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The Thunder Run's From the Front for 06/15/2009 highlights:
AND MORE.... - David M
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Mark Grimsley who blogs at Blog Them Out of the Stone Age has a list of "Signs You Are In Iraq"
My favorite:
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The Thunder Run's From the Front for 06/15/2009 highlights:
A Year In The Sandbox: posts some Kid Videos
Sour Swinger: posts some Short Clips Of Iraqi Children
MAJ C: asks So What Should We Do?
Afghanistan My Last Tour: posts What Keeps Me (The Wife) Going...
Brad's Excellent Adventure: returns to the sandbox...
Far From Perfect: writes about the aftermath of a market bombing...
In Iraq Now (at 56): comes Home on leave
U.S., Iraqi Forces Detain Senior Terrorist Suspect
Iraqi Police uncover huge ammunition cache in Dhi Qar
Soldiers react to grenade attack, save lives
Kirkuk Hospital to Receive Army Assistance
Cleaning Canals in Kirkuk Provides Jobs, Drought Relief
Gates Stresses Need to Curtail Civilian Casualties
Afghan Tribes Find Common Ground During Humanitarian Aid Drop
Pakistan orders forces to start operations against Taliban chief
20 Taliban, 2 civilians die in Afghan violence
Security forces kill 35 Taliban in Pakistan's northwest
AND MORE.... - David M
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Mark Grimsley who blogs at Blog Them Out of the Stone Age has a list of "Signs You Are In Iraq"
My favorite:
Read More.... - David M16. You live in a gated community, but your home is still a trailer.
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*A term of art from the artillery. Harassment and Interdiction Fires. Back in the day, when you could just kill people and break things without a note from a lawyer, they were pre-planned, but to the enemy, random, fires at known gathering points, road junctions, Main Supply Routes, assembly areas, etc - to keep the bad guy nervous that the world around him might start exploding at any minute. Not really relevant to today's operating environment, right? But, it *is. The UAVs we fly over Afghanistan and Pakistan looking for targets of opportunity are a form of H&I fires, if you really want to parse it finely. We just have better sensors and fire control now. Of course, now I have to call them UAS's, because someone got a Legion of Merit for the name change.Anyway, I call the post H&I Fires because it's random things posted by me and people I've given posting privileges to that particular topic. Another term of art that might be appropriate is Free Fire Zone.
