From the Front, 05-28-10 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:
Blackfive: Memorial Day
MAJ C: Memorial Day
MAJ C: Memorial Day Part Two
Bouhammer: “Idiots on the Internet” week?
Greg Mills: Kandahar Through the Taliban’s Eyes
Andrew Lebovich: Daily Brief: Afghan Police: Pakistani Taliban leader rumored killed
Army Live: Eyes of the Army’s Boots on the Ground
Brad’s Excellent Adventure: Memorial Day
One Marine’s View: Remember Memorial Day and America’s freedom fighter
American Ranger: Memorial Day 2010
Helmand Blog – Afghanistan: School’s in for British troops on Afghanistan’s frontline
IraqPundit: No Honour, Plenty of Shame
Kit Up!: Soldiers’ Perspective: The M320 Grenade Launcher
Knights of Afghanistan: Twisting in the Wind
Knottie’s Niche: RIP Lt John Finn…
Bill Roggio: Nuristani Taliban commander denies Fazlullah killed
Bill Roggio: Mullah Fazlullah reported killed in Afghanistan
Two Brothers, Two Countries, One Army: Another Update
The Unknown Soldiers: Field of dreams
The Security Crank: Nomad Assault Fuels Afghan Disarray
News from the Home Front:
DOD Announces Units for Upcoming Rotation to Afghanistan
U.N. Official Set to Ask U.S. to End C.I.A. Drone Strikes
House votes to end ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy
President Obama will skip Memorial Day visit to Arlington National Cemetery
John Finn, oldest WWII MoH recipient, dies
News from the Front:
Iraq:
A Monument to Hope, but Also Sorrow
Death And Betrayal Stalk Police In Iraq
Afghanistan:
Afghan Forces Battle Militants Near Eastern Border
Development Continues for Afghan Legal System
Gunmen Attack Mosques, Take Hostages In Pakistan City
25 dead, 30 injured in Lahore terror attack
Fighting rages in eastern Afghanistan
US reaches 1,000 death marker in Afghan war
The Thunder Run’s From the Front is a daily series that highlights news and personal dispatched from the front and the home front.
