US Soldiers: Afghanistan is no Iraq
huffingtonpost.com — Soldiers and officers involved in combat operations all cite the more punishing geography and climate, those focused on development the bare-bones infrastructure, and intelligence specialists the even greater difficulties in identifying the insurgents as among the many sharp contrasts between Afghanistan and Iraq. (Submitted by noupsell) More...
Downtime in the desert
globalpost.com — Hurry up and wait, or so the idiom goes ... especially when you're a US soldier in Iraq. Perhaps the true mark of a good soldier is how well he can handle omnipresent boredom. Even with two wars, the military rarely delivers the action-packed moments advertised on recruiting posters. So what's a soldier to do?... (Submitted by BeShirtHappy) More...
Residue From the Burn Pits of Iraq: Soldiers with Cancer
huffingtonpost.com — Since Sgt. Sachs diagnosis was three years post Iraq, the U.S. military refused to consider the possibility there was a relation to his tour, & an exposure to carcinogens [burn pits or water] & or radiation [DU]. But it is evident in DoD manuals that the exposure levels of depleted Uranium radiation while in theatre, can have an incubation period.. (Submitted by GrandmaSheila) More...
Back From Iraq ... With A Traumatic Brain Injury
npr.org — One in five soldiers reports coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan with mild traumatic brain injury, often from roadside bombs and Humvee wrecks. Although symptoms are hard to identify, Army doctors are finding more cases because of baseline testing that began two years ago. (Submitted by badqat) More...
Beer and pizza on way to Iraq for soldiers' Super Bowl party
suntimes.com — Earlier this month, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. Raymond Odierno, issued a waiver allowing military to drink beer on Feb. 1 -- a break from rules prohibiting alcohol that were established in light of occupying an Islamic country. (Submitted by Tomboys) More...
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