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Carried over from POWERLINE

MSNBC, CNBC Refuse to Run Pro-War Ads

We wrote here about the television commercials that Freedom's Watch has produced, featuring veterans and their families, that urge Congress and the public to continue supporting the Iraq war. The commercials are well done, and convey the simple message that the Iraq war is important and winnable, and that we should allow our troops to see the mission through. The ads are appearing in the context of a blizzard of anti-war ads by left-wing groups, intended to pressure Senators and Congressmen into pulling the plug on the Iraq effort.

F-18 Fly by during a swim qualification

From the Sailor: "We had a swim call in the Gulf of Thailand on deployment and an F-18 from the Abe Lincoln flew right over us."

Just think how the badguys feel when thats the last thing they see...........or maybe just hear!

Operation Alljah

Sometime after 0200 Operation Alljah began in a middle-class neighborhood in
northern Fallujah.  The Marines of the 2nd Battalion 6th Marines occupied a
police precinct and began a swarm or strategic blocking off of the streets,
in order to control access both in and out of the neighborhood. 

Cav RoundUp

This is a great news agency "in country" who is telling the stories not being heard.

This edition features stories on a parking garage bomb and this week's Moment of Valor. Hosted by Army Sgt. Scott Pittillo (Click on the left to pause the music to listen to the interview) .Download DOD_100006964.mp3

Celebration of Life Honors Fallen Contra Costa County Firefighters

 

It can be easy to see a servicemember in uniform and approach them to say “Thanks”. Don’t forget those heroes at home that you may take for granted. If you have forgotten 9-11 then don’t forget the number of Firefighters who lost their lives that day(343). Below is a recent story we shouldn’t forget! Here is to all of the heroes in the states, don’t let it take a tragedy to make you want to thank them! Semper Fi-Maj Pain

Two devoted family men who wore a "permanent smile" and loved their fire service lives were remembered Friday at a "Celebration of Life" Memorial in Concord.

Contra Costa County firefighters Matthew Burton and Scott Desmond gave their lives in the line of duty July 21st in a rescue attempt during a devastating house fire in San Pablo that also took the lives of two citizens. "It's appropriate that this is a 'Celebration of Life' because nobody knew how to celebrate life better than Matt and Scott," said an emotional Ron Walker, President of Contra Costa County Professional Firefighters Local 1230. "When you were with them, you knew two things -- one, that they'd be smiling, and the other, that they'd make you smile, too."

Marine Sgt. Jeff Hunter

This is only one of many stories that are being written but never told in the news.

“I honestly don’t believe I did anything all that heroic,” Sgt. Jeff Hunter told Military.com when asked about his Silver Star. That’s a common refrain among American warriors serving in combat zones, but for those who served with Hunter during two intense fights, it’s a dramatic understatement.

ALL HANDS EMAIL

 

ONEMARINE’S VIEW all hands NEWS LETTER

We are trying something new. The OMV All-Hands news letter will be sent to you with informative information that you will see on the OneMarinesView blog. Your addresses are kept private and if you would like to be deleted from the news letter simply follow the directions below.

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Maj Pain

We own the night

This is what you SHOULDN'T do when Apache helicopters are flying in your area at night. The bad guys turned on their infra red sights and the Americans saw it. The fast burr sound, with broken light coming down on the target is a mini gun firing 6000 rounds a minute at the knuckle heads.

Have a good day! (Thanks Dave)

Inside Iraq

By William Kristol

I spent a week in Iraq recently, and here's what impressed me most: the Americans. In particular, the quality and character of the American soldiers and Marines who are fighting there and trying to help rebuild the nation. I don't mean to slight, in some ethnocentric way, the steadfastness and courage of the Iraqi people.

Statements from Lt. Gen. James Mattis (Haditha)

UNION-TRIBUNE

August 9, 2007

Statement from Lt. Gen. James Mattis concerning his decision to drop all charges against Capt. Randy Stone in the Haditha murder case. The Marine Corps released his remarks Thursday:

"I have thoroughly reviewed and considered all of the evidence surrounding the Haditha incident and Captain Stone's conduct with respect to command reporting of and response to the incident. It is clear to me that any error of omission or commission by Captain Stone does not warrant action under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Operation Alljah

Service members from 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment and Combat Logistics Battalion 6, clear the fifth precinct of Fallujah as part of Operation Alljah.

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE

http://www.mcnews.info/mcnewsinfo/video/popup.aspx

Dora, Baghdad and the 1-4 Cavalry

Matt Sanchez is with the 1-4 Cavalry, a surge unit, out of the Dora neighborhood in Western Baghdad.  The neighborhood is getting better but sometimes...(Read more at his BLOG) You may want ot pause the webpage music on the left margin to hear the interview.

Air Force Master Sgt. Michael L. Keehan III

As U.S. forces advanced toward Baghdad between March 20 and April 5, 2003, then-Tech. Sgt. Keehan and his team faced numerous life-and-death situations – where their lives, and those of the men around them, hung in the balance.

Iraqi soldiers reach out to local children in Ghartan

Caption: An Iraqi Army soldier with 1st Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division, stands with Iraqi children in at the entrance to a local elementary school where the IA was handing out gifts to the local children and engaging the local populous. The IA soldiers are not from this area, having been recruited from all over the country. Despite their being strangers in the village they have been quickly accepted by the people. This area is benefiting from their own sons who are joining forces with the IA and the Iraqi police to prevent and fight the insurgency. These young men are responding to their sheiks wishes and taking up arms alongside Coalition Forces to defeat the insurgency.

And you think your day at work was bad.......

rmy Paratrooper Awarded Silver Star in Iraq
Platoon leader honored for his heroism and courage under fire.

By Staff Sgt. Michael J. Carden
3rd Brigade Combat Team
82nd Airborne Division
Public Affairs Office
PATROL BASE OLSON, Iraq, Aug. 1, 2007 — An 82nd Airborne Division Paratrooper was awarded the nation’s fourth highest decoration, the Silver Star, July 31, 2007, at Patrol Base Olson in Samarra, Iraq, for valorous actions during a near ambush February 2, 2007, in Samarra.

"We did everything in training that we do here right now – air assaults, cordon and knocks. We’ve done all the shooting and everything required of us here."