Guest Blogger, Joe Carr- COIN at the Micro level

Bouhammer | July 8, 2010

SHINWARI, Afghanistan — Just as night was approaching a small car went off the road and went down a 130-foot bank. The car rolled multiple times sending three of the four passengers to a local hospital. Though the owner was unharmed, the outlook was grim for the recovery of his car, as in the remote [...]

Guest Blogger, Andrew Lubin- Our 234th Birthday

Bouhammer | July 5, 2010

Bouhammer Note- My apologies to Andrew for not seeing this in time before I left town all weekend. I know this was meant for yesterday’s birthday of our nation. However it is a great story and history lesson for all so I am honored to post this blog entry from Andrew. Following the recent immigration [...]

Guest Blogger, Andrew Lubin; Patrol Base McElhinney # 3

Bouhammer | July 2, 2010

Bouhammer Note- The following is part of a series of dispatches (blog entries) from my good friend Andrew Lubin. Andrew’s site is http://andrewlubin.com/. Andy has recently returned from an embed in Afghanistan with the Marines and has given Bouhammer.com permission to publish these entries. The debate on blowing a bridge continues. One patrol reported after [...]

Guest Blogger; John McDonald- Life as a Drill Sergeant / Problems with the NCO Corps

Bouhammer | June 25, 2010

So… I have been doing a lot of thinking.. and going back to days past. In alot of ways, on a professional level, my time as a Drill Sergeant was the apex of my career. Everyone knows I hated dealing with the bureaucracy. Dealing with Officers and some Senior NCO’s that thought they knew how [...]

Guest Blogger, Andrew Lubin; Patrol Base McElhinney # 2

Bouhammer | June 21, 2010

Bouhammer Note- The following is part of a series of dispatches (blog entries) from my good friend Andrew Lubin. Andrew’s site is http://andrewlubin.com/. Andy is currently embedded in Afghanistan with the Marines and has given Bouhammer.com permission to publish these entries. While superficially 1st Platoon’s mission of patrolling seems to be the same daily grind, [...]

Bouhammer.com Fan proud of his T-shirt

Bouhammer | June 18, 2010

I am so proud and honored that one of the fans of this blog wrote a posting on his Facebook page about how he wore his great looking Bouhammer.com T-shirt. He didn’t have a Red Shirt to wear for R.E.D. Shirt Friday so he chose to wear his Bouhammer.com T-shirt instead and is glad he [...]

Guest Blogger, Andrew Lubin; Patrol Base McElhinney # 1

Bouhammer | June 18, 2010

Bouhammer Note- The following is the first of what will be several dispatches (blog entries) from my good friend Andrew Lubin. Andrew’s site is http://andrewlubin.com/. Andy is currently embedded in Afghanistan with the Marines and has given Bouhammer.com permission to publish these entries. If the fight in the Marjah AO is to be successful, it [...]

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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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