How Many U.S. Troops Have Been Targeted by ANA Troops?
When a NATO troop is killed by an Afghan in uniform, that death is reported. But The Associated Press has learned from a U.S. official granted anonymity in order to give a fuller picture of the “insider” problem, that when an Afghan in uniform wounds — or misses — his U.S. or allied target, the […]
Read MoreWhat malaria meds may be doing to our troops
by: Anna Berlinrut, Mid-Atlantic MFSO Board Representative Nine days after Staff Sgt. Robert Bales allegedly massacred 17 unarmed civilians in Afghanistan, including young children, a top-level Pentagon health official ordered an emergency review of the military’s use of mefloquine an anti-malaria drug, commonly known under the trade name of Lariam (made by Hoffman-LaRoche). The normal dosage of […]
Read MoreSick & Tired
How often in our lives have we heard the phrase ‘sick and tired’ either from the mouth of our mothers or from our own mouths for our children? I remember a comedy routine by Bill Cosby when he was referencing his childhood and his mother was scolding him with the beginning of the phrase ‘sick’ […]
Read MoreMilitary Families reflect on the end of the Iraq War
The nightmare continues… From Pat Alviso and Jeff Merrick, Long Beach Ca. Parents of Marine who has been deployed 4 times As a loving family, along with our son, who is a career Marine, we watched in horror when we invaded Afghanistan and the drumbeat for war lead into the senseless invasion and occupation of […]
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