Category Archives: Troops

At war with the Brits

Posted on June 8, 2007 | Comments Off on At war with the Brits

Another good photo essay by Michael Yon on the Brits patrolling in Southern Iraq:

"…life is simple. Sand. Wind. Sand. More wind."

Always worth a look.

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Of buffalo

Posted on June 8, 2007 | Comments Off on Of buffalo

JD Allen in Brazoria has another interesting riff, this one on buffalos and Hollywood, with bulls and cows mixed in and around there. This is the sort of buffalo I was preoccupied with earlier, an IED hunter, in a link to something Teflon Don was describing. But JD’s is the more elemental, mythic American Great Plains animal you have heard of. Speedy devil.

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The ticking time bomb – revised

Posted on June 5, 2007 | Comments Off on The ticking time bomb – revised

Once upon a time, Vietnam veterans were ticking bombs just waiting for the time to go off. Now it’s Iraq veterans turn. The problem here, I rather think, is journalism’s. Too many anti-warriors and too few reserve, guard or veteran soldiers in the newsroom.

Via Best of the Web Today 

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Blown tire on the Buffalo

Posted on June 5, 2007 | Comments Off on Blown tire on the Buffalo

One of better milblogs in Iraq that hasn’t shut down, courtesy of Teflon Don:

"The last time we recovered the beast was just after we started working in Falluja– EOD had set up a controlled detonation of an IED, and assured the BUFFALO crew that they were far enough away to be clear of the blast. Long story short, they weren’t, and we had to tow it back and replace three tires before heading back out to restart the mission. Ironically, the one time the BUFFALO was seriously damaged by an IED, we managed to clank all the way home before the shrapnel rattling in the cylinders destroyed the engine."

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The roller coaster

Posted on June 3, 2007 | Comments Off on The roller coaster

Good stuff from America’s Team.

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Cue the halo

Posted on June 3, 2007 | Comments Off on Cue the halo

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A fitting reprise, now that Mother Sheehan has "retired" from her arduous campaigning. Casey can rest easy now. 

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Memorial

Posted on May 30, 2007 | Comments Off on Memorial

Poignant slide show memorial to US Marine CPL Jason Dunham, awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for valor in Iraq. More on him here.

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