From the Front, 05-14-10 by David Marron
In today’s From the Front: (Click on link to read stories highlighted below) This post is courtesy of The Thunder Run
Dispatches:
Kandahar Diary: Canadian Parking Drills, Eh…
Michael Yon: Penguins of Afghanistan
A Major’s Perspective: It’s The Little Things
Bouhammer: Does General McChrystal read Bouhammer.com?
Bouhammer: The DADT controversy split amongst milbloggers
Army Blogger Wife: You know a deployment is looming when….
Gretchen Peters: Afghanistan’s poppy crop threatened by a tiny foe
Capt. Henry Brewster: Personal Identity in a War Zone
Fire and Ice: Something Old, Somethings New
Family Matters Blog: Blogger Continues Parenting Challenge
Lance Corporal Ashley Jones: The worrying wait
Lance Corporal Richard Savage: Frustrations of the stag
Bruce R: A couple notes in passing
Helmand Blog – Afghanistan: Coldstream Guards and Afghan Security Forces patrol together in Helmand
Home From Iraq: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Home From Iraq: Medals and Changes of Command
IraqPundit: Confusion Continues
Kerplunk: In Defense of Stream of Consciousness
Kit Up!: The Hardcore Insurgent Kit
Kit Up!: SITREP: Kit Up! Embed (Bagram)
Bill Roggio: 41 Taliban killed in heavy fighting in Afghan north
Red Bull Rising: The Long War and Long Good-byes
Two Brothers, Two Countries, One Army: Another Deployment, Another Year of Fun
The Unknown Soldiers: Witness to sacrifice
The Unknown Soldiers: Sergeant in charge
Noah Shachtman: Unlimited Talk, Only $679 Million: Inside the No-Bid Deal for Afghan Interpreters
The Captain’s Journal: Counterinsurgency: Can it be something other than Population-Centric?
CJ: DADT Statement From Other Milbloggers
Cassandra: “Milbloggers” Not United on DADT Repeal
News from the Home Front:
70 area National Guard troops set to leave for training, then deployment to Afghanistan –
Army Releases April Suicide Data –
DOD Announces Release of Net Generation Guide –
News from the Front:
Iraq:
Iraq’s New Qaeda “War Minister” Vows Attacks –
New al-Qaida in Iraq Chief Vows Blood-Soaked Days –
Attacks Kill 10 In Baghdad –
Despite political uncertainties in Iraq, U.S. sticking with drawdown plan –
New Security Team Arrives at Kirkuk –
Afghanistan:
Taliban Find Safe Haven In Pakistan’s Karachi –
Can Obama save his Afghanistan surge? –
Combined Force Kills Dozens of Insurgents –
Protesters Say NATO Attack Killed Afghan Civilians –
Afghans Protest Deadly U.S. Raid –
Karzai Ends US Visit With Tribute to Fallen Soldiers –
In speech, Karzai, expresses satisfaction with outcome of Washington visit –
Troops likely to see spike in fighting –
Leaders Put Different Face on Afghan Drive –
IJC Operational Update, May 14 –
Crackdown warning for Afghan security firms –
Taliban to cash in as blight boosts price of Afghan heroin –
Mysterious ‘White Taleban’ strike fear in village hearts –
The Thunder Run’s From the Front is a daily series that highlights news and personal dispatched from the front and the home front.
