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101st says 6 killed in ongoing Afghanistan battle
AP via Miami Herald ^
| Thursday, 03.31.11
| KRISTIN M. HALL
Posted on 03/31/2011 4:48:27 PM PDT by Pan_Yan
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. -- A tough battle continues in eastern Afghanistan's most volatile area where six U.S. soldiers died on Tuesday, said Maj. Gen. John F. Campbell, commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division.
Campbell spoke to reporters at Fort Campbell on the Tennessee-Kentucky state line during a video conference from his headquarters in Bagram on Thursday and said that 117 members of the 101st have died in Afghanistan since last March. All six soldiers were from the 1st Brigade Combat Team.
The latest deaths came during ongoing combat to clear insurgents from eastern Afghanistan. Campbell said he couldn't discuss details because the operation was ongoing but called it a joint mission involving NATO forces, the Afghan National Army and border police in Kunar province.
"There were a significant number of insurgents killed in this operation, several large caches found and this operation is still ongoing," he said.
(Excerpt) Read more at miamiherald.com ...
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Kentucky; US: Tennessee; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 101st; abndiv; afghanistan; clarksville; fallen; ftcampbell; gwot; screamingeagles
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With all the other news lets not forget where we have boots on the ground, and the sacrafices they are making. May God grant them the rest and rewards that we can never repay them.
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posted on
03/31/2011 4:48:31 PM PDT
by
Pan_Yan
To: Pan_Yan
Time to withdraw from Afghanistan. There is no longer a national interest there.
To: Pan_Yan
Tragic news. VFW Magazine stated last fall that 30 members of the 101st ABN had been KIA since June (2010) by IEDs alone. The losses continue...
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posted on
03/31/2011 4:55:07 PM PDT
by
donozark
("Never wound a King." Machiavelli)
To: Pan_Yan
117 members of the 101st have died in Afghanistan since last March.
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posted on
03/31/2011 4:58:35 PM PDT
by
Pan_Yan
To: Pan_Yan
117 members of the 101st have died in Afghanistan since last March.
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posted on
03/31/2011 4:59:55 PM PDT
by
Pan_Yan
To: Pan_Yan
117 members of the 101st have died in Afghanistan since last March.
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posted on
03/31/2011 5:01:29 PM PDT
by
Pan_Yan
To: Pan_Yan
117 members of the 101st have died in Afghanistan since last March.
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posted on
03/31/2011 5:02:32 PM PDT
by
Pan_Yan
To: Pan_Yan
All I can think of is "Lamar" from 'Revenge of the Nerds' and his limp-wristed javelin throw
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posted on
03/31/2011 5:03:09 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Pan_Yan
117 members of the 101st have died in Afghanistan since last March.
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posted on
03/31/2011 5:03:33 PM PDT
by
Pan_Yan
To: Pan_Yan
117 members of the 101st have died in Afghanistan since last March.
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posted on
03/31/2011 5:04:47 PM PDT
by
Pan_Yan
To: Pan_Yan
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posted on
03/31/2011 5:06:32 PM PDT
by
fatima
(Free Hugs Today :))
To: Pan_Yan
117 members of the 101st have died in Afghanistan since last March.
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posted on
03/31/2011 5:06:51 PM PDT
by
Pan_Yan
To: Pan_Yan
117 members of the 101st have died in Afghanistan since last March.
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posted on
03/31/2011 5:08:43 PM PDT
by
Pan_Yan
To: Pan_Yan; STARWISE; onyx; maggief
My son told me about this earlier today- this is the brigade he fought with in Iraq.
Our beloved 101st AB Screaming Eagles have had 117 soldiers killed in action in Afghanistan in the last 12 months.
God speed, Soldiers...
Screaming Eagle Mom
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posted on
03/31/2011 5:10:21 PM PDT
by
SE Mom
(Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
To: Pan_Yan
If Jim Bunning and McConnel would have asked for a BC or got KY GOP to pass a law asking for it - they might still be alive.
Get the troops out of the ME and let the Sunni and Shia kill each other. The will still sell oil or they can starve.
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posted on
03/31/2011 5:14:04 PM PDT
by
Frantzie
(HD TV - Total Brain-washing now in High Def. 3-D Coming soon)
To: Pan_Yan
The public who watched TV supports Obama because ALL of TV supports him or covers for him including Fox.
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posted on
03/31/2011 5:16:12 PM PDT
by
Frantzie
(HD TV - Total Brain-washing now in High Def. 3-D Coming soon)
To: Pan_Yan
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posted on
03/31/2011 5:17:17 PM PDT
by
SE Mom
(Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
To: Frantzie
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posted on
03/31/2011 5:25:08 PM PDT
by
Pan_Yan
To: Pan_Yan
Prayers for the families and loved ones from someone with a son with boots on the ground in Iraq.
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posted on
03/31/2011 5:29:03 PM PDT
by
EternalVigilance
(If you're not a personhood pro-lifer, your conservatism is fatally flawed.)
To: Pan_Yan
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03/31/2011 5:50:33 PM PDT
by
SE Mom
(Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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