal invasion of our privacy. Because one visibly crazed man had a bomb in his sneakers, our security measures now include asking passengers to remove their sandals. Because airline personnel were trained to cooperate with hijackers, we cannot carry nail clippers onto a plane. The murders of September 11 meant to strike fear into the people of the United States and to destroy symbols of our economic and political power. Five years later, political squabbles and the need to accept every opinion of every family member of every person murdered on 9/11 as gospel … Read entire article »
Filed under: Commentary, Original writing, War on Terror