Monday, November 23, 2009

Iraq and Afghanistan

U.S. Marines Take On the Taliban in Afghanistan

After two Iraq deployments, members of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit face a different sort of war

Posted July 24, 2008

Reader Comments

Go JP! Go Marines! Semper Fi!

My brother is currently over there! Stay strong JP! The marines have so much support and prayers back in the US. We love you and know you are getting things done.

Love, RJ

QUICK AND FIERCE

KEEP UP THE FIGHT MARINES!!!!! SEMPER FI....

For my husband and all of 2/8!

My husband is currently fighting in Afghanistan. I am so proud of him and the rest of "America's Battalion" GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU! Keep your head up and stay focused! I love you baby! We will see you soon! OOORAH!! Semper Fi!!

Steven Eldridge

Steven, We love you so much. We are praying for you and sending good thoughts your way night and day. It is so hard not knowing where you are, but the God who loves you knows because He is right there with you. Come home healthy and whole in mind body and spirit soon! Much Love, Mom Debbie

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r smith

r smith? please come home

THATS MY DAD

USMC MGYSGT R.Smith is there of the 1st Bn101 Recon. !!PLEASE COME HOME DAD!! we love you and hope your OK.

All American fighting men!!!

All our American fighting men are doing an outstanding job. I have done some work with the Army, and I have met a lot of outstanding warriors in the Army. The Army is doing great work in Afganistan, Thank You soldiers.

It's the other countries in the west who are not pulling thier weight. The countries who are enjoying the freedom our troops are paying for with American blood. The countries not pulling their weight are numerous. They are the ones who complain and whine about fighting the Terroist. So, lay off our fighting men and women. support them, thank them, and thank god we still have our volunteers.

Volunteers are keeping our country free. Because, unfortunately, there are cowards every where living in the U.S who can care less about our troops. Those cowards only care about their selfesh, inconsiderate, greedy desires. Yes, the same ones who rip off our Government and pay very little taxes if any at all. Yeah, I'm angry.

Get some more

I love the U.S. military and I think that in their own way they all do a good job....However everyone knows that the U.S.M.C. is the greatest fighting force the world has ever seen and as one stated earlier Marines win battles and they are not going to Afghanistan to play around. They will get the job done and I wish I was with my brothers so we can keep getting some and them get some more.

I hate to say but the army is soft and they know it. I have heard story after story from Marines that tell me that when the fight starts the Army will run and hide. as a matter of fact a Army soldier told me he feels safer around Marines because of the way they fight.

SOME PEOPLE SPEND AN ENTIRE LIFETIME WONDERING IF THEY MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD. BUT, THE MARINES DON'T HAVE THAT PROBLEM.

(Ronald Reagan, President of the United States 1995....!!!

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