Posted on 03/23/2019 4:54:05 PM PDT by McGruff
The Pentagon has identified two soldiers killed Friday in Kunduz Province in Afghanistan as a result of what it said were wounds sustained while engaged in combat.
The two soldiers were identified as Spc. Joseph Collette of Lancaster, Ohio, 29, and Sgt. 1st Class Will Lindsay, 33, of Cortez, Colorado.
Collette was assigned to the 242nd Ordnance Battalion, 71st Explosive Ordnance Group in Fort Carson, Colorado, and Lindsay was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) out of Fort Carson.
Two US defense officials told CNN Friday that the two US service members were killed during a partnered US-Afghan military operation. The officials added that initial indications are that they were killed during a fight with the Taliban. Afghan troops were also killed in the incident.
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Why the F are we still there?
Nuke the place and call it good
Lancaster Ohio is near my hometown.
Damn.
Why are we still doing this.
F+ck Afghanistan and the Islamist that live there.
Why did we throw their lives away? Why are we going to throw other lives away. ENOUGH!
Why why why why????????
Two more of America’s best gone forever.
Does anyone inside that five-sided building care?
Agreed. Kill all the people, then strip mine the rare Earth metals.
Good question. Of what strategic value us that turd world shithole?
there are some places on this planet that would be much better off depopulated
Hooyah mean green!
My son will be 40 in Aug. He’s married and has 3 children, 5, 3, and 10 months. He will be able to retire in 15 months. He is in Camp LaJun right now and will be shipped over in about a month and a half. This is a bunch of bull $hit. Please keep him in your prayers and also me.
Enough! Bring them home! Let Dubya And Bill Krystal hump a rifle if they want to protect the opium fields.
Cortez, Colo. is 50 miles west of me. Very conservative little town.
there are some places on this planet that would be much better off depopulated
Yep, they all need to go, even the Christians who also live there. Totally acceptable losses.
Perfect!
God rest their souls and give comfort to those who knew and loved them.
Two more of America’s best gone forever.
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