I'm not going to comment much, readers.
I have had it with the war culture and the MSM's incessant promotion of such.
I don't want you to stay one more minute and lose one more life, America. I want your soldiers to turn around and come home, apologizing along the way. Then we can take the war and weapons money and care for them.
But that doesn't seem to be on the agenda anytime soon despite the MSM blather, so....
"Fall River soldier, 20, dies in Afghanistan" by John M. Guilfoil, Globe Staff | April 21, 2010
A 20-year-old Massachusetts National Guard soldier from Fall River was killed by an improvised explosive device Monday in Afghanistan.
Sergeant Robert Barrett, a 2007 graduate of B.M.C. Durfee High School, was the father of a 2-year-old daughter. Eight other soldiers were injured in the explosion, which occurred south of Kabul International Airport. Barrett would have turned 21 on May 14....
Last night, friends and family gathered at the Dwelly Street Armory in Fall River. Mother Carlene Barrett said she was overwhelmed by how many hands she shook and hugs she shared with her son’s friends, many of whom he had known since elementary school....
Carlene Barrett said her son was scared when he got the call to go to Afghanistan but was hoping to make a difference. “Robert loved his country, and there was no doubt about that,’’ she said.
Oh, he was an aware young man, huh? Not the sign of a killer to be scared.
Barrett recently asked his parents to send toys for the impoverished Afghan children he met. He died before receiving them....
Gee, I don't know; I guess he was a good boy (here comes the water and I said I wouldn't do it).
Another fine young man dead because of lies.
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"Suicide attack killed soldier, US says
KABUL — The explosion that killed a Massachusetts soldier on an Afghan military base was a suicide attack, the Pentagon has confirmed. A statement posted on the Pentagon website said Sergeant Robert J. Barrett, 20, of Fall River, died Monday when a suicide bomber attacked his unit. Several US soldiers were wounded. Barrett’s father, Paul Barrett, said the attacker stole an Afghan uniform and infiltrated a group of Afghans (AP)."
Hmmmmm.
"A solemn return for Fall River Guardsman killed in Afghanistan; 8 Mass. soldiers hurt in attack" by Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff | April 30, 2010
In an e-mail dispatch from Afghanistan, an Army reservist from Rhode Island described the aftermath of a suicide attack that killed a Fall River native as he and several medics scrambled to the site: “Good God, I will never forget the scene. Clearly 2 US were wounded, pretty bad.’’
Sergeant Robert J. Barrett, 20, a member of the Massachusetts Army National Guard’s 101st Field Artillery Regiment and the father of a 2-year-old girl, was killed by a suicide bomber on April 19 in Kabul. Major Kevin Morrissey, an Army Reservist from Rhode Island was in a two-story building less than 200 yards away during the attack, and was at the scene within three minutes.
Eight other Massachusetts National Guardsmen were wounded in the attack. Lisa Ahaesy, a Guard spokeswoman, declined to comment on their conditions, saying the incident was under investigation. She also declined to release their names, citing policy.
Morrissey, who remains deployed in Afghanistan, is a math teacher and varsity boys hockey coach at Portsmouth Abbey School in Rhode Island. He sent regular updates on his experiences back to the school.
Barrett’s body was flown in yesterday to Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford. Today, he is expected to be returned to the place where he got his first taste of the military, his alma mater, B.M.C. Durfee High School in Fall River. His flag-draped casket will be on display inside the school’s auditorium. He graduated from the school in 2007 and participated in its Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, serving as commanding officer of his unit....
Barrett’s casket arrived at Hanscom yesterday morning. A procession, led by motorcycles, with a hearse carrying the casket and a vehicle transporting the family, made the roughly 70-mile trip to Fall River. The procession ended on Pleasant Street at the South Coast Funeral Home.
Classes at Durfee High School will be dismissed at 1:30 p.m. today, and a public viewing will be held from 4 to 9 p.m. A funeral Mass will be said tomorrow at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Cathedral on Second Street. Burial at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne will take place after the funeral....
Oh, ANOTHER FINE YOUNG CATHOLIC BOY sacrificed in AmeriKa's WARS for ZION!!!
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How many more will be coming back in a box?
"2 US troops die in Afghan bomb attacks" by Amir Shah, Associated Press | May 12, 2010
KABUL — A bomb attack killed two US service members in southern Afghanistan yesterday, and Afghan officials said at least 18 militants died in a recent operation in the same region....
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And a PHOTO ONLY SPECIAL you will not find on the web:
"HONORING A FALLEN COMRADE -- Soldiers folded one of two American flags given to family members of Army Sergeant Nathan Kennedy, who was buried in Claysville, Penn., yesterday. Kennedy was killed April 27 while serving with the Army in Afghanistan when his unit was attacked (Boston Globe May 10 2010)."
Want to meet some future war dead?
"Marines take action — on the Common; They’re in Hub for week’s stay" by Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff | May 4, 2010
The landing kicked off a weeklong show-and-tell on Boston Common and other city locales by the Marines, who came with disarming smiles and handshakes.
Your war-promoting tax buck at work, America.
Sig heil, hey!
The public outreach events let the Corps “showcase what we can do as Americans’ 911 force,’’ Colonel Steve “Stick’’ Brodfeuhrer, who pilots the WV-22 Osprey, said before leaving Hanscom Air Force Base early yesterday in the airplane-helicopter hybrid....
About 600 Marines will be in the city during the week, volunteering at food kitchens and parks and hosting other events in an effort to bring more visibility to the Marines and foster interest in the Corps.
What, the ENDLESS TV COMMERCIALS not enough?
Based on last year’s numbers, officials may not have to try very hard. As the Globe reported in January, Pentagon officials reported a banner year in 2009, based in part on the economy.
Makes you WONDER about the CRASH, doesn't it, America?
THOSE FED GENIUSES, huh?!
The strong recruitment year was fueled by high unemployment and provided a contrast to two years ago, when the Pentagon struggled to fill its ranks despite having offered five-figure enlistment bonuses and granted waivers to recruits who failed to meet standards.
Huh.
HOW ABOUT THAT, huh?
Yesterday’s show of force, which included a spot on a hill where civilians could lie prone behind a machine gun fortified with sandbags, impressed many people who arrived for the kickoff, as well as those drawn to the Common by the unusual sight of the airships cruising past high-rises and landing in the park. Students, office workers, and tourists admired the aircraft....
The MV-22 Osprey, a unique tilt-rotor aircraft that can take off and land as both a conventional aircraft and a helicopter, was one of four aircraft, including the larger CH-53E helicopter, that touched down on the Common yesterday, drawing crowds....
While the flight a Globe reporter took from Hanscom to Boston went smoothly, the Osprey has been dogged by design problems and political controversy....
Once labeled a “widow maker,’’ the aircraft was pulled from deployment by the Pentagon in 2000 after crashes killed 23 Marines....
Almost as bad as riding a bike around Boston.
Related: Wheeling Around Boston
Yeah, someone has lost their wheels.
Last month, an Air Force model used to transport special forces crashed in Afghanistan, killing three servicemen and a civilian, officials have said.
I bet that REPORTER was SHITTING BRICKS and PRAYING to GOD ALMIGHTY!!!
I'm glad you had the CHUNK of CHANGE to SPARE for a PoS DEATH MACHINE that probably had MILLIONS in "cost overruns."
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Of course, you will be taking a cut in pay, soldier.
Another photo:
"WINGING AWAY -- Two Osprey helicopters took off from Moakley Park in South Boston yesterday in preparation for Marine Family Day at the park. Helicopters and tanks will put on a demonstration today at the park and Carson Beach as part of the event (Boston Globe May 8 2010)."
Related:
"US Osprey crashes, killing 4 in Afghanistan" by Associated Press | April 10, 2010
KABUL, Afghanistan — A US Air Force Osprey went down in southeastern Afghanistan, the US military said yesterday, killing three service members and one civilian contractor in the first crash of the costly tilt-rotor aircraft in a combat zone.
It’s unclear what caused the crash of the US military’s latest-generation transport aircraft — beset for years by cost overruns and design flaws....
And YOU PAID for it ALL, American taxpayers!
A Taliban spokesman said militants shot down the aircraft, but the insurgents often make exaggerated claims.
What an offensive statement considering all the war lies this MSM told about Iraq.
NATO said the cause was still under investigation. A Pentagon spokesman, Marine Major Shawn Turner, said it was the first time that an Osprey, which cost nearly $70 million apiece, has crashed during operations in a war zone.
Is it worth it, America?
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PLENTY of MONEY for WEAPONS and WAR LOOTERS as well as DOUGH to SEND THEM THERE!
Not as much for pay and health care (or disability benefits they must fight over), huh?
Update:
"Air Force reservists to aid Afghan surge
About 500 US Air Force reservists are being called to active duty in Massachusetts to support the US troop surge in Afghanistan. The Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee announced yesterday that the flight crew members, maintenance technicians, and support personnel would report next month, and operations at the airfield would expand to 24 hours a day. The base also is stepping up its overseas commitment, with about 300 airmen scheduled to begin 4- to 6-month deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq in April (AP)."
