Posts Tagged ‘afghanistan’

Joint Chiefs Chairman: Hazing Incidents Under Investigation Following Soldier Death

December 24, 2011admin No Comments »

The top U.S. military official said the Defense Department is now probing “several” incidents of alleged hazing, after eight U.S. soldiers were charged in connection with the death of a fellow soldier who was bullied.  The servicemembers were charged this week over the death of Pvt. Danny Chen, 19, who was found dead in a [...]

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Kids Seeing Santa Get Soldier’s Surprise

December 16, 2011admin No Comments »

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Members of an area family got an early Christmas gift on Wednesday, when soldier Tom Williams surprised them at the Bass Pro Shop In Independence.Williams has been in Afghanistan for nearly a year, but was able to get a two-week leave for the holiday.when his daughters and granddaughter came to visit Santa [...]

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Cost to house a captive at Guantanamo Bay is $800,000

November 13, 2011admin No Comments »

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — Guards get combat pay, just like troops in Afghanistan, without the risk of being blown up. Some commanders get to bring their families to this war-on-terror deployment. and each captive gets $38.45 worth of food a day. The Pentagon detention center that started out in January 2002 as a [...]

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Burnley soldiers in drunken town centre brawl (From Lancashire Telegraph)

October 4, 2011admin No Comments »

Burnley soldiers in drunken town centre brawl 11:23am Tuesday 4th October 2011 Print Email Comments(0) TWO soldiers and another man have been fined after a drunken early hours town centre fracas in which several people were attacked. Burnley magistrates heard how Nathan Akers, 20, who has served in Afghanistan, fellow soldier Simon Walker, 20, and [...]

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Brownsville soldier killed in Afghanistan

September 28, 2011admin No Comments »

A 26-year-old U.S. Army first lieutenant from Brownsville is the latest soldier from the Rio Grande Valley to die in the Middle East. Andres “Andy” Zermeño died Sunday in Afghanistan from injuries he sustained in the line of duty said his brother the Rev. Joaquin Zermeño, outside his parents’ home in Cameron Park Monday afternoon. Father Joaquin [...]

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Where do I send packages to my boyfriend in afghanistan?

September 10, 2011admin No Comments »

I'm planning on sending a package to my boyfriend who is in afghanistan and he didn't give me an address just his company or something. where do i find the address to send it to him? Where do I send packages to my boyfriend in afghanistan?

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How do you send a package to Afghanistan to a marine?

September 3, 2011admin No Comments »

my bf is in afghanistan and he already told me like the address or whatever but i dont know exactly how it works so can someone tell me how it works and how long it would take !!! and is it ok to send him chew or dip? Make sure you have his CORRECT Address… [...]

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What is the difference between the 9/11 and the Afghanistan civilians?

August 21, 2011admin No Comments »

Oh and the thousands of Iraqi citizens. If think it is unjust that for every American life taken, that is worth 5+ deaths of Iraqi and Afghanistan civilians. **** liberty. If it is worth mass murder, then I am out. LOTS Them civilians are probably shot by peaceful muslin and blamed on the USA. most [...]

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How long is the recruiting for becoming an Infantry Soldier in the Canadian Forces closed for?

August 19, 2011admin No Comments »

How long is the recruiting for becoming an Infantry soldier in the Canadian Forces closed for? I heard that they are no longer recruiting Infantry Soldiers, and that it is more less closed. Thanks again!!! the stated above is true some more info tho is with us pulling out of afghanistan we have no need [...]

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What are the chances of my friend going to Afghanistan?

August 17, 2011admin No Comments »

Since the President will send more troops to Afghanistan, what are my friend's chances of going? He just joined the Marines and he is finished with bootcamp and everything. So what are his chances? What unit is he in? As someone else said, it's entirely dependent on his unit. If he is on a base [...]

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