We all saw this coming

Bouhammer | January 31, 2009

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/01/30/defense-official-obama-calling-defense-budget-cuts/ I won’t say I am surprised, but I am highly disappointed. First the order to stop the trials at Gitmo, then the plans to shut Gitmo within the year, and now this. True to form….Democrats, especially inexperienced, ultra-liberal Democrats are not friends of the military. God help this country. Oh an my poll answer [...]

A modern day history of Afghanistan

Bouhammer | January 31, 2009

If you are interested in knowing how we got where we are today in the Global War on Terror, but more importantly the war we fight in Afghanistan then you need to check your local listings to watch “Inside The Taliban” on National Geographic Channel. Afghanistan has a long and colorful history as a country, [...]

At War Screening Update

Bouhammer | January 30, 2009

LATE NOTICE- This week Scott Kesterson will be screening AT WAR at the Oregon Military Department. The screening will be on Friday, 30 January 2009 at 4pm in Conference Room 436. It is open to all military personnel.

Together We Served

Bouhammer | January 30, 2009

Think of it as Facebook or Myspace, but for military only. It is called Together We Served and it is quickly growing into a great place to find old service-buddies, guys that were in your unit or anyone else that you may have known. You can get to it at http://army.togetherweserved.com/army and if you ever [...]

Karzai fighting for political life

Bouhammer | January 30, 2009

The Frontier Post from India covers Afghanistan pretty good even though their articles are not formatted that well. They hit some pretty good points in this story and I must say I think the nickname “the mayor of Kabul”  as hilarious and sadly very true. Karzai’s reach and influence does not go much beyond the [...]

CBS News video of Afghan Trainees

Bouhammer | January 29, 2009

This video is from a CBS News dispatch as they covered the basic training of the Afghan Army soldiers.

A simple answer

Bouhammer | January 29, 2009

I have said it before and I will say it again. If the Afghans want to lower the number of  “innocents” being killed by Coalition forces, then all they need to do is turn over the bad guys or stand up to them, or better yet the “innocents” should quit shooting at the Coalition forces. [...]

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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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