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Archive for category Warriors
Capt. Emily Naslund, USMC
Emily Naslund in Iraq
Capt. Emily Naslund, the commander of the Female Engagement Team posted this to a Minnesota running blog back in 2008 when she was a 1st Lt. and deployed to Iraq
My job title is 1st Platoon Commander, Truck Company, I MEF Headquarters Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force. How’s that for a mouth full? I’m stationed at Camp Fallujah, Iraq which is located about 3km (or as we call it 3 clicks) east of the city of Fallujah, and about 24 clicks west of Baghdad International Airport.
I have 37 Marines under my charge and our mission is to conduct tactical logistics convoys all over Al Anbar Province to deliver supplies such as ammo, food, water, fuel, etc. – and for the Air Force Bases, ice cream. I have run well over 100 convoys, traveling around 17,000 miles on the Main Supply Routes of Iraq.
We are here on a year-long deployment, but since we showed up as the advance party, and are leaving with the last wave, my time spent in Iraq will be 13 month and 2 days by the time we leave. When I return home I plan on first sleeping for a week straight – waking up only to eat American (non-chow hall) food. Then, hopefully I will start training for a deployment to Afghanistan.
… My Marines are amazing, hard-working, and genuine people who continue to amaze me on a daily basis. Please keep them in your prayers. This year has been hard on them, but they still have challenges coming up. Getting adjusted back to life in the civilian world will be difficult and will take some time.
Thanks again for the support and Semper Fi,
1stLt Emily Naslund
“Top Gunâ€
Mississippi Guardsmen Deliver Gifts for Rhode Island Town
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News, Warriors on 11/Oct/2010 18:56
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Spc. John W. Day, a gun truck commander from Williston, Tenn., serving with A Company, 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms, 155th Brigade Combat Team, out of Hernando, Miss., jokes with Iraqi children as he guides his vehicle through Jedallah Anuk, a village near COL Q-West, during a humanitarian mission to deliver care packages, Feb. 1. The Mississippi Guardsmen, who serve as the Q-West force protection company, were delivering packages in behalf of the city of Barrington, R.I. Since 2003, Barrington has been sending clothing, school supplies and other items to Jedallah Anuk in an Adopt-a-Village program initiated by the 101st Airborne Division.
Citizen Journalists: Courage in Mexico
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News, Warriors on 11/Oct/2010 18:37
“A few months ago a blogger and student from the prestigious Tec de Monterrey university penned her account of a nearby shootout between soldiers and drug traffickers that left two graduate students dead. She describes in her blog post how she used Twitter to post her observations and to stay up to date with information from others.What we don’t know is why she stuck around; what compelled her to report, cell phone in hand, when she was clearly putting her life at risk. But what we do know is that she is hardly alone. Regular citizens are becoming increasingly involved in the reporting, distribution, and analysis of information related to organized crime, drug trafficking, and public security.
Female Marines Make Combat Patrols
The official US MC policy is that females may not serve in the Infantry, Armor, or Artillery units. That policy has been altered to allow Female Marines to accompany patrols into the Afghan countryside in order to communicate with the local men and women in ways that local customs do not allow their male counterparts to accomplish.
Cpl. Christina Oliver, center, and other female Marines attached to a male battalion patrolled recently in Helmand Province.
From: New York Times
MARJA, Afghanistan — They expected tea, not firefights. But the three female Marines and their patrol were shot at late on a recent day, when a burst of Kalashnikov rifle fire came from a nearby compound. The group hit the ground, crawled into a ditch and aimed its guns across the fields of cotton and corn.
more from NYT
Audio Interview with VMI grad, Capt. Emily Naslund. CO of the Female Engagement Team in Helmund Province Afghanistan.
From: CNN Blog
Naslund and some of the other 39 women of the patrol are featured in a recent article by The New York Times’ Elisabeth Bumiller. They patrol various areas, including Marja, Afghanistan. “You’ve got 19- and 20-year-olds walking around in the world’s most dangerous place, knowing what could happen to them, and they’re willing to do that anyway, and they’re willing to do that with passion,†Naslund told the Times. This mission, she added, “is going to be the highlight of my life.â€
More on female warriors in Afghanistan from NYT:
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/30/world/asia/30marines.html
U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle Over Afghanistan
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News, Warriors on 8/Oct/2010 22:36
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A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle from the 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, conducts operations over eastern Afghanistan, Nov. 26. Photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Keller
5th SBCT Troops Patrol Afghan West of FOB Ramrod Afghanistan
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News, Warriors on 8/Oct/2010 22:34
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Spc. Lucas Yonkman of Alpha Troop, 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team inspects a digging device next to a large hole along with an Afghan national army service member. Photo by Sgt. Chris Florence
Dismounted Patrol near Combat Outpost Herrera
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News, Warriors on 8/Oct/2010 22:31
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U.S. Army Sgt. Zachary Adkins, from Sweetland, W.Va., conducts a dismounted patrol with his platoon near Combat Outpost Herrera, Paktiya province, Afghanistan, Oct. 11, 2009. The Soldiers were searching for sites from which the Taliban has been using to fire rockets at the outpost. Adkins is deployed with Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment. Photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Smith
Civil Military Support Team provide security during visit with Chief of Police Col. Abdul Rauf
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News, Warriors on 8/Oct/2010 22:30
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U.S. Army Spc. Clarence Wright, an artilleryman with the Civil Military Support Team and an Andrews, S.C. resident, along with an Afghan National Policemen provide security during a visit with Chief of Police Col. Abdul Rauf, Ghulam Ali, Parwan province, Oct. 5. Korean Provincial Reconstruction Team Leader Won Hyuk Im visits with Col. Rauf to discuss further assistance with training the ANP. Photo by Spc Kristina Gupton
Many veterans with PTSD struggle to find employment
Posted by Jack Sinclair in Medic, News, Warriors on 8/Oct/2010 21:13
“Michael Butcher has applied for at least 25 jobs since injuries he suffered in Iraq forced him to leave the Army three years ago.
“I was even turned down by McDonald’s,” said the 29-year-old San Diego native.
The military is known for developing leadership, adaptability, loyalty and teamwork. But Butcher said when he tells employers he needs time off to see therapists for post-traumatic stress disorder and a brain injury, they don’t call back.”
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/sep/19/local/la-me-veterans-invisible-wounds-20100920
Conceal & Carry School on Spike TV: full-episodes
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News, Training, Warriors on 7/Oct/2010 21:25
“Meet Tac Pro Shooting Center’s owner, Bill Davison. Bill tells us about his past, his experience, and what’s motivated him to become a firearms instructor.
Also, Ruger’s own, Ken Jorgensen, joins Bill as they meet with students one-on-one to discuss firearms, and what steps the students as well as you at home, can take when deciding which handgun will be right for you.
[This episode is] midway through the course with some of the biggest challenges still ahead. The students look back on their progress, and express their feelings for the new challenges that still lay ahead.”
“They’ve got the whole thing ass-backwards: Send Vets over 60 to War!â€
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News, Warriors on 7/Oct/2010 20:52
“I am over 60 and the Armed Forces thinks I’m too old to track down terrorists. You can’t be older than 42 to join the military. They’ve got the whole thing ass-backwards.
Instead of sending 18-year olds off to fight, they ought to take us old guys. You shouldn’t be able to join a military unit until you’re at least 35.
For starters: Researchers say 18-year-olds think about sex every 10 seconds. Old guys only think about sex a couple of times a day, leaving us more than 28,000 additional seconds per day to concentrate on the enemy.
C.O.D.E – Call Of Duty Endowment, Helping Veterans Find Jobs
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News, Warriors on 7/Oct/2010 20:46
The Problem
“A generation ago, American soldiers risking their lives in Southeast Asian jungles returned home to a nation ambivalent to their sacrifice. Good jobs were scarce. Educational opportunities were limited. Too often sidewalks and parks served as home.
This national shame cannot be repeated.
Many of our soldiers who risked their lives patrolling the streets and villages of Iraq and Afghanistan and other conflicts are met with closed doors unless we pry them open today. Rather than be rewarded for their service, they are effectively penalized.”
Soldier who Died Saving His Comrades Is Awarded the Medal of Honor
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News, Warriors on 7/Oct/2010 19:17
“Staff Sgt. Robert J. Miller’s unit was ambushed on Jan. 25, 2008, during a predawn reconnaissance mission in Gowardesh by enemy fighters who assaulted them from above. Under withering fire, Sergeant Miller charged forward and drew fire away from his fellow soldiers. Even after he was shot, he continued returning fire to allow his team to pull back.
Ultimately, according to a Pentagon account of the seven-hour battle in Kunar Province, Sergeant Miller killed at least 10 insurgents while saving the lives of 7 American and 15 Afghan soldiers.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/07/us/07medal.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
PRT Zabul Begins Process to Renovate School in Mizan District, Afghanistan
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News, Warriors on 5/Oct/2010 01:31
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U.S. Army Pfc. Joshua Murphy, rifleman for Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul and New Brighton, Pa., native, measures a rooftop of a school near Combat Outpost Mizan, Zabul Province, Aug. 14. PRT Zabul is working to renovate the school as part of an ongoing effort to improve Mizan District. Photo by Senior Airman Nathanael Callon