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Archive for August 7th, 2008

Soldier Profile: Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Corbett

Posted in SW Asia, Troops, culture, dvidshub, military families on 7 August 2008 | 3 Comments »

By Spc. George Welcome
101st Combat Aviation Brigade
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Duty, Respect and Honor. They are the second, third and fifth tenants of the Army values respectively. Most Soldiers display these core values daily while performing their duties, often times without realizing they are doing so. However, there are some specialties which require Soldiers [...]

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RFA Condemns China’s Barring of Journalist

Posted in Asia, commies, media, tagged on 7 August 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Radio Free Asia is a site I like, because they report news I won’t get anywhere else. They find out the truth behind these very repressed governments. So is it any surprise their visas were denied?
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 , 2008 — Radio Free Asia (RFA) today condemned the Chinese government’s apparent denial of [...]

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Troops lend helping hand to Iraqi medical professionals

Posted in CentCom, ME, Troops, equip, medics, news, security on 7 August 2008 | 2 Comments »

by 1st Lt. Alexander Perotti
4th BCT, 10th Mtn. Div.
FOB LOYALTY, Iraq (Aug3, 2008) — First platoon Soldiers assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light), Multi-National Division – Baghdad, recently took responsibility for patrolling the Muthana-Zayna section of eastern Baghdad. In addition to assisting Iraqi forces [...]

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Founders’ Daily Quote: 7 Aug 08

Posted in daily quote, prayers on 7 August 2008 | Leave a Comment »

“We should never despair, our Situation before has been unpromising and has changed for the better, so I trust, it will again. If new difficulties arise, we must only put forth new Exertions and proportion our Efforts to the exigency of the times.”
–George Washington (letter to Philip Schuyler, 7/15/1777); Reference: Washington’s Maxims, 16.
Yes, Mr. President [...]

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Grim Troop Clears Insurgents in Diyala Province

Posted in ME, dvidshub, news, security on 7 August 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Story by Sgt. Kyle Richardson
Posted on 07.31.2008 at 04:33PM
Flying just above the horizon hours before sunrise, Soldiers are prepared for an air assault mission.
“One minute,” yells the Black Hawk crew chief.
“One minute,” the team of cavalry scouts relay throughout the helicopter.
“Wheels down, move it, move it,” the crew chief yells through the roaring engine [...]

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General: Several factors contribute to Iraq improvement

Posted in CentCom, ME, news, tagged , on 7 August 2008 | Leave a Comment »

by John D. Banusiewicz
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON (Aug. 3, 2008) — A combination of factors is responsible for the improved conditions in Iraq, the commander of coalition forces in the northern part of the country said Aug. 3. Army Maj. Gen. Mark P. Hertling, commander of Multi-National Division – North, appeared on CNN’s “Late Edition [...]

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