A blog created by a 22year veteran of the Army, currently serving as a 1SG in the NY Army National Guard. This blog is about Afghanistan and our military. In addition to the 1SG writing here, there is also a NG CPT writing who is currently in Kuwait.
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- 2009
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- 2009 Blog World Expo
Las Vegas Convention Center- Las Ve...
Wednesday, October 14 at 8:30am - Blog Talk Radio's User Friendl...
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Friday, September 11 at 1:30am - 2009 Milblog Conference
Westing Arlington Gateway Hotel
Friday, April 24 at 6:00pm
Bouhammer.com would like to wish all the readers of this site a very Happy New Year. Even though my site is still not back to 100%, Godaddy.com has been great in working with me on getting everything migrated and restored. Hopefully things will all be back to running full speed in the next day or...
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I am sorry for the problems here, but I am working with my hosting provider (GoDaddy.com) to resolve some issues that are currently impacting this site. Please keep checking back or follow me on twitter at twitter.com/bouhammer to get updates on the progress
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Bouhammer Note- This is another great example of how you can rent an Afghan’s loyalty, but you can never buy it.WASHINGTON (Agencies): As President Obama prepares a massive military buildup in Afghanistan, a House subcommittee has launched an investigation into whether Defense Department co...
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So PFC Bowe Bergdahl is back in the news now that another video has been released. Of course the idiot terrorist from Nigeria who tried to blow up the NWA flight in Detroit took over the headlines by late in the day on Christmas. But the bottom line is now that Bowe’s captors released a vid...
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H/T to W.C. for making me aware of this video. This is one talented songwriter, singer and musician. Please take a few moments to enjoy this video.
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The following story came out this morning in VOA News. I am glad to see that the Rules of Engagement still allows us to fire on mosques when the enemy uses them as a warfighting building and it is no longer a religous building. NATO officials in Afghanistan say a heavily armed Taliban commander s...
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Bouhammer Note- This version of ‘Twas the Night before Christmas’ was sent to me yesterday by its author, SSG Scott Nelson, who is currently deployed in Afghanistan. He said he re-worked the famous poem in order to put some Christmas spirit in the soldiers fighting on the front lines ...
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Bouhammer Note- I had the luxury of seeing these a few weeks back when I was standing in the actual fabrication shop where all the new MOLLE tactical gear is created and designed. This Af-Pak has been overdue for some time and I am glad to see our soldiers have a big that fills the void between t...
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So do you think you know what an ETT (embedded training team) member does? ETTs have been the true tip of the spear in Afghanistan since Task Force Phoenix was first stood up in 2002. Task Force Phoenix and the ETT teams were initially charged with standing up, training, mentoring and assisting t...
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Here are some pics of our High-Speed Warriors in Afghanistan with the ultimate Testosterone Toy. Many a hunter and outdoors-man will look at these pictures and drool over themselves wanting one of these. A Coalition Soldier [Special Forces] provides security, with an all-terrain vehicle, inside a...
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LTC Thomas Gukeisen is exactly the type of officer that today’s military needs more of. He is a battalion commander in Logar Province, Afghanistan and isn’t afraid to think outside the box.LTC Gukeisen’s success, is arguably in one of the most difficult provinces in Afghanistan...
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A good friend that I and CJ have developed is a veteran himself, and a cartoonist (artist). He whipped up the graphic below in honor of the Milblogs going silent this week and I must say I am very impressed. I am sure CJ is just a flattered beyond belief by this, because I know I am. Take a look ...
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This appears to be the last ones Jean Baugnon made of his time in Afghanistan with the 508th. OEF 2008 Part 3 from jean baugnon on Vimeo.
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Bouhammer.com observed the three day silence period in recognition of CJ and all the milblogs that have have been forced to shut down. However the silence is now over and Bouhammer is back to blogging. Sorry if you missed me, but it had to be done.
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On Wednesday 16 December 2009, many milblogs — including Bouhammer, This Ain’t Hell, From My Position, Blackfive, Miss Ladybug, Boston Maggie, Grim’s Hall, and those participating in the Wednesday Hero program — are going silent for the day. Some are choosing to go sile...
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U.S. Army Sgt. John Newcomb and Spc. Wagner provide security in Salang, Afghanistan, on Nov. 25, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 410th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade. DoD photo by Spc. Matthew Freire, U.S. Army.
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1SG James Meltz, who ironically was my son’s 1SG in Afghanistan carries on the tradition. http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/index.php?id=1260453769a related but slightly different story…CNN Tonight To Feature Capital Region National Guard Soldier On FridayAfghan, Iraq Vet Wil Also Receive U...
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I put up a post the other day over on Youserved.com. It is about a free webinar being offered for members of the military whom are interested in a career in Information Technology. If this sounds interesting to you or someone you know, check out..http://www.vamortgagecenter.com/blog/2009/12/10/fr...
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The other day I wrote about CJ selling his hugely popular blog, A Soldier’s Perspective, in order to help raise money for his legal fees. Here is the official Press Release about the sale. http://www.prweb.com/releases/military/blog/prweb3320334.htm
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Friday, December 11th is going to be a special day at Ft. Hood Tx. The kind folks at the USO along with the MWR and AAFES have put together a great event to facilitate the continued healing that Ft. Hood and its families are still going through. Bloggers, tweeters, people on Facebook can all help...
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U.S. Army soldiers with the 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 5th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division and Afghan National Army soldiers conduct a combined patrol in the village of Shabila Kalan, Zabul, Afghanistan, on Nov. 30, 2009. DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez, U.S...
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I threw up a tweet this morning questioning if anyone else was wondering what had happened to this missing soldier that walked off his base at Sharana PRT Afghanistan back on June 30th. Well within minutes I was sent some links with very recent updates. So here is the latest on PFC Bergdahl that ...
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Last Saturday I was on my good friend Greta Perry’s weekly radio show which is aired on New Orleans’s WIST-AM Radio. I happened to be in Canada for my son’s hockey tournament so my call into the show made it her first international guest. Anyway, we spent about 20-25 minutes tal...
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The 5th annual Milblog Conference has been scheduled according to JP over at milblogging.com. It wil be April 9th and 10th in Washington, DC at the The Westin Arlington Gateway hotel again (where it was last year). Even though Blog World Expo in Las Vegas is a blast, the Milblogging Conference is...
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This is a second in a series of videos from the boys in the 508th. I put up the first video last week. This continues to give the viewer a short but powerful glimpse into life in the Stan. OEF 2008 Part 2 from jean baugnon on Vimeo.
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Thanks to my efforts co-hosting You Served Radio I have become good friends with Tom Neely from the band Bridge of Sighs (http://www.bosband.com). We have had them on the show several times and he has convinced the band to really step up and donate a lot to some great charities. They have donated...
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The following story came out today in all four Military Times Publications (Army Times, Air Force Times, Marine Times, Navy Times), on the back cover where the “Off Duty” Section is. As anyone who reads this blog knows, CJ and I are very close and talk regularly outside of our weekly ...
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DOD Announces Afghanistan Force DeploymentThe Department of Defense today announced the deployment of approximately 16,000 additional forces to Afghanistan, the initial elements of the 30,000 troops authorized by President Obama on Nov. 30. An infantry battalion task force, with approximately 1,5...
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Now that I’ve had a few days to ingest, digest, and perform my own mission analysis on your new plan for Afghanistan, I’m a bit concerned. My concerns are based from my experiences of being on one end of the spectrum at the tip of of the spear defending freedom in the Afghanistan-Pak...
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A U.S. Army soldier fires an M-249 machine gun after receiving enemy mortar fire at Combat Outpost Terezaye, Afghanistan, on Nov. 26, 2009. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Smith, U.S. Army.
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