101st sees action in Afghanistan

[Melvin]

A friend of mine de-briefed 2nd and 3rd platoon. He said they went through an incredible ordeal.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/101st-airborne-battalion-takes-taliban-afghanistan/story?id=13291090

[Plawranc]

Those guys kick some serious     

[Guppy35]

My nephew is with the 101st in Afghanistan.  They've been seeing action pretty constant since they got there last June.  He's lost his best friend and a number of guys in his unit.

We ask an awful lot of our kids.

[Melvin]

My nephew is with the 101st in Afghanistan.  They've been seeing action pretty constant since they got there last June.  He's lost his best friend and a number of guys in his unit.

We ask an awful lot of our kids.

We certainly do Guppy.

This got me to thinking, and I realized that we lost a friend in Iraq a few years ago yesterday.

Clark was at our house while on leave before he died. He was very humble, he never once mentioned that he was a SEAL, even though we knew.

I asked him if he needed anything sent to him, his response was for beef jerky and baby wipes.

We've lost so many good people, I'm just terribly sad about it all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmVi-SrWeow&feature=related

[Pigslilspaz]

My nephew is with the 101st in Afghanistan.  They've been seeing action pretty constant since they got there last June.  He's lost his best friend and a number of guys in his unit.

We ask an awful lot of our kids.

Thank him for us when you get the chance

[MaSonZ]

Thank him for us when you get the chance

+1. Screaming Eagles are more famous then the rest.

[EskimoJoe]

Thank him for us when you get the chance

+1

If you add all the +1's you can say xx number of people told me to thank you from the BBS 

[SmokinLoon]

 

[USRanger]

I was with the 101st's third brigade (187th Rakkasans) when we first went into Afghanistan.

[MaSonZ]

I was with the 101st's third brigade (187th Rakkasans) when we first went into Afghanistan.

Danke sir, 

[USRanger]

I noticed in the video that soldiers are wearing a new camo pattern.  Looks more like the woodland camo of my day rather than that ACU digi-crap.

[Shifty]

My nephew is with the 101st in Afghanistan.  They've been seeing action pretty constant since they got there last June.  He's lost his best friend and a number of guys in his unit.

We ask an awful lot of our kids.

Very true.

[Jebus]

I noticed in the video that soldiers are wearing a new camo pattern.  Looks more like the woodland camo of my day rather than that ACU digi-crap.

I read somewhere that the Army is Fazing out the ACU and are now going to what is called Multi Cam.



I personally like the ABU the Air Forces has.  I dont understand why they got rid of ACU's


Never been in the military do to medical, but wish I had a chance to serve.

[EskimoJoe]

I read somewhere that the Army is Fazing out the ACU and are now going to what is called Multi Cam.
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I personally like the ABU the Air Forces has.  I dont understand why they got rid of ACU's


Never been in the military do to medical, but wish I had a chance to serve.

Looks like that stuff is more suited for the muddy/Rocky/dark brownish
of the Afghani landscape, from what I've seen.

I would assume ACU's would stick out like a sore thumb if you're prone
on a mound of damp dirt.

[Yenny]

Yep next week fort lewis is gunna issue out a few DFC for an air cav unit for action in 2010 deployment to afganistan