Armistice Day service at Camp Bastion 11/11/11

Armed Forces personnel who have been killed while serving their country since the First World War have been remembered today at ceremonies across the UK as well as in Afghanistan and across the world.  Armistice Day 2011 was marked at 1100hrs with two-minute silences held on Whitehall in London, Camp Bastion in Afghanistan and elsewhere. Armistice Day was...

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US Marines based in Australia!

"BARACK OBAMA is to announce that the US will begin rotating Marines through an Australian base in Darwin in a permanent new military presence, intensifying the alliance in a sign of heightened concern about China." He is scheduled to make the announcement with the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, when they visit Darwin next Thursday during Mr Obama's first visit to Australia as president. The 26-hour visit will mark the 60th anniversary of the ANZUS alliance. The Marines are the chief US ground combat force in the Pacific theatre,...

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Three U.S. soldiers injured in Taliban attack

KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Three U.S. soldiers were wounded and three Afghan police officers killed when Taliban insurgents attacked an Afghan government building, authorities said. Insurgents took two Afghan officials hostage during the attack Thursday at the Chamkani District government building in Paktia Province, said Master Sgt. Nicholas Conner, a spokesman for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force Troops. The hostages were the local head of Afghan intelligence service and the deputy governor of the district,...

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3 Afghan police die in attack by 5 suicide bombers

Five suicide bombers attacked a local government office in eastern Afghanistan Thursday, starting a gunbattle that left three Afghan police dead and two others wounded, officials said. By AMIR SHAHAssociated Press KABUL, Afghanistan — Five...

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11/11/11 - Veterans Day

...at the 11th hour, on the 11th day, of the 11th month of 2011, we will pause to honor America's Veterans and celebrate their contributions to our way of life. Few have given more to our Nation than the men and women who have served in our Armed Forces in peace and in war. Remarks by Secretary Eric K. Shinseki Message from the Secretary of...

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Manhunt Launched for Afghan Who Shot 3 Aussie Troops in Afghanistan

By Windsor Genova - IBTIMES // Australian troops in Afghanistan are hunting an Afghan soldier who shot and seriously wounded three of their colleagues at the Patrol Base Basir in Uruzgan province on Tuesday. The Afghan National Army (ANA) identified the shooter as Mohammed Rozi from the northern province of Takhar. He escaped using an ANA jeep after firing an automatic weapon and grenade launcher from a tower on troops preparing for their evening meal. The jeep was found abandoned later. Defence Force chief General David Hurley said an...

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R.I.P. - Pfc. Cody R. Norris

DOD Identifies Army Casualty             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.             Pfc. Cody R. Norris, 20, of Houston, Texas, died Nov. 9 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire.  He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry...

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The History of Veterans Day

Did you know Veterans Day was originally called Armistice Day? President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11 as a day to honor those who served during the Great War. It wasn't until after World War II that it became known as Veterans Day and honored all who serve or have served in the United States military...

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Sgt. 1st Class Leroy A. Petry Veterans Day Message

Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. 1st Class Leroy A. Petry sends a message for Veterans Day...

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Corporate America supports Veterans

from thisainthell blog Virginia Supportive Housing, Richmond, Va. – has developed eight permanent supportive housing units exclusively for homeless veterans with disabilities. VSH manages these units and provides support services to the residents. · National Military Family Association, Alexandria, Va. – recognizes the unique challenges today’s military spouses face in pursuing additional training or education. The funds will support educational scholarships for tuition, vocational training, professional certification and graduate...

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Coalition forces mark Remembrance Day at New Kabul Compound

Canadian Master Cpl. Richard Ross, foreground, a dental technician with the Canadian Health Services Advisory Team at the New Kabul Compound, participates in a Remembrance Day ceremony at the facility Nov. 11. In the background, at left, is Canadian Capt. R.J. Kretschmann, a doctor with the team, and at right is Canadian Lt. Col. Paul Burke, also a doctor with the...

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Private Matthew Thornton killed in Afghanistan

Private Matthew Thornton killed in Afghanistan: It is with regret that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that Private Matthew Thornton, from 4th Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment (4 YORKS), was killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday 9 November 2011. Private Matthew Thornton. Picture: via MOD Private Thornton was a Territorial Army soldier of 4th Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment...

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Taliban Attack U.S.-Afghan Meeting in Border District

KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban insurgents attacked a district government center in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday while American troops were meeting with local officials inside, wounding three American soldiers and killing three Afghan police officers, according to Afghan and American officials. The attack was carried out by a group of 5 to 10 insurgents, some wearing suicide vests, who also took two Afghan officials hostage at the Chamkani district government building in Paktia Province, said Master Sgt. Nicholas Conner, a spokesman for the NATO-led...

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Navy signs $17-million deal for armed drones

Navy signs $17-million deal for armed drones The Northrop Grumman deal calls for placing laser-guided missiles on the Fire Scout helicopter, which has been restricted to reconnaissance missions.  By W.J. Hennigan, Los Angeles Times ...

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In Afghanistan, special units do dirty work

a special report by Carmen Gentile, for USA TODAY, with some history, photos, stats CHAMKANI, Afghanistan — Insurgents prowling the steep mountains and narrow valleys of this remote land have a name for the U.S. Special Forces: "Bearded Bastards."Growing facial hair is one way U.S. Green Berets blend in among the locals here along the Pakistan border. Their specialty...

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Veterans Day Honors Service, Sacrifice

By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 2011 – Until the 1960s, veterans groups used the red poppy as the symbol of Veterans Day. In Great Britain, it still is. The symbol comes from a poem, “In Flanders Fields,” written by Canadian doctor John M. McCrae in 1915. The first two verses of McCrae’s three-verse poem read: “In Flanders fields the...

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Nov. 10., 2011. - ISAF Joint Command Evening Operational Update

2011-11-S-014 ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan For Immediate Release KABUL, Afghanistan (Nov. 10, 2011) — A combined Afghan and coalition force detained an insurgent leader and several additional insurgents during a security operation in Kandahar district, Kandahar province, Monday. The leader was responsible for planning improvised explosive device attacks and...

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Another Afghan soldier turns rogue, wounding three Australians

ANOTHER Afghan National Army soldier has opened fire on fellow troops, wounding three Australians. The Afghan National Army said one of its rogue soldiers opened fire on the Australians at Charmistan in the Uruzgan province. Two Afghan soldiers were also hit in the attack. All five soldiers have been taken to the military hospital at Tarin Kot with non-life threatening injuries. The gunman fled the scene of the shooting in one of the Afghan National Army vehicle. It is unclear what promoted the attack, which comes just 10 days after...

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Afghanistan attack leaves 5 suicide bombers, 3 police officers dead

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan officials say five suicide bombers have targeted a local government office in eastern Afghanistan. Three Afghan police were killed and two others wounded.Paktia provincial spokesman Ruhollah Samoon says the bombers attacked a compound in the Zumat district — an area controlled by the al-Qaida affiliated Haqqani militant network.Samoon says three suicide bombers blew themselves up at the entrance, and two others were killed by police when they tried to storm the compound.In the south, Afghan police...

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Commandant cuts Marine Corps birthday cake

Commandant cuts Marine Corps birthday cake 11/8/2011 By Lance Cpl. Chelsea Flowers , Headquarters Marine Corps WASHINGTON — Before the United States was born, there was a Marine Corps. For the last 236 years Marines have fought tirelessly to preserve...

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