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I have an idea- why not send some digital cameras over to our guys and gals in Iraq and ask them to send back some photos for us. I will compile a list of people with servers, who will post the photos here at FR- perhaps we could use this thread for a meeting place. My hope is that blogs and friendly media can pick up the photos and spread them around a bit. What we need are: 1)People and organizations who are willing to donate cameras and get them to our troops. 2)Names of people who can receive the...

The resolution grew out of a proposal made Thursday by Rep. John P. Murtha of Pennsylvania — a Democrat, a decorated Marine Corps veteran of the wars in Korea and Vietnam, and one of the House's most respected military hawks — that the United States start pulling out of Iraq.[. . .]At one point, Rep. Harold E. Ford Jr. of Tennessee and other Democrats surged toward the Republican side of the chamber, after Rep. Jean Schmidt, an Ohio Republican, suggested that Murtha — the senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee's defense subcommittee and the recipient of two Purple Hearts...

In the early-1970’s I was teaching a karate class and was sparring with a fellow black belt who threw a blind back-kick and Crack! You could hear my nose break like a dry stick in a campfire. Not wanting to make him feel bad, and trying very hard not to act like a sissy, I ran in the bathroom, shoved toilet paper up each nostril, returned, and continued sparring. Mere minutes later. . . Crack! Another blind kick went through my guard, and my nose broke in a different spot. I awoke with a bag of ice on my bloody...

The UN Security Council approved a resolution Monday demanding Syria co-operate with a UN investigation into the assassination of Lebanon's former prime minister, threatening further action against Damascus if it continues to stonewall. Syrian border police keep watch. INDEPTH: Syria The resolution was unanimously approved by the 15-member council after the threat of economic sanctions was dropped from a previous resolution, co-sponsored by the U.S., France and Britain. Russia and China had objected to the initial text which called for the threat of economic sanctions unless Syria co-operated with an investigation into the bombing that killed Rafik Hariri and 20...

KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S. military says a U.S. military Chinook helicopter has crashed in Afghanistan, killing all on board.

Remember that day. Remember our fellow Americans who suffered. Remember our resolve as a nation. Remember who did this to us. Remember to cherish your freedom and those who fought to keep us free.

<p>Move America Forward will be conducting the “You Don’t Speak for Me, Cindy” caravan beginning next week. It will feature military family members who have loved ones serving in the war against terrorism in Iraq or Afghanistan. The delegation will be led by Deborah Johns of Marine Moms. (Her son has served in Operation Iraqi Freedom).</p>

MANAMA, Bahrain –British Royal Navy Commodore Tony Rix turned over command of Task Force (CTF) 150, to French Vice Adm. Jacques Mazars Aug. 17 in Bahrain. CTF 150 was established near the beginning of Operation Enduring Freedom and is comprised of navies from Germany, France, Pakistan, Canada, the United Kingdom and United States, which is under the direction of U.S. Navy Vice Adm. David C. Nichols, Jr., Combined Maritime Forces Component Commander. CFMCC oversees maritime security operations (MSO) in and around the Arabian Gulf, North Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Aden, parts of the Indian Ocean and the...

Lord, Keep our Troops forever in Your care Give them victory over the enemy... Grant them a safe and swift return... Bless those who mourn the lost. . FReepers from the Foxhole join in prayer for all those serving their country at this time. .................................................................. .................... ........................................... U.S. Military History, Current Events and Veterans Issues Where Duty, Honor and Countryare acknowledged, affirmed and commemorated. Our Mission: The FReeper Foxhole is dedicated to Veterans of our Nation's military forces and to others who are affected in their relationships with Veterans. In the FReeper Foxhole, Veterans or their family members should...

'Forgotten war' continues The recent visit to the United States of Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan's first democratically elected president in a history spanning 5,000 years, did not receive as much attention as it deserved. Overshadowed by the violent drama unfolding in Iraq, Afghanistan's progress has been unappreciated and the war that is still being fought there has been almost forgotten. President Karzai and the Afghan people deserve greater recognition for the transformation that has been achieved with the help of the United States and, to a lesser but still important extent, by America's NATO allies. Upon his return to Kabul Friday,...

This afternoon, I walked into the local convenience store, bar, casino, liquor store, video rental, bait shop and ammo dump, (Hey, I live in Bumfuk, Montana. It's all we've got) and as I walked through the bar, I spotted a grizzled fat guy, with a full gray beard and long gray hair tied back in a ponytail sitting at the end of the bar. He was wearing a 1st Cavalry Division/Vietnam t-shirt. Since there were no Harleys parked outside, I figured it was safe to approach him. (Anyhow, I was packing as I usually do.)I tapped him on the shoulder...

Please take the time to watch this video, we must remember those on September 11, 2001. We can never forget, and we can not let those who wish us to forget to let us forget. Please, take 15 minutes from freeping, this is bookmarked on my home page, Thank you FReepers. Indy.Never Forget. If you let it run past the video, there are many good quotes after.

DATE POSTED: DECEMBER 8, 2004 Women donate quilts to injured special operations Soldiers at Walter Reed By Sgt. Joe Healy U.S. Army Special Operations Command WASHINGTON (USASOC News Service, Dec. 8, 2004) — In Walter Reed Army Medical Center’s Ward 57 here, Soldiers receive medical attention from doctors and occupational specialists for injuries suffered during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Now, because of a pair of volunteers' efforts, some of those Soldiers are also getting attention of a different kind. “Can I offer you a hand-made quilt and a hug?” Gloria Kelly asked Dec. 2 to a number...

AMY GOODMAN: We're joined in our New York studio by Tariq Ali and in Washington, D.C. studio by Christopher Hitchens. We welcome you both to Democracy Now! Why don't we start off with Christopher Hitchens. Your assessment, Christopher, right now, of what's happening in Iraq. CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS: I think that the United States and coalition forces are not militarily defeatable in Iraq. AMY GOODMAN: Can you explain what you mean? CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS: Yes. I mean, I think it's important to know first what can't happen. I mean, it helps just to begin [inaudible] elimination. Military superiority -- I've been mocked...

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HOLY @#%^@#$&!!!! Joe Lockhart was trying to spin the myth that W let UBL escape from Tora Bora and citing retired AF (I think) General McPeak's statements that are negative about the war. Gibson pointed out that Gen. Franks himself has said that Kerry has his facts wrong about the situation in 2001 at Tora Bora. John Gibson: "Mr. Lockhart, you aren't questioning Gen. Frank's credibility are you?" Lockhart: "What I'm not doing is questioning Gen. McPeake's credibility...Gen. Franks has had two years to get his story straight about Tora Bora and he's out there doing the President a political...

Kandahar's No 1 lady detective fights crime from under a burqa Thursday October 21, 2004 (1348 PST) KANDAHAR, October 22 (Online): At home she is a dutiful housewife and devoted mother of six. But on the dangerous streets of Kandahar she is the city's only female detective, never venturing out without a pistol under her burqa. Malalai Kakar has been a legend in southern Afghanistan's biggest city, the capital of the deeply conservative Pashtun people, ever since she killed three would-be assassins in a shoot-out. In doing so, she won respect in a society obsessed with honour and bravery, where...

I think this is the appropriate forum for this and I hope it is okay to post it here ~ I have recently created and added a special new Prayers for our armed forces and their families page to my web site and would like to share it with others who might appreciate it. The page is called "Somebody's Praying For Me" and is located at url: http://www.goodolddogs.com/SomebodysPraying4Me.html I should caution ~ if you are on a dial-up connection or using an older computer, the page may take a while to load. Also, toward the bottom of this page...

  Hooters "Let Freedom Wing" Tour A Hit with Combat Troops in Afghanistan In a just completed tour dubbed "Operation: Let Freedom Wing" Hooters Calendar Girls and the Hooters sponsored singing sensations UC3 traveled through military bases in Southwest Asia and the Middle East in support of Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom. In the 16 Day tour which ended June 8th, the group performed 7 shows in 5 countries and attended dozens of smaller "Meet and Greet" visits for US and Coalition forces stationed in Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Qatar. Let Freedom Wing Photos! See the "Let Freedom...

  Homeward-Bound Medics BidFarewell to Egyptian, Korean Partners By U.S. Army Spc. Kelly Hunt4th Public Affairs Detachment BAGRAM, Afghanistan, April 2, 2004 — Medical Task Force-44 soldiers said good-bye to their coalition partners-in-medicine during a celebration at the Egyptian Forces compound Mar. 23.The gathering gave soldiers the opportunity to end their 10-month tour in Afghanistan with friends and offered the Egyptian and Korean medical troops the chance to meet the incoming American soldiers who are replacing Task Force-44 troops.Task Force-44 is being replaced by the Army Reserve’s 325th Field Hospital out of Independance, Mo. “This is a good thing...