Category Archives: Video of the Day

Revisit the attack on the 4th of July

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  By Bouhammer | February 16, 2013 - 4:50 pm | , ,
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Bouhammer’s Note-  I spent a large majority of my Infantry career as a mortar maggot (nickname for mortarman) so these guys are near and dear to my heart. I also not only served in the sister unit of this BN on airborne status but I have also worked with some of these soldiers as a DOD Contractor a couple of years ago on a trip back to Alaska. 

Around 3 1/2 years ago I wrote about a brave bunch of Airborne Paratroopers who fought  with honor and courage on July 4th, 2009.

The first post can be seen at http://www.bouhammer.com/2009/07/they-werent-old-enough-to-drink-on-the-4th/

The second post about this day can be read here, http://www.bouhammer.com/2009/09/the-true-story-on-the-heroism-of-pfc-justin-casillas/

Both were about that day in July when two young PFCs who were not even old enough to drink made the ultimate sacrifice on a day when most are popping open beers and throwing ribs on the BBQ.

As I mention in the second post,  PFC Casillas’s mom reached out to me and gave me a lot more information about her son. I was then and still am in awe of her bravery in reaching out to me and letting me know so many personal things.

Well now, my good friend Wendy has let me know about the video below that was made about this attack specifically and talks a lot about these two young mortarmen. Please take the time to watch this video and learn more about what all these brave men went through on July 4th, 2009. This isn’t hollywood or some made-for-tv movie, this is the real deal. This is what .45% have been going through.

 

Happy New Year Theatrical Premiere

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  By Bouhammer | November 30, 2012 - 12:09 pm | ,
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This is a movie I have been pushing for a while, one I have written reviews about and one that I have helped sponsor a showing of. I am so proud of my good friends Lorrel Manning, Michael Cuomo and the rest of the cast and crew for sticking with this project and getting it to the point of a theatrical release.


 

The award-winning, critically-acclaimed feature film HAPPY NEW YEAR, written and directed by K. LORREL MANNING and starring MICHAEL CUOMO, finally gets its theatrical release on DECEMBER 7 at the QUAD CINEMAS (34 W. 13th, NY NY 10011)!!

A strong opening weekend is a MUST for the future life of any film released these days, particularly independent films. Join the HAPPY NEW YEAR team! Come show your support by buying a ticket (or 10) to one of the 15 shows opening weekend (DECEMBER 7, 8 and 9) .

SHOWTIMES are: 1:00, 3:10, 5:25, 7:45 and 10:05pm
Each screening on December 7, 8 and 9 (with the exception of the 10:05 screenings) will be followed by a special Q&A talk with writer/director K. LORREL MANNING and lead actor/producer MICHAEL CUOMO and a list of special guests.***FOR ADVANCE TIX
PURCHASE FROM MOVIETICKETS.COM (click on link below)

http://www.movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?house_id=216&showdate=8

or CALL 777-FILM #636.

Be sure to check out http://happynewyearfilm.com to get more information, see additional trailers and to learn about the cast. If you are in or near the NYC area or can be during this time, TRUST ME this is a movie you want to go see. If you are a Veteran tell them at the ticket window and you WILL receive a special discount.

A video from the front-Updated

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  By Bouhammer | September 27, 2012 - 11:13 pm | ,
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This is phenomenal video made by a soldier in the middle of a firefight. Hollywood portrays firefights really glamorous, but this is a lot more what they are like.

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/328663/us-soldier-draws-fire-away-squad-nathaniel-botwinick

UPDATED- Below is the actual video. I found it on You Tube also.

 

I guess DOD does not recognize OPSEC anymore.

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  By Bouhammer | September 24, 2012 - 12:13 am | , ,
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I wonder at what point did OPSEC get thrown in the trash in the interest of political fodder. Our fathers and grandfathers who have fought before us must be having fits or turning over in their graves for those who have left us.

We might as well be yelling to the enemy that they should attack now because we are the at the lowest level of combat readiness in two years.

 

Dishonorable Disclosure

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  By Bouhammer | August 15, 2012 - 10:47 pm | , ,
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I just wrote about this over at youserved.com but I wanted to share this video here also. This is something that every American must watch. This is not a political endorsement or something based on unfounded facts. These are the professional warfighters and intelligence officials that our country has depended on for years to keep us all safe, even when we didn’t know about it. They know what they are talking about.

 

Taliban attack in Khost

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  By Bouhammer | July 25, 2012 - 4:16 pm | , ,
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As the Danger Room stated, this is a rare video of the preparations and eventual attack that the Taliban released of an attack on the FOB in Khost Province, Afghanistan on June 1, 2012.

I have really struggled over the last day or two if I was going to write about this and re-post it here. The last thing I want to do is spread their I/O message, but then I also realized it is important for the American people to see what we are up against over there. These are not a bunch of lice-filled beard, cave-dwellings idiots. These guys train, rehearse, plan contingencies, and then execute a mission not much different than we do. As you will see in this video, they even have a sand-table and perform what we call in the army a ROC-Drill.

These are not people that are going to leave before December 31, 2014 or just lay down their weapons and join the Afghan Government, so if anyone thinks otherwise they are ignorant.

Either we execute this war properly and with extreme prejudice to kill these bastards and win or we quit and leave now.