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Afghan refugee damage

| January 5, 2023 | 28 Comments
Afghan refugee damage

According to the AP, Afghan refugees billeted on US military bases have racked up some pretty healthy damages. Almost $260,000,000, as a matter of fact. In one case, training for the Indiana National Guard was relocated from Camp Atterbury to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, due to damages caused during “Operation Allies Welcome.” The facilities need to […]

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Afghan government didn’t think US would actually leave, report finds

| November 18, 2022 | 5 Comments
Afghan government didn’t think US would actually leave, report finds

To be fair to the Afghans, most of us thought we’d never leave either. Military Times reports on a new by the Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction. Here’s the high points; The Afghans didn’t think we were serious about leaving. That probably came from all our double talking on the topic, maybe even Biden’s […]

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Theodore Kosin – The 49 Day Commando – No NDSM

| September 19, 2022 | 238 Comments
Theodore Kosin – The 49 Day Commando – No NDSM

The folks at Military Phony send us their work on Theodore James Kosin, 33 y/o, who comes to us from Jamison, Pennsylvania.  It seems that Theodore has been telling tales of two tours in Afghanistan, a Purple Heart, and PTSD. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves.  First, there are the claims on Kosin’s LinkedIn page. […]

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Afghan crew attempts to fly Black Hawk, they crash

| September 11, 2022 | 45 Comments
Afghan crew attempts to fly Black Hawk, they crash

The Taliban’s defense ministry reports that a U.S. made Black Hawk crashed, killing at least three crew members. Five others were wounded. Afghanistan did have US trained pilots, but they fled as it became evident that the previous Aghan government was going to fall and be replaced by the Taliban. From the Associated Press: ISLAMABAD […]

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White House Afghanistan withdrawal memo responds to pending Republican report

| August 15, 2022 | 74 Comments
White House Afghanistan withdrawal memo responds to pending Republican report

A member of “Team Biden” wrote a memorandum defending Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from Afghanistan. The memo presents points made criticizing the Afghanistan withdrawal, along with an explanation responding to each point. They dismissed the Republican report as being “cherry picked” with “false claims”. From the memorandum: * This partisan report is riddled with […]

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Brother of Afghanistan Marine KIA Commits Suicide at Memorial

| August 15, 2022 | 6 Comments
Brother of Afghanistan Marine KIA Commits Suicide at Memorial

In a heartbreaking story, several news outlets are reporting that the brother of a Marine killed in Afghanistan during the withdrawal has killed himself at the site of a shrine honoring his brother’s sacrifice. Brother Of Marine Killed In Afghanistan Withdrawal Dies By Suicide During Memorial Service By Dillon Burroughs • Aug 14, 2022 • […]

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Republican dispute over Afghanistan rescue claimed by State Department

| August 6, 2022 | 14 Comments
Republican dispute over Afghanistan rescue claimed by State Department

Two former LTC/O-5s running for the Florida District 7 seat are in dispute over an Afghan rescue last year. Both are relying heavily on their ‘decorated’ military careers in their campaign literature, but one, Al Santos, is accusing Cory Mills, of stolen valor for his stories of rescuing an American woman and her three children. […]

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Valor Friday

| June 24, 2022 | 9 Comments
Valor Friday

Some operations are so important that they’re kept classified for decades. The men and women who participated in them are forbidden to talk about them to anyone, even their own families. Such is the trade of being a clandestine warrior. Not all of these positions are for the secret squirrel super spy-types. We discussed the […]

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