Archive for September, 2010
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Two weeks after the last shot
After many months deployed, it came down to what seemed to be a rushed transition. I was in Afghanistan one day and Washington the next.
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Pirate takedown, force recon style
Over a 48 hour period, the 15th MEU/PELARG team conducted offensive air operations in Afghanistan resulting in the deaths of 5 confirmed enemy fighters, provided disaster relief in Pakistan to 120 victims who had been [Read more...]
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“Last Frame”
I LOVE my job! In my three months in Afghanistan, I’ve had the opportunity to travel Zabul Province, Herat and Farah (in the western part of the country) and now to Spin-Boldak (or Spin-B), which [Read more...]
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Suffering doesn’t end with suicide
A holiday weekend just passed. Two of my friends didn’t celebrate with me. I can’t even begin to speculate what was going through their minds in those final moments before they took their own lives, [Read more...]
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A Hero’s Sacrifice: Sgt. Rafael Peralta
Rosa Peralta and her children deserve for Sgt. Rafael Peralta to be remembered by our nation as the hero his Marines consider him.