Archive for June, 2007
Website Tracks Iraqi Casualties
A website maintains a count of Coalition casualties in Iraq. According to the website, fatalities are added to the site when either a news article is published mentioning a death, or an obituary stating the name of a fatality or the Department of Defense releases the name of a fatality.
The website maintains different reports based [...]
Posted: June 24th, 2007 under Uncategorized.
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Extending Combat Tours in Iraq
Well, just got the news. Acting Army Secretary Pete Geren is considering extending combat tours again in Iraq. They are also considering adding to the role of Reservists once again.
I do not understand what is going on there at this point. The administration initially lied to us about the need to train the Iraqi army. [...]
Posted: June 19th, 2007 under Uncategorized.
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Mail at Walter Reed Found in Storage
Like something out of a Seinfeld episode, the mail at Walter Reed Hospital is a little behind. Letters posted May 2006 are being delivered now.
Officials are still trying to determine the causes of the delay. Possible reasons are laziness and disorganization.
Posted: June 18th, 2007 under Uncategorized.
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US Army to Hire 200 Psychiatrists
The US Army will spend $33 million do increase the mental professional personnel by 25%. An overwhelming number of soldiers showing signs of psychiatric needs has prompted the decision. The main trigger for this increase is the complaint of post-traumatic syndrome of soldiers returning from Iraq.
Posted: June 17th, 2007 under Uncategorized.
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Soldiers Are Target of Scammers
I just read about some scam artist targeting our soldiers at Fort Benning and Fort Bragg. Two companies have been reportedly taken over $100k from soldiers. The companies have operated under the names Capital Consortium Group and Three Hebrew Brothers but may use other aliases. The scammers are bold enough to meet the soldiers at [...]
Posted: June 1st, 2007 under Uncategorized.
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