Guns in Danger

Bouhammer | October 31, 2008

If you didn’t listen to last night’s Blog Talk Radio Pre-election special, then please head over to http://www.blogtalkradio.com/youserved/2008/10/30/Episode-10-Pre-Election-2-hour-Special and check it out. I spent some time in the broadcast talking about how ammo prices have been going up based on the pre-election polls and how the prices of certain weapons are prediected to double the [...]

GEN McCaffrey’s AAR on Afghanistan

Bouhammer | October 31, 2008

GEN McCaffrey’s AAR For a while now I have been referencing GEN (ret) McCaffrey’s AAR (after-action review) that he wrote after going to SHAPE NATO HQ and Afghanistan in July 2008. GEN McCaffrey is currently serving part-time as an adjunct professor at West Point Military Academy. GEN McCaffrey has quite a storied and awesome career [...]

The power of the milblogs, Meo update #3

Bouhammer | October 30, 2008

This week while I was off for a few days taking my wife on a much needed vacation and birthday celebration, the milblog community and even the mainstream media community has been all abuzz about the Nick Meo fiasco that has erupted. My initial  post is at http://bouhammer.com/wordpress/?p=1792 My 2nd post on the subject is [...]

A great show tonight

Bouhammer | October 30, 2008

Be sure and some by http://www.blogtalkradio.com/youserved to listen tonight at 7PM EST. It is a special 2 hour show of Blog Talk Radio hosted by CJ Grisham and myself. We will have Bud Bucha on, whom is someone I had a chance to meet and talk to at last years USO Awards banquet in NYC. [...]

MG Cone thanks 2/7 Marines

Bouhammer | October 28, 2008

CAMP BARBER, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert W. Cone, commanding general, Combined Security Transition Command –Afghanistan, visited the Marines and sailors of Task Force 2d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Afghanistan, Oct. 25. During his address to the troops, the two-star general emphatically stated that “no [...]

Blogger’s Roundtable

Bouhammer | October 27, 2008

The other day I participated in the latest Blogger’s roundtable from Afghanistan. It was with COl Bill Hix, who is the new ARSIC-South Commander. He replaced COL Tom McGrath, whom I have interviewed several times. The roundtable lasted a little longer than normal, but that was becuase there was a lot of good information shared [...]

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2/7 Marine amputee rejoins battalion; returns to combat after near death experience

Bouhammer | October 27, 2008

Article and photos by Sgt. Ray Lewis Task Force 2d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force CAMP BARBER, Helmand Province, Afghanistan – There was blood in the water. It was a grim addition to the Iraqi sewage canal usually littered with dead sheep and festering fish. That’s [...]

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The Bouhammer [boo-ham-er] blog was originally created by a 22-year retired First Sergeant of the Army. This blog started out as a way to write about military related issues. It turned into a way for Bouhammer to document his 16 month tour as an ETT leader in Afghanistan for family and friends. It is now one of the leading and award-winning blogs written exclusively on operations in Afghanistan and other military related topics. In addition to Bouhammer, another writer is "The Dude" who is a National Guard Officer who served with Bouhammer in Afghanistan. Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy what you see. If you care about what is happening in the land where the attacks of 9/11 were planned and if you care about our military, this is the blog for you. Tell your family, tell your friends, and even tell people you don't like.

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