Bouhammer | June 30, 2008
*Bouhammer Note- It has been a very busy last 10 days since NY National Guard lost the first three of the five soldiers that she lost recently. I did not get a chance to conduct a virtual interview, but in its place I am posting this rant that I received from Mike T over [...]
Bouhammer | June 28, 2008
This is not really current news, but I have been wanting to post about this story.
http://www.military.com/news/article/afghans-outraged-at-us-decision.html
I was in country when this happened, and I remember hearing about it and thinking “what are they thinking” and “what happened”. It just did not sound correct. I knew the Rules of Engagement in country at the time as [...]
Bouhammer | June 27, 2008
I was able to participate in another blogger’s roundtable with LTC Hall (who is the Battalion Commander of 2/7 Marines in Afghanistan) today. There were only a few of us on the call, but the questions were very good and as always LTC Hall was very outspoken in his answers and had a lot of [...]
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Bouhammer | June 27, 2008
“The number of U.S. and allied troops killed in Afghanistan in June has reached 40 — the highest monthly toll of the seven-year-old war….”
The rest is at the link below. I wonder how BG Votel feels about his overly optimistic comments now? If you are not sure what I am talking about, you can go [...]
Bouhammer | June 26, 2008
The links below are from various news outlets that have written stories about all three New York National Guard soldiers that were killed last weekend in their fight on the Global War on Terror.
SGT Rodriguez
http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/06/revere_soldier_killed_in_afghanistan_ambush.html
SGT Seabrooks
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/ny-lisold0626,0,3803486.story
SPC Mangano
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/ny-limang0626,0,6372114.story
Bouhammer | June 26, 2008
Here is an updated news article from the Buffalo News on SGT Nelson Rodriguez. I have also put the same picture they used in the post here.
http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/story/378762.html
Bouhammer | June 25, 2008
“The Soldier above all others prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest scars of war.” – General Douglas MacArthur
That quote is what I have at the bottom of all of my emails. I have it there for a reason, and unfortunately one of those times is now.
We have suffered a terrible [...]
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
A blog originally created by a 22-year retired First Sergeant of the Army. This blog started out as a way to write about military related issues. It turned into a way for Bouhammer to document his 16 month tour as an ETT leader in Afghanistan for family and friends. It is now one of the leading and award-winning blogs written exclusively on operations in Afghanistan and other military related topics. In addition to Bouhammer, another writer is The Dude who is a National Guard Officer currently serving as a civilian contractor in the country of Kuwait. Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy what you see. If you care about what is happening in the land where the attacks of 9/11 were planned and if you care about our military, this is the blog for you. Tell your family, tell your friends, and even tell people you don't like.
Click Here to Contact Bouhammer
