- May 18th: Armed Forces Day
No excuses…
U.S. Army Major Robert Eldridge, 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group executive officer, prepares before mounting a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, May 7. Eldridge was injured while on a combat patrol in Shkin, Patika province, Afghanistan, Dec 17, 2004. He was in the lead vehicle when it was struck by an anti-tank mine. Upon arriving at Forward Operating Base Salerno, his left leg was amputated in order to save his life. (Photo by Army Sgt. Devin James)
Hey I’m pretty sure I met him :D
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This is definitely a must read. It takes the gives you not the media perspective of the war in Afghanistan but the perspective of a soldier fighting the war. There are a few tear moments in this book. It will definitely make you look at things differently.
A U.S. Army soldier holds two puppies he found at an observation post in the Aziz Khan Kats Mountain Valley range near Jalalabad in Afghanistan’s Laghman province, April 15, 2011. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Matson)
Look Sarge, Puppies :D
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aww :))
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I do respect all those who serve. But if you’re a sailor, or an airman, and you’re claiming that you are “fighting for our country”, you are full of fucking shit and I will call you out on it.
Marines and (sometimes) Soldiers are the ones fighting for us. Marines go in first and make things safe, then Soldiers go in and continue the fight.
What a fucking moron.
Odd. If Navy Seals fall under the Navy, and Sailors are Navy, doesn’t that make Navy Seals sailors? the logic. I know of some airmen that just got back from deployment in Afghanistan but I’m sure they weren’t over there defending our country, they were probably just playing charades or something ya know. How dare they.
and sometimes soldiers?
He had a knack for soothing soldiers who’d just seen their buddies killed by bombs. He knew how to comfort medics sickened by the smell of blood and troops haunted by the screams of horribly burned Iraqi children. Ultimately,Capt. Peter Linnerooth could not escape those very haunting screams and nightmares that he helped others overcome.
An Operational Detachment Alpha from 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (7 SFG (A)) begin to be lifted off the ground by a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a training event Eglin Base Air Force Base.
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