The Battle Rages On
Another Veteran’s Day has come and gone. I hope you had some respect for all the fallen veterans on November 11, 2009. As you may have noticed, I’ve been posting a little less frequently. This isn’t because there is less happening in the world – there couldn’t be anything further from reality – but I’ve been thinking a lot. I made a decision to come back and pick up the pace with some more solid posts, including the pictures and videos taken by military men and women all over the world. I hope you’ve come to enjoy what you’ve been seeing on this site and will continue to visit and even tell your friends about this site.
Okay, enough of that. On to the action. I have a video today of a Firefight in Waterpur Valley, Afghanistan. In the video, a U.S. Army Platoon has a firefight at Qatar Kala, Kunar province in Afghanistan with anti-Afghan forces. The video includes the platoon firing towards the mountains where they were being attacked from and more. It’s a short video, but unlike what you see on the media, it’s not just a short snippet that is negative toward the military. (That happens ALL TOO OFTEN in the media. You should write to your local television station or newspaper and let them know that they should start to support our troops more. If we all talked they would listen…)
But I digress. This video is just one small slice of what our brave military men and women are facing in Afghanistan right now. Things are still going over there and it’s more important now than ever before (especially with the holidays coming up) to really show our support for the troops and all they’re doing in Afghanistan and elsewhere in the world to keep us safe and spread freedom. That’s a mighty big task, but luckily we have the best military in the world armed with the best military equipment. That’s a force to be reckoned with. Russia gave up on Afghanistan, but I see us staying the course (like in Iraq) and really bringing about a good change. What about you? I want some comment love!
Sgt. Stryker out.
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Delivering Morale to Airmen in Afghanistan
Master Sgt. Roque Fuentes (left) hands a box to Airman 1st Class Jericks Silver (right) as they load mail onto an aircraft Nov. 15, 2009. Both of the Airmen are air transportation members from the short take off and landing office of the 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron. The STOL office is in charge of delivering personnel and mail to different forward operating bases. Silver is deployed from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., and hails from Hamilton, Mo. Fuentes is deployed from Lackland AFB, Texas and hails from Corpus Christi, Texas. Photo by Senior Airman Felicia Juenke
Troops Get Culture Shock Before Deploying to Afghanistan
Women take their meals in a separate room from men during this traditional Afghan luncheon coordinated by the 189th Infantry Brigade here through Indiana University. Troops with the Provincial Reconstruction Teams participated in the luncheon as part of their cultural awareness training Saturday Nov. 14 at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center. Photo by T.D. Jackson
Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team Visit City Orphanage
Children from an orphanage in Ghazni City watch as Mark Smith, Army Corps of Engineers technical advisor for Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team generates power to one of the hand crank radios that were handed out to the kids that day. Members from Ghazni PRT were at the orphanage delivering school supplies donated from their friends and family back home.Photo by Master Sgt. Sarah Webb
University Fo Ghazni Visit
Sgt. Nicholas Carlson, Medic for the Texas Agribusiness Development Team, assigned to Forward Operating Base Ghazni, Afghanistan, stands guard while other members of the Texas ADT perform a site survey at the Sanaee High School in Ghazni City, Ghazni, Afghanistan. The team was visiting the high school to check the status of a storage shed and garden area for the Agriculture students of the high school. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Corey