One Marine's View

SNIPER OVER WATCH

  CPL. TIM GARRETT AND SPC. JACOB COLLINS PROVIDE SNIPER OVER WATCH. -  U.S. Army Cpl. Tim Garrett (left) and Spc. Jacob Collins from Recon Platoon, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division provide sniper over watch during the clearance of the village of Shuzayf, Iraq, on March 26, 2009. DoD photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Walter J. Pels, U.S. Navy. (Released)

Friendly-fire laser injuries

Report: Troops in Iraq dealt friendly-fire laser injuries Stars and Stripes Mideast edition, Wednesday, April 1, 2009 American troops in Iraq are reporting a series of incidents in which servicemembers have been blinded or required medical treatment after friendly-fire laser injuries.

SURVIVABILITY IN AFGHANISTAN

 No, Afghanistan isn’t Iraq. Keep in mind, there are few roads period through Afghanistan, let alone roads where bad guys like to hide…..and they do like to hide. I would still take 12 mules and the lift capability of an US Army CH-47 in place of this shinny new truck….plus it’s a lot easier to refuel a mule than refuel a truck in the 14,000 foot mountains. Plus if you travel with mules, off the norm beat roads, you are a hard target for IEDs because they don’t know where you will walk…..just saying. (Fox News) Ask any soldier who's been to both countries: Afghanistan is not Iraq. It's a different war against a different enemy in a different country with an entirely different terrain and altitude.