Under two previous Executive administrations and wars from, father and son. With son and conservative congresses leading the extremely quick abandoning of the missions and those sent to accomplish after 9/11:
July 18, 2012 - Coping with post-traumatic stress disorder? Military Pathways, a joint program of the Department of Defense and the nonprofit organization, Screening for Mental Health, has released a dozen videos which provide helpful suggestions and resources about PTSD. Individual clips run less than two minutes and cover a range of topics connected to PTSD including practical tips for sleeping better, the benefits of healthy eating habits and 11 ways to handle PTSD symptoms. At the end of each video is a web address to link to more resources. Watch the videos>>>
Just one of on PTSD
OIF: Iraq, from Operation Iraqi Freedom to Operation New Dawn Sept 1, 2010
December 20 2011 - Ceremony to Retire Iraq Mission Colors on U.S. Soil
The last Soldiers to die in service in OIF-OND at official end to the war and occupation in Iraq
Spc.David Emanuel Hickman 23 Greensboro, North Carolina, USA Company B, 2nd Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Died of injuries suffered when his patrol was attacked with a roadside bomb in the Kadhimiya neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, on November 14, 2011
1st Lt.Dustin Dale Vincent 25 Mesquite, Texas, USA Battery A, 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire in Kirkuk province, Iraq, on November 3, 2011
Though many still haven't come home from our previous wars, Iraq is Really Now Officially Over,All are out!!
There have been 4,804 coalition deaths
4,488 Americans
2 Australians, 1 Azerbaijani, 179 Britons, 13 Bulgarians, 1 Czech, 7 Danes, 2 Dutch, 2 Estonians, 1 Fijian, 5 Georgians, 1 Hungarian, 33 Italians, 1 Kazakh, 1 South Korean, 3 Latvian, 22 Poles, 3 Romanians, 5 Salvadoran, 4 Slovaks, 11 Spaniards, 2 Thai and 18 Ukrainians -- in the war in Iraq as of January 2, 2012, according to a CNN and iCasulties count.
Graphical breakdown of casualties. At least 32,224 U.S. troops had been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon.
View casualties in the war in Afghanistan
POW/MIA: Afghanistan & Iraq
One U.S. soldier is currently listed as captured or Duty Status -- Whereabouts Unknown as of March 3 2012. The information below reflects the name as Prisoner of War or Duty Status -- Whereabouts Unknown by the Pentagon.
Sgt Bowe R. Bergdahl 23 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Ketchum, Idaho Captured in Paktika province in Afghanistan, on June 30, 2009. The Pentagon declared him Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown on July 1 and his status was changed to Missing-Captured on July 3.
Memorial at the New JPED facility at Dover Air Force Base, Del..OEF: Afghanistan - Pakistan!!
There have been 3,110 coalition deaths -- 2,063 Americans, 33 Australians, 422 Britons, 1 Belgian, 158 Canadians, 5 Czech, 42 Denmark, 25 Netherlands, 9 Estonians, 2 Finn, 86 French, 53 Germans, 7 Hungarian, 47 Italians, 2 Jordan, 3 Latvian, 1 Lithuanian, 10 Norwegians, 35 Poles, 2 Portuguese, 19 Romanians, 1 South Korean, 34 Spaniards, 5 Swedes, 14 Turks, 6 New Zealand, 11 Georgian and 14 NATO/ISAF -- in the war on terror as of August 4, 2012, according to a CNN and iCasulties count. Below are the names of the soldiers, Marines, airmen and sailors whose deaths have been reported by their country's governments. The troops died in support of the U.S.-led Operation Enduring Freedom or were part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. At least 17,024 {16,526 up to August 4, 2012} U.S. personnel have been wounded in action, according to the Pentagon. In addition to the military deaths, 11 U.S. intelligence operatives have died in Afghanistan.
Gunnery Sgt.Jonathan William Gifford 34 Palm Bay, Florida, USA 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Regiment One of two Marines killed while conducting combat operations in Badghis province, Afghanistan, on July 29, 2012
Gunnery Sgt.Daniel Joseph Price 27 Holland, Michigan, USA 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Regiment One of two Marines killed while conducting combat operations in Badghis province, Afghanistan, on July 29, 2012
Pfc.Jose Oscar Belmontes 28 La Verne, California, USA 630th Engineer Company, 7th Engineer Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade One of two soldiers killed by from enemy small-arms fire in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on July 28, 2012
Sgt. 1st ClassBobby Lee Estle 38 Lebanon, Ohio, USA 630th Engineer Company, 7th Engineer Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade One of two soldiers killed by from enemy small-arms fire in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on July 28, 2012
Spc.Benjamin Carlos Pleitez 25 Turlock, California, USA 1072nd Transportation Company, 746th Combat Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, California Army National Guard Died as a result of a non-battle related injury in Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan, on July 27, 2012
Pfc.Theodore Matthew Glende 23 Rochester, New York, USA Company D, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire in the Kharwar district of Logar province, Afghanistan, on July 27, 2012
Sgt.John Eric Hansen 41 Austin, Texas, USA Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division One of two soldiers killed when they encountered an enemy improvised explosive device in Khakrez, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on July 26, 2012
1st Lt.Sean R. Jacobs 23 Redding, California, USA 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division One of two soldiers killed when they encountered an enemy roadside bomb in Khakrez, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on July 26, 2012
Sgt.Justin M. Hansen 26 Traverse City, Michigan, USA 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion, Marine Special Operations Regiment Died while conducting combat operations in Badghis province, Afghanistan, on July 24, 2012
Pfc.Adam Corey Ross 19 Lyman, South Carolina, USA Company C, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team Died of wounds suffered when he was struck by small-arms fire near the village of Kamkay Iryab in the Jaghatu district of Wardak province, Afghanistan, on July 24, 2012
Sgt.Eric Edward Williams 27 Murrieta, California, USA Company C, 3rd Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division Williams was killed when his forward operating base came under enemy fire in Pul-e Alam, Logar province, Afghanistan, on July 23, 2012. He was at the base on the first leg of his redeployment back to the United States.
Staff Sgt.Richard Liam Berry 27 Scottsdale, Arizona, USA Company A, 508th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a dismounted patrol in the Zhari district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on July 22, 2012
Pfc.Julian Lee Colvin 21 Birmingham, Alabama, USA Company A, 508th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division One of two soldiers killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a dismounted patrol in the Zhari district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on July 22, 2012
Pfc.Brenden Neal Salazar 20 Chuluota, Florida, USA Company A, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with a roadside bomb in Pul-e Alam, Afghanistan, on July 22, 2012
Spc.Justin Louis Horsley 21 Palm Bay, Florida, USA Company A, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team One of two soldiers killed when enemy forces attacked their unit with a roadside bomb in Pul-e Alam, Afghanistan, on July 22, 2012
Staff Sgt.Brandon Robert Pepper 31 York, Pennsylvania, USA Company B, 4th Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group Killed in an insurgent attack while on patrol near Latif in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on July 21, 2012
Petty Officer 2nd ClassMichael John Brodsky 33 Tamarac, Florida, USA Assigned to Navy Region Southwest Security Detachment Died on July 21, 2012, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany from injuries sustained when a roadside bomb detonated during a dismounted patrol in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on July 7, 2012
Senior Chief Petty OfficerSean Patrick Sullivan 40 St. Louis, Missouri, USA Helicopter Mine Countermeasure Squadron 15 One of two sailors killed when their MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter crashed during heavy lift support operations 58 miles southwest of Muscat, Oman, on July 19, 2012
Cpl.Joshua Ryan Ashley 23 Rancho Cucamonga, California, USA 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, Headquarters Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force Ashley, a military dog handler, was killed when a roadside bomb detonated during a patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 19, 2012.
Pfc.Jeffrey Leon Rice 24 Troy, Ohio, USA 584th Engineer Company, 20th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade Died in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 19, 2012
Petty Officer 2nd ClassJoseph Patrick Newman Fitzmorris 31 West Monroe, Louisiana, USA Helicopter Mine Countermeasure Squadron 15 One of two sailors killed when their MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter crashed during heavy lift support operations 58 miles southwest of Muscat, Oman, on July 19, 2012
Spc.Darrion Terrell Hicks 21 Raleigh, North Carolina, USA 42nd Clearance Company, 54th Engineer Battalion, 18th Engineer Brigade Died from injuries sustained in an enemy roadside bomb attack in Ghazni, Afghanistan, on July 19, 2012
Sgt.Jose Joel Reyes 24 San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico 110th Transportation Company, 548th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Ghazni, Afghanistan, on July 18, 2012
Sgt.Daniel Anthony Rodriguez 28 Baltimore, Maryland, USA 110th Transportation Company, 548th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Ghazni, Afghanistan, on July 18, 2012
Spc.Krystal Marie Fitts 26 Houston, Texas, USA Female Engagement Team member assigned to Company E, 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, attached to Company C, 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment Killed when her combat outpost came under indirect fire in the Zhari district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on July 17, 2012
Spc.Sergio Eduardo Perez Jr. 21 Crown Point, Indiana, USA 713th Engineer Company, 113th Engineer Battalion, Indiana Army National Guard One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by rocket-propelled grenades in the Shah Wali Kot district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on July 16, 2012
Spc.Nicholas Andrew Taylor 20 Berne, Indiana, USA 713th Engineer Company, 113th Engineer Battalion, Indiana Army National Guard One of two soldiers killed when their vehicle was struck by rocket-propelled grenades in the Shah Wali Kot district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on July 16, 2012
Sgt.Erik Nathaniel May 26 Independence, Kansas, USA Company A, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division May was found unresponsive and was pronounced dead at a medical facility at FOB Sharana, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, on July 14, 2012
Staff Sgt.Carl Eric Hammar 24 Lake Havasu City, Arizona, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Died of wounds suffered from enemy small-arms fire in the Musa Kheyl district of Khost province, Afghanistan, on July 14, 2012
Sgt.Michael Eugene Ristau 25 Rockford, Illinois, USA Company B, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Died of wounds sustained when his vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Qalat, Zabul province, Afghanistan, on July 13, 2012
Spc.Sterling William Wyatt 21 Columbia, Missouri, USA Company C, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Died of wounds sustained when his vehicle was attacked with a roadside bomb in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on July 11, 2012
Spc.Jonathan Batista 22 Kinnelon, New Jersey, USA Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Died when enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire in the Zhari district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on July 8, 2012
Spc.Clarence Williams III 23 Brooksville, Florida, USA 978th Military Police Company, 93rd Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade One of six soldiers killed when their armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Maidan Shahr, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on July 8, 2012
Spc.Alejandro Jose Pardo 21 Porterville, California, USA 978th Military Police Company, 93rd Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade One of six soldiers killed when their armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Maidan Shahr, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on July 8, 2012
Spc.Erica Paige Alecksen 21 Eatonton, Georgia, USA 978th Military Police Company, 93rd Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade One of six soldiers killed when their armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Maidan Shahr, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on July 8, 2012
Spc.Trevor Brandon Adkins 21 Spring Lake, North Carolina, USA 978th Military Police Company, 93rd Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade One of six soldiers killed when their armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Maidan Shahr, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on July 8, 2012
Spc.Cameron James Stambaugh 20 Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, USA 978th Military Police Company, 93rd Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade One of six soldiers killed when their armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Maidan Shahr, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on July 8, 2012
Staff Sgt.Ricardo Seija 31 Tampa, Florida, USA 978th Military Police Company, 93rd Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade One of six soldiers killed when their armored vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Maidan Shahr, Wardak province, Afghanistan, on July 8, 2012
Sgt.Juan Pantoja Navarro 23 Austin, Texas, USA Company A, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Killed when he was attacked with an improvised explosive device in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 7, 2012
Capt.Bruce Andrew MacFarlane 46 Oviedo, Florida, USA 1186th Transportation Company, 831st Transportation Battalion, Army Reserve Died as a result of a non-battle related injury suffered during physical training in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 6, 2012
Staff Sgt.Raul Madrigal Guerra 37 Union City, New Jersey, USA Company B, 502nd Military Intelligence Battalion, 201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade Died as a result of a non-battle related injury in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, on July 4, 2012
Spc.Cody Otho Moosman 24 Preston, Idaho, USA Company B, 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division Died when enemy forces attacked his unit with small-arms fire in Gayan Alwara Mandi in the Giyan district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, on July 3, 2012
Guardsman Apete Saunikalou Ratumaiyale Tuisovurua 28 Fiji Police Advisory Team, No. 2 Company, 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards One of three British soldiers killed when an individual wearing an Afghan National Civil Order Police uniform turned his weapon on their patrol as it was leaving a checkpoint in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 2, 2012
Sgt.Blaine Flower Diddams 40 Canberra, Australia Patrol commander, Australian Special Air Service Regiment Killed by small-arms fire when a joint Australian-Afghan special operations forces was attacked during a raid to capture a Taliban commander in the Chora Valley, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, on July 2, 2012
Warrant Officer Class 2Leonard Perran Thomas 44 Ross-on-Wye, England 37 Signal Regiment, Royal Corps of Signals One of three British soldiers killed when an individual wearing an Afghan National Civil Order Police uniform turned his weapon on their patrol as it was leaving a checkpoint in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 2, 2012
GuardsmanCraig Andrew Roderick 22 Cardiff, Wales Police Advisory Team, No. 2 Company, 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards One of three British soldiers killed when an individual wearing an Afghan National Civil Order Police uniform turned his weapon on their patrol as it was leaving a checkpoint in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, on July 2, 2012
Where an Executive Branch can really do job creation quick! Embarrass them 'job creators', reagan capitalist supply side trickle down economics, into hiring the labor they do really need as same talk up them 'patriotism' meme's of support, just like the non sacrificing public, a decade plus now!!
Aug 3, 2012 - The job outlook for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans continues to brighten as the unemployment rate for the group fell for the sixth month in a row.
The unemployment rate for veterans who entered service after Sept. 11, 2001, fell to 8.9 percent in July, down from 9.5 percent the previous month and from 12.4 percent in July 2011, according to the latest monthly employment report released Friday by the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Veterans of all generations also saw a sharp drop in their unemployment rate: the overall veterans jobless rate was 6.9 percent, down from 7.4 percent in June and 8.6 percent a year ago.
The national unemployment rate remained almost unchanged at 8.3 percent, up a tick from 8.2 percent in June.
But the economy added roughly 163,000 payroll jobs in July, more than twice the amount it added in June. read more>>>
July 31, 2012 - President Barack Obama has made helping veterans find civilian employment and reintegrate into the nation’s workforce and economy a top priority, according to a White House fact sheet released July 19.
Obama issued a presidential memorandum that calls on agencies across the federal government to intensify their efforts to ensure fair treatment and equal opportunity for service members in federal employment.
In November 2011, the president signed into law the Returning Heroes Tax Credit, which provides businesses that hire unemployed veterans with a credit of up to $5,600 per veteran. The Wounded Warriors Tax Credit offers businesses that hire veterans with service-connected disabilities a credit of up to $9,600 per veteran.
First Lady Michelle Obama’s and Dr. Jill Biden’s Joining Forces Initiative so far has helped 90,000 veterans and military spouses find jobs. Online tools were added to help connect veterans to employers. read more>>>
May 10, 2012 - In an unprecedented show of support for veterans and military families, nearly every major studio, broadcast and cable network, talent agency, and guild in the entertainment industry has united with Team Rubicon and other top-tier non-profit organizations to launch the Got Your 6TM campaign. Got Your 6 will create a wide array of opportunities for veterans to successfully convert their leadership operational training into positive civilian roles in our communities nationwide.
“Got your six” is a military expression that means “I’ve got your back, and you’ve got mine.” The six o’clock position or “six” is the designation of the rear of a military formation.
Got Your 6 will focus on six pillars of reintegration: jobs, education, health, housing, family and leadership. Got Your 6 will work with a lead non-profit organization to activate each pillar in pursuit of a specific, substantial launch goal. read more>>>
July 31, 2012 - ABC News anchor Bob Woodruff is launching a news series online dealing with the challenges returning military members face.
Those challenges are apparent as soldiers transition back into the workforce.
The series shows veterans paired with some big-name mentors, such as George Lucas of Star Wars fame and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Woodruff profiles the veterans and mentors, with the goal being that those mentors will provide returning vets with a solid start to their careers.
The "Standing Up For Heroes" videos debut every Tuesday on ABCNEWS.com. read more>>>
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VA is seeking to extend the date to Dec. 31, 2018 for medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illnesses and undiagnosed illness to have appeared in Gulf War Veterans. Medically unexplained chronic symptoms include fatigue, headaches, joint pain, insomnia, gastrointestinal problems, and respiratory disorders: Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses: Medically Unexplained Chronic Multisymptom Illnesses.
August 1, 2012 - A room in the basement of the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center is undergoing renovations for a new, $8 million magnetic resonance imaging machine, which will join an arsenal of some of the most powerful research scanners in the world.
The machine, known as a 7T - "T" standing for tesla, a unit of magnetic field - will offer researchers a more in-depth look than the VA center's current MRIs provide into the details of the brain and the roles biological markers play in developing dementia, Alzheimer's disease, post-traumatic stress disorder and other cognitive problems.
New, ultra-high resolution MRIs help researchers view details in the brain that they used to be able to see only after a patient died, such as subtle changes in brain structure and function and other abnormalities associated with Alzheimer's disease. The hope is that by seeing such signs earlier, doctors will be able to detect the disease earlier. read more>>>
Series Includes Army Women's Hall of Fame Inductees -- Army Women Who Served in Vietnam
WASHINGTON, June 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Army Women's Foundation announced the June 4th launch of a podcast series to help servicewomen and veterans returning home from deployment with real advice from leaders and veterans. The podcasts will be available starting at 12:00 a.m. EDT for free viewing and download from Podcast - AWFDN. A schedule of podcasts is below.
Monday, June 4: Symposium Panel One, "Beyond the Battlefield: Coming Home"Tuesday, June 5: Symposium Panel Two, "Beyond the Battlefield: Back to Work" and The State of Women Veterans Today by LTG Horoho
Wednesday, June 6: Hall of Fame Luncheon Part I and a Tribute Speech by MG Janet Cobb
Thursday, June 7: Hall of Fame Luncheon Part II and Inductee Remarks
Friday, June 8: Booz Allen Hamilton Networking Session and Additional Awards
During March, military leaders, government officials, academics, and corporate and non-profit leaders assembled in Washington, D.C. with one question: how do we use our collective knowledge and resources to help servicewomen successfully transition back into their homes, jobs, and communities? This question was the focus of Foundation's 4th Annual Army Women in Transition Symposium & Hall of Fame Luncheon. read more>>>
Recording Casualties: Victims of Armed Conflict Worldwide
This programme draws on the principles of human security to develop and enhance the technical and institutional capacity, identify and consolidate the legal requirements, and build the political will to record details of every single victim of armed conflict worldwide. The programme incorporates research into emerging good practice and existing legal frameworks, the development and promotion of clearer legal and more effective regulatory instruments, and the creation and support of advocacy networks. visit site for updated reports
Every Casualty.org: New Org Website Launched On Casualty Recording The one-stop source for information on conflict's casualties worldwide and the organisations that record them
Exact Count of Civilian Casualties may never be known, as is the case in every conflict, especially an Invasion by another Country. For it is the Innocent Civilians and those Defending their Countries,of which All would be counted if this country, the U.S., were ever invaded, who suffer the most, during and long after!
The Rand Corporation Terrorism Report the press release here, you can get the full document here or a summary of the research brief here
97 percent {now more} of U.S. deaths in Iraq have occurred after George W. Bush declared an end to "major combat."
May 1, 2003 - "Mission Accomplished!" After leaving the Main Mission in Afghanistan, as to 9/11, to invade and occupy Iraq, which created the rise in the regional insurgents fighting in Afghanistan since!
"How anyone can say that torture keeps Americans safe is beyond me -- unless you don't count American soldiers as Americans." How to Break a Terrorist: The U.S. Interrogators Who Used Brains, Not Brutality, to Take Down the Deadliest Man in Iraq Matthew Alexander who is writing under a pseudonym for security reasons
"Torture is the tool of the lazy, the stupid, and the pseudo-tough. It's also perhaps the greatest recruiting tool that the terrorists have." Major General Paul Eaton
July 27, 2012 - America has been at war for over a decade now, with millions of soldiers having seen death and dying up close in Afghanistan and Iraq. But most Americans, watching comfortably on their TVs and computers, witness mostly to statistics, stump speeches, and “expert” rhetoric, don’t get what’s really going on there. Bill talks to Karl Marlantes — a highly-decorated Vietnam veteran, Rhodes Scholar, author, and PTSD survivor — about what we on the insulated outside need to understand about the minds and hearts of our modern warriors. Marlantes shares with Bill intimate stories about how his battlefield experiences both shaped and nearly destroyed him, even after returning to civilian life.
“’Thou shalt not kill’ is a tenet you just do not violate, and so all your young life, that’s drilled into your head. And then suddenly, you’re 18 or 19 and they’re saying, ‘Go get ‘em and kill for your country.’ And then you come back and it’s like, ‘Well, thou shalt not kill’ again. Believe me, that’s a difficult thing to deal with,” Marlantes tells Bill. “You take a young man and put him in the role of God, where he is asked to take a life — that’s something no 19-year-old is able to handle.” Full Transcript>>>
HONORING THE FALLEN: US Military and Coalition Forces Killed in Action, Iraq & Afghanistan/Pakistan from 2001 to September 2012 - My Honor Rolls, and more, to Share
National World War II Memorial
National Korean War Memorial
National Vietnam Veterans Memorial - "The Wall"
The Vietnam Women’s Memorial
Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemeteries
Arlington National Cemetery
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