The CRS has released the casualties numbers for Afghanistan.
The last two years have been the worst.
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CRS: Afghanistan Casualties – Military and Civilians…
Posted: 1 Dec 2011 in Afghanistan, Military, Terrorism, TruthTags: Afghanistan, Afghanistan War, Military
Great Loss to America…
Posted: 8 Aug 2011 in Afghanistan, Hero, Military, Terrorism, US Air Force, US Army, US NavyTags: Afghanistan, Air Force, Army, Chinook, Helicopter, Navy SEALS, SEALS
To the many SEALs, Soldiers, and Airmen that were lost over the weekend may your spirits be at rest now. Your duty is done.
Rest in peace.
And to their families for raising such men, my sincerest condolences for your loss.
Please read Onward.
Friendly Fire, Isn’t Friendly…
Posted: 13 Apr 2011 in Afghanistan, Military, US Marines, US NavyTags: Friendly Fire, Marines, Military, Navy
This really breaks my heart when a friendly fire incident happens. It is a thing of war. I feel sorry for the families of these fine young men.
My thoughts and prayers are with their families. God rest their souls.
Predator drone may have killed US troops
WASHINGTON – The military is investigating what appears to be the first case of American troops killed by a missile fired from a U.S. drone.
The investigation is looking into the deaths of a Marine and a Navy medic killed by a Hellfire missile fired from a Predator after they apparently were mistaken for insurgents in southern Afghanistan last week, two senior U.S. defense officials said Tuesday. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing.
Unmanned aircraft have proven to be powerful weapons in Afghanistan and Iraq and their use have expanded to new areas and operations each year of those conflicts. Some drones are used for surveillance and some, such as the drone in this case, are armed and have been used to hunt and kill militants.
Officials said this is the first case they know of in which a drone may have been involved in a friendly fire incident in which U.S. troops were killed, and they are trying to determine how it happened.
Marine Staff Sgt. Jeremy Smith of Arlington, Tex., and Seaman Benjamin D. Rast of Niles, Mich., were hit while moving toward other Marines who were under fire in Helmand province.
Other sources:
Visitation Friday for sailor killed in friendly-fire
News Wrap: U.S. Probes Deadly Friendly Fire Drone Attack in Afghanistan
Huge procession brings Arlington Marine home after death by friendly fire in Afghanistan
At Least He Gets This One Right…
Posted: 9 Apr 2010 in Afghanistan, Comarade Obama, Islam, Military, Muslims, Terrorism, US Air ForcePresident Obama is my least favorite person next to Pelosi, but I said if he gets one right, I’ll say so. The terrorists are terrorized by this winged spewer of death.
As an aside, there is only one in the US at the moment. It resides at NASA for use as a test vehicle for both civilian and military applications. I got a really in depth briefing yesterday on the Predator. It is an awesome little airplane.
This is one of those he’s gotten right:
Life under the Hellfire missile [5] has not been a pleasant one for the Taliban and al Qaeda. A New York Times journalist [6], held prisoner for several months by the Taliban, reported that even in the remotest areas of Pakistan’s wild tribal regions, the terrorists constantly scan the sky where drones can often be heard flying overhead, searching out their targets.
The substantial losses they have suffered at the hands of the Hellfire missile have angered the Taliban, provoking desperate attacks like the one this week. Starting in 2008 with the accession of Asif Zardari to the Pakistani presidency, about 700 al Qaeda and Taliban terrorists have been killed in drone attacks. A New York Times [5] report states that Hellfire missiles have accounted for 90 Islamists in Pakistan’s tribal areas in the first six weeks of this year alone.
Particularly painful for the two terrorist organizations, according to military analysts, is the fact that among the dead are about two dozen top-level leaders and 100 mid-level ones. This quantity and quality of expertise and experience are not easily replaceable, especially the mid-level battlefield commanders. According to one estimate, half of the senior al Qaeda leadership has been killed or seriously wounded in the past two years.
Read it all here.
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