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1/23/2005

Photos from Afghanistan


by Sgt. Jeremy A. Clawson
Spc. Jennifer Raszynski, from the Herat Provisional Reconstruction Team, visits an orphanage in the Herat, Afghanistan, to deliver supplies and make friends.



by Spc. Harold Fields
January 19, 2005
A Soldier from the Asadabad Provincial Reconstruction Team of the Combined Joint Civil Military Operations Task Force, is warmly greeted in Manoi, Afghanistan.



by Staff Sgt. Bradley Rhen
January 5, 2005
Soldiers from Company C, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, patrol Terwa, Afghanistan.


all pictures from Army Images
posted by Pam @ 7:47 PM |

Impressions from our visit in Landstuhl on the 19th January 2005

It was so cold on this morning and the streets were frozen. I arrived early this morning at on the Gate 3 the main entrance for visitors at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. I had with me 36 backpacks and 4 bags and a handmade pillow from a school in Texas. Kathy from Fisher House Landstuhl picked with me up. My car was full! This was possible through all the donations from a lot of members and friends from the Soldiers Angels as Paul and Berta W., CA; Janette M., SC; Lauren Eve P., Ca; Jana D., TX; Pam D., CO; Audri C., MA; Sahron W., MN and Julia M. and her German and American friends here Germany. Kathy told me that in the first January weeks 35 until 45 wounded arrived in the Hospital weekly, but this can change daily. I was glad to hear this.


After a strong coffee in the Fisher House we looked for SPC W. from the Family Assistance Center. We met him on the parking lot and saw 2 dark blue ambulance busses with white crosses on the front and rear were parking there. SPC W. helps us to unloaded all the things we had with us. So SPC W., Kathy and I we walked to the side entrance.

The wounded are ready for Ramstein
In the entrance hall we saw that a lot of wounded troops are waiting for the bus there, for transportation to Ramstein Airbase. I saw a lot of soldiers in and outside who helped the wounded to step into the waiting bus. From Landstuhl the bus drives only a few miles away to Ramstein Air Force Base. Ramstein is the largest US Air Force base here in southwest Germany. The base is near Landstuhl and Kaiserslautern in the federal state of Rheinland-Pfalz and opened since 1952 and is the headquarters of the United States Air Forces Europe and is also a NATO installation (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).

From Ramstein the wounded warriors are flown off rapidly to an other medical facility in the States to get more the care they need. A soldier told me later, from Ramstein they all are going to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C., or Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio Texas, National Navy Medical Center, Bethesda, MD or other hospitals for further medical treatment. An air evacuation soldiers provided medical care to the wounded soldiers during the 9 1/2-hour flight from here to Andrews. From there ambulances transported the patients further.

In the entrance hall one seriously injured patient was lying on a stretcher and placed on a gurney. A nurse was standing by her for waiting to carry her on the bus to go home in another hospital for more medical treatment. The most wounded we saw there they able to move on their own. Others were standing on crutches there or sitting in wheelchairs. So Kathy asked them all, "Anyone needs a backpack? Backpacks from the Soldiers Angels!" The most of them said, "Thank you ma`am, at the moment I have what I use!" So we wished all a safe flight back to the States, a fast recovery and said thank you to them for fighting the war for more freedom.


Fisher House Landstuhl 1.

Walking around
So we went to the wards. The most wounded we saw this time appeared us that they had injuries on legs, feet, arms and hands.

One wounded was sitting in a wheelchair to go with a nurse to the ambulance busses. I asked him if he can use a backpack and he asked me back, "can I have a blanket it is so cold outside? I have a bag."

On the first ward another wounded was waiting in a wheelchair for a nurse to go out to the ambulance bus, too. He could use our backpack, he had nothing! This time a lot of beds were empty. This week not so many wounded arrived from downrange or the other soldiers were under surgery. The nurses told us the names and the rooms from the wounded so we took the backpacks on their bed.

Three wounded women we visited there. We are looking now that we have all the time a few special bags for wounded ladies with us. As we went in the rooms we saw that a lot of soldiers have injured on their legs. A young man come out this room as we would in, he had both arms injured. And said, "I am happy that I have still my life" And on his face was a smile, you could see it that he was under his circumstance a lucky man.

All the time you could see that a backpack is great thing for soldiers must stay in bed. They all are so happy for a backpack with all the things they use. If you see how they open it, then you see in their eyes they are happy, that a friend is thinking on them. These wounded hero they cannot leave their bed to go into the storage to look for things they need.

In one room we found another hero downrange. We gave him a backpack and gave him the best greetings for a fast recovery from the Soldiers Angels and said thank you for fighting the war. I gave him my business card, so he can call me if he or any comrade from him needs help. An older Lady asked me surprisedly, "do you from the Red Cross?" As I started to explain her that I am from the Soldiers Angels, so began to speak German. She told me that she was with her sick husband here and took care for him. She said further, "I have heard from the Soldiers Angels! I have adopted a soldier, too."



A backpack for a hero with blanket, T-shirt, socks, underpants, personal items, candies and the last "Santas for Soldiers" which arrived after the 26th Dezember 2004 from the Lewisville High School, TX.

We found our hero in the last minute!
A Deputy PAO from the Oregon National Guard asked me, "Please look for a PFC M.B. He was injured in an IED attack yesterday in Iraq and I am told he was transferred to Landstuhl. Please let me know if you are able to locate him. Thanks for being such caring, wonderful and throughtful people. The world is a better place!"

You would not believe that, we have found him - in the last minute. We looked around and he was not longer on the ICU. Someone told us that he is going to Ramstein for transportation to Walter Reed. As we arrived on the buses a soldier told us, sorry he is off with the first bus. A few minutes later we saw that the first bus was parking in front of the second bus. So we asked if we can go into the bus. And here we found PFC M.B. He was lying on a stretcher for carry him and others wounded soldiers to the Ramstein to go further to Walter Reed.


As Kathy and I found him in the bus and told him that we have greetings from his Deputy Public Affairs Officer from the Oregon National Guard, he had tears in his eyes. We show him his backpack filled with a blanket and all the things he could used and the special pillow "from a Texas Highschool". He tried to give us his hand! He was so overjoyed and you could see that he may no treat assured that someone was in Germany to look for him. I must say, my words cannot say it what was happened in this moment in us three. To find someone in the last minute and to give him the feeling what he is not alone was great for us all. In this few minutes something has changed in us! We had not the time to speak with him. The bus driver told as that we must go out of the bus. The bus is ready for Ramstein.

Oregon is so far from Washington DC, I do not know if someone could visit him. I asked our Angel Lynette, Wounded TLC Team if someone from our group can visit him in Walter Reed. It looked that he was not doing fine. He looked so asthenic! He could not give us his hand he was to powerless.

A special request for a wounded hero
On the 01.12.05 I received an e-mail from Lynette, Wounded TLC Team. She told me Shellyn one of our angels who visits our heroes in Walter Reed asked me to look for a special soldier in Landstuhl on the 01.19.05. He was injured on 01.10.05 in Iraq when an Improvised Explosive Device detonated near his vehicle. CPT Daniel Gade was with the 2/72nd Armor Battalion in Iraq. He was evacuated to LRMC and was at the ICU there. On the 01.13.05 we received the message from a friend that he is on his way to Walter Reed, yet. There he was in serious condition. So I wrote to him on the 01.13.05, "Dear CPT G---, I heard from friends from you that you are wounded in Iraq! I am always so sad to hear this bad news. I must say you were faster back in the States as I could go to Landstuhl and bring you a backpack with a wonderful handmade blanket"

Please feel free to sign his guestbook and leave our Hero a note there.

At last we said SPC W. and the Family Assistance Center thank you for his help and we told him, "We are back on the 28th January, and if you have time it would be great if you can go with us again." A Great thank you to the Fisher House Landstuhl, too and to Kathy to give us her time so we can support the wounded troops there.

Wilhelmine Aufmkolk, Germany
"May No Soldier, Sailor, Airman, Marine Go Unloved"
As always, thanks to Willie and all of those, Soldiers' Angels and otherwise, who work to provide aid and comfort to our wounded heroes.
posted by Pam @ 4:50 PM |

I Feel Like a Real Person Now...

Got my first hate mail today…

I feel like I’ve “arrived.” The email was from one of our friends across the sea, whom I won’t name because I haven’t got the permission to post that, and that would be cruel. Tempted though I am to unleash a string of American response, I shall rise above.

Here’s what my friend had to say (slightly edited for language):

What an utter load of crap. I'm from the side of the Atlantic where we actually get an education and have a world view and understanding that isn't clouded by s*** covered windows such is the USA. I just find it incredible that this kind of blatant propaganda exists in the world today and created by a so called free country. Anyway I feel so sorry for those boys dying for corporation America by being sold the kind of drivel you post here. It is so sad that it will take a long time and so many more young men's lives to make any future president see that you can't win.

What’s really disturbing is that I think my friend only read the main SA website – they weren’t even reading the blog! What did I say? See for yourself:

While I respect your opinion, I also must disagree. I'll do it without the profanity, however.

Whether I support the war, or not, our organization isn't about that. Anyone who joins the military does so out of a belief that they're protecting their country. So if you're against war, take that up with the government who decides to go there, not the men and women doing their jobs.

You're also from the side of the Atlantic that knows well that some things are worth fighting for; the protection of their own land from invasion, freedom, and a number of other things. Whether or not this one is right, the men and women ordered to go aren't to blame for it. We support them no matter what they're there for, not because we like war, but because they are our husbands and wives, sons and daughters, mothers and fathers. I think it's a little more twisted to spit on your fellow Americans and call them baby killers because they went to war out of a belief in protecting their country.

And to say that you can't win is inaccurate and irresponsible. Is Hitler still in power? Are we still a British colony? No offense, but we did win that one. This isn't as clear cut as some other conflicts, but to say that it is impossible to eliminate terrorism may be a bit shortsighted. At the very least, maybe they'll decide that they don't want the US looking their way.

And on the Iraq point, the connection certainly isn't as clear, but in Afghanistan, there are at least 3,000 reasons we're over there. May you never experience what we did that day. And if ever one of your sons, daughters, relatives, friends, etc have to go to war, may you never have to deal with someone telling you that calling them a hero is a load of drivel. Being "educated" and being cruel aren't the same, nor are having a "world view" and deciding that there is nothing worth standing for.

10 Things I didn’t say…

1) If other countries with a “world view” hate us so much, they can show their opposition by not asking us for money! I don’t see anyone turning away our cash when times are tough…

2) Having your head up your butt doesn’t give you a world view; it means that you see only your own ****.

3) The United States of America does NOT need the permission of other countries before it defends itself. Never has, never will.

4) Our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines are the best in the world. Bar none. Odd that no one criticizes us when they need our help, isn’t it?

5) If having a world view means that you kowtow to every other nation in the world, you can keep it. If being educated means that you believe there is nothing worth fighting for, you can have that too.

6) Having a “world view” recently led France to ban Muslims from wearing headscarves in school. Pat yourselves on the back for that lovely little bit of religious intolerance, France. Way to view the world. Way to be educated.

7) Having a “world view” doesn’t keep many of the countries in Europe from having race problems that are out of control, people imprisoned without cause, corrupt governments, and terrorism. Spain pulled out of Iraq in order to pacify the terrorists. Worked about as well as blood in the water with a wounded fish works to keep away sharks.

8) Can’t win? We DID win…we won in the Revolution, World War I, World War II, etc., etc., etc. And correct me if I’m wrong here, but are Saddam and the Taliban still in power? No? Didn’t think so. Granted, things aren’t rosy and perfect, but we ARE winning. It’s just not going to be solved in the same timeframe as your latest sitcom on the BBC.

9) Blatant propaganda? Drivel? That our troops are brave? That they are heroes? I can’t come up with better words to describe men and women who risk their lives so that I can sleep safe at night.

10) We have short-sighted, troop-hating people in this country, too. Most of us call them idiots.

I will never subscribe to a “world view” that has this country licking the boots of some terrorist hoping they don’t pick on us. It won’t work, it never has, and it is, frankly, un-American. And to bow to the terrorists is to spit on the memories of everyone we lost that fateful day in September 2001. I believe it also insults the efforts of every serviceman or woman that serves in Iraq and Afghanistan. Make no mistake, the people who are telling the Iraqis they’ll kill them if they vote are terrorists. The people placing car bombs in marketplaces are terrorists.

As I’ve said, it isn’t about whether the conflict is right or wrong. It’s about the fact that our people are fighting it. I have some definite opinions, as I’ve said before (just ask my husband). But first and foremost of those is the fact that I OWE the men and women who serve in our military. And I know for a fact that not every person who supports the troops likes the fact that we’re at war. But that’s not the point. The point is that our military has ensured our freedoms from day one, and it is a debt we as civilians can never hope to repay. The least we can do is be grateful.

Ah, well….time to bide my time for the next batch of hatemail…

My views are mine, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Soldiers' Angels or anyone else for that matter. Feel free to reprint or repost anything I write, but please credit it accordingly.



posted by Pam @ 1:21 PM |

A German's "Thank You" Letter to U.S. Soldiers

January 18, 2005 Wilhelmine Aufmkolk Germany

Dear Soldiers,
Thank you for helping to make the world a better place for all humanity.

We appreciate all that you are doing for more freedom in our world.

Thank you for fighting against the terrorism.

We are very proud of you!

We are glad that the Americans have done so much good things for us Germans since the WWWII.

I remember me that my grandmother told me so often that our family was so glad that 1945 we received care packages from our Americans friends.

The Americans brought us freedom and they have helped us to build up our country again.

The Americans protected our life in the time as it was necessary.

Over the years between our both countries we have done bonds of friendships.

Why we not ought to give something return, if a friend needs us.

For us it is not important if someone was for or against the war -.

It is important that you see that something is to do - and that you do it!

We are so glad that we have the great opportunity over Gen. Patton's Great Niece, Patti Patton-Bader (Soldiers Angels Foundation) and the Manager from Fisher House Landstuhl to support the wounded US troops here in Germany. They all have given so much for other people freedom.
We will wish you a prosperous year.

Very Respectfully
Wilhelmine Aufmkolk, Germany
"May No Soldier, Sailor, Airman, Marine Go Unloved" http://www.soldiersangels.com/

from http://www.ENC.com
posted by Pam @ 4:16 AM |

Preparing to Deploy


A U.S. soldier from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, fires an AT-4 anti-tank round at a range on the Grafenwoehr (Germany) Training Area, Jan. 13, 2005. The soldiers were training with soldiers from Company A, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, in preparation for a deployment to Afghanistan in February 2005. U.S. Army photo by Jason L. Austin



U.S. Air Force weather officers monitor the weather during a mission rehearsal exercise. The exercise is designed to prepare Southern European Task Force personnel for deployment to Afghanistan. The mission rehearsal exercise took place in Grafenwoehr, Germany, in mid-January 2005. U.S. Army photo by Jason L. Austin



U.S. Army Spc. Wesley Spaulding, advanced field artillery tactical data systems operator, Headquarters and Support Company, Southern European Task Force, zeroes his M16 rifle. U.S. Army photo by Jason L. Austin



U.S. Army Pfc. William Clark, infantryman, Company C, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, qualifies with his M4 rifle at a range on the Grafenwoehr (Germany) Training Area, Jan. 13, 2005. The soldiers of 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, were training in preparation for a deployment to Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by Jason L. Austin



U.S. Army Spc. Adam Alexander, infantryman, Company C, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, qualifies with his M4 rifle at a Grafenwoehr (Germany) Training Area range. U.S. Army photo by Jason L. Austin



U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Ben. McKandles, Battery D, 319th Field Artillery, 173rd Airborne Brigade, checks the barrel of an M119A2 105mm howitzer for obstructions during gunnery training at a range at the Grafenwoehr (Germany) Training Area, Jan. 13, 2005, as his section chief and gunner look for an impact downrange. The battery was refreshing some skills in preparation for a deployment to Afghanistan in February 2005. U.S. Army photo by Jason L. Austin




Targets can be seen on a range on the Graffenwoehr (Germany) Training Area, through the barrel of a M119A2 105mm howitzer. U.S. soldiers of Battery D, 319th Field Artillery, 173rd Airborne Brigade, were at the range paracticing gunnery skills in preparation for a deployment to Afghanistan in February 2005. U.S. Army photo by Jason L. Austin




U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Vilsmeyer, section chief, Battery D, 319th Field Artillery, 173rd Airborne Brigade, uses a laser rangefinder to aim an M119A2 105mm howitzer on a Grafenwoehr (Germany) Training Area range. U.S. Army photo by Jason L. Austin




A 105mm round exits the barrel of a M119A2 howitzer fired by soldiers of Battery D, 319th Field Artillery, 173rd Airborne Brigade, at a range on the Grafenwoehr (Germany) Training Area, Jan. 13, 2005. The battery was refreshing some skills in preparation for a deployment to Afghanistan in February 2005. U.S. Army photo by Jason L. Austin



U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Ben McKandles, Battery D, 319th Field Artillery, 173rd Airborne Brigade, turns toward an M119A2 105mm howitzer to load it during gunnery training at a range at the Graffenwoehr (Germany) Training Area, Jan. 13, 2005. The battery was refreshing some skills in preparation for a deployment to Afghanistan in February 2005. U.S. Army photo by Jason L. Austin




U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Ben McKandles, Battery D, 319th Field Artillery, 173rd Airborne Brigade, catches a spent round out of an M119A2 105mm howitzer during gunnery training at a range at the Graffenwoehr (Germany) Training Area, Jan. 13, 2005, as his section chief and gunner look for an impact downrange. The battery was refreshing some skills in preparation for a deployment to Afghanistan in February 2005. U.S. Army photo by Jason L. Austin

from http://www.defendamerica.mil
posted by Pam @ 3:53 AM |

In Today's News - Sunday, January 23, 2005

JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Monster snowstorm hits Midwest, Northeast
Hundreds of airline flights were canceled Saturday and fleets of road plows were warmed up as a paralyzing snowstorm barreled out of the Midwest and spread across the Northeast with a potential for up to 20 inches of snow driven by 50 mph wind.

Israel may suspend military operations
The Israeli military is willing to suspend operations against Palestinian militants if they call off attacks, Israel's defense minister said Sunday, signaling a shift that could help pave the way for a cease-fire after more than four years of fighting.

Iraq vows to protect voters from attacks
The Iraqi government pledged Saturday it would do everything in its power to protect voters from insurgent attacks during next week's national elections, as militants announced they'd killed 15 captive Iraqi national guardsmen for cooperating with the Americans.

Fugitive seen as link between 9/11, Madrid
International counterterrorism authorities are looking for a Moroccan fugitive who may have attended a pivotal meeting with the Sept. 11 plotters and is believed to have played a logistical role in the train bombings last year in Madrid, Spain.

No shift in foreign policy, Bush Sr. says
President Bush's inaugural address, with its emphasis on spreading democracy and eliminating tyranny throughout the world, was not meant to signal a new direction in U.S. foreign policy nor to portray America as arrogant, his father said Saturday.

Army prepares 'robo-soldier' for Iraq
The rain is turning to snow on a blustery January morning, and all the men gathered in a parking lot here surely would prefer to be inside. But the weather couldn't matter less to the robotic sharpshooter they are here to watch as it splashes through puddles, the barrel of its machine gun pointing the way like Pinocchio's nose. The Army is preparing to send 18 of these remote-controlled robotic warriors to fight in Iraq beginning in March or April.


Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Iraq Insurgents Say They Have Freed 8 Chinese Hostages
Insurgents in Iraq said they releasedeight Chinese hostages on Saturday, as an Islamist militantgroup said it had shot dead 15 kidnapped Iraqi soldiers incontinued violence ahead of this month's election. Yahoo! News: War with Iraq

Iraq Vows to Protect Voters From Attacks
The Iraqi government pledged Saturday it would do everything in its power to protect voters from insurgent attacks during next week's national elections, as militants announced they'd killed 15 captive Iraqi national guardsmen for cooperating with the Americans. Yahoo! News: War with Iraq

Iraqis register for election
By lunchtime more than 1,500 Iraqis living in Britain had registered their Iraq's interior minister yesterday refused to deny speculation that Abu Musab al [in Telegraph.co.uk] The US News: Iraq News

No Comment On Rumored Al-Zarqawi Capture
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraq's interior minister on Saturday refused to comment on rumors that the top terror leader in the country had been taken into custody. [in ClickonSA.com] The US News: Iraq News

Iraqis Abroad Get More Time to Register
Organization of Migration, which is running the election on behalf of Iraq's Independent Electoral Commission, the number of Iraqis registering by late Friday [in New York Times] The US News: Iraq News

Doors stay open for Iraqis slow to sign up for election
CENTRES for expatriate Iraqis signing up to vote are to remain open for longer due to poor turnout. The International Organisation [in Sunday Herald] The US News: Iraq News

Iraqi Official Mum on al-Zarqawi Rumors
The rumors followed an interview aired on an Arab television station earlier this month in which a Saudi man arrested for a deadly truck bombing claimed that he heard from other insurgents that al-Zar... [in Herald Sun] The US News: Iraq News

China still trying to reach freed hostages in Iraq
Chinese officials were trying to track down eight nationals reportedly freed by their captors in Iraq on a promise from Beijing to ban any more of its citizens from entering the country. Yahoo! News: War with Iraq


The US News: Iraq News:
Brazilian engineer abducted in Iraq
A Brazilian engineer has been abducted in northern Iraq, Arab news station Al Jazeera reported Saturday. [in The US News] The US News: Iraq News

Landmark Iraqi film ponders children, war
Kurdish-Iranian filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi discusses his new movie, the first filmed in Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein, and the cruel world of Iraqi children [in MSNBC] The US News: Iraq News

U.S. Military Court Sentences Soldier to Three Years in Prison in Shooting Death of Iraqi Translator
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A U.S. military court found a 1st Cavalry Division soldier guilty of involuntary manslaughter on Saturday in the fatal shooting of an Iraqi translator and sentenced him to three y... [in Tampa Bay Online] The US News: Iraq News

Iraq Vows to Protect Voters From Attacks
AP Photo MAC105 By MARIAM FAM Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The Iraqi government pledged Saturday it would do everything in its power to protect voters from insurgent attacks during ... [in Guardian] The US News: Iraq News

British troop reinforcements due to arrive at Iraq base for elections
The Cyprus-based troops from the 1st Battalion, Royal Highland Fusiliers, were all expected to "arrive this weekend" at their base near Basra, in the British-controlled area of southern Iraq, a minist... [in Yahoo] The US News: Iraq News

Escalation of violence expected before Iraq election
Last Updated 23/01/2005, 12:21:08 Iraq's interim Interior Minister says he believes there'll be an escalation of violence before elections scheduled for January the 30th - but he says security measur... [in Radio Australia] The US News: Iraq News


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From Fox News
Iraq Vows to Protect Voters
FBI: Suspect Not a Terrorist
Fugitive May Link 9-11, Madrid
Militant Group Ready for Cease-Fire With Israel


From the Department of Defense
Bush Pledges to Continue War on Terror
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2005 — Two days after he was sworn in for a second term of office, President Bush promised to continue the fight against global terrorism. Story


TOP NEWS
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19 Suspects Nabbed in Joint Raid
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IRAQI ELECTIONS
Election Rehearsal Held in Diyala
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Poll Finds Iraqis Favor Elections
Fact Sheet: Iraqi Elections
Fact Sheet: Timeline
Fact Sheet: Transitional Admin Law
Fact Sheet: Candidate List Regulations

IN AFGHANISTAN
New Radios Link Afghan Army
Enduring Freedom Marks 3 Years
Afghanistan Daily Update
Maps

WAR ON TERRORISM
Crash Kills Pilot; Iraq Ops Continue
Bush Inaugural Pledge: Protect U.S.
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MILITARY NEWS
Veterans Appreciate Bush Thanks
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posted by Pam @ 3:17 AM |

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