Wednesday, May 26, 2010

From the Front: 05/26/2010

In today's From the Front: (Click on link to read stories highlighted below) This post is courtesy of The Thunder Run
Army Household6: I survived!
A Little Pink in a World of Camo: My Disgust
Ben Shaw: The First Week Home
Katherine Tiedemann: Daily brief: car bomb hits outside NATO base in Kandahar
Jonathan Wallace: Showtime in Kandahar
Army Blogger Wife: Deployment Question #23--Inlaws
Army Household6: Deployment Reflections
Army Live: I hate strategic communication
Ssg B: Memorial Day Means Nothing to Obama
Captain Grant Winkles: On the road to Gereskh
Captain Stuart Thomas: Afghan Diet Club: free membership for all
Captain Jeremy Hahn: Longing for a good Bordeaux
IraqPundit: More Questions, Fewer Answers
Sgt Danger: The Returned Warrior
Kit Up!: Big Props for Airmen Battle System-Ground
Knottie's Niche: Enjoy Your Vacation Mr. President
Bill Roggio: Yemeni airstrike kills deputy governor, al Qaeda operatives
One Marine's View: Cyber Warrior Afghanistan
Red Bull Rising: The Counts Down
Sic Semper Tyrannis: End Game in Afghanistan - F. B. Ali
The Torch: Walking the secrecy vs. transparency tightrope
War, the military, COIN and stuff: Moves at the DoD
Battle Rattle: Kilo Company Squads Engage Insurgents After Ambush
Jules Crittenden: Vote Now Ask Later
Afghani Dan, Pat II: A day in the life: Transient
Greyhawk: Rules of Engagement in the Age of Obama
Kings of War: Does Dr Fox Get It?

News from the Home Front:
DOD Announces Units for Upcoming Rotation in Iraq
Gates gives tepid support to 'don't ask, don't tell' compromise plan -
Gates Can Accept ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Amendment
Delay urged on military gay ban
Bill Puts Scrutiny on Detainees’ Lawyers

News from the Front:
Iraq:

Gunmen Rob Baghdad Jewelry Stores in Sight of Checkpoints, Killing at Least 14
Iraqi PM Condemns Killing Of Rival Politician
Iraqi Election Results Closer to Being Certified
Iraqi Election Appeals Rejected

Afghanistan:
US Prison in Afghanistan to Hold First Trial
New Afghan Prison Marks Change In Obama Strategy
Car Bomb Hits Outside NATO Base in Kandahar City
Red Cross Defends First Aid Courses for Taliban
Taliban Slay Elders Over Aid Money
Afghan central to U.S. push in Kandahar faced allegations in job with contractor

The Thunder Run's From the Front is a daily series that highlights news and personal dispatched from the front and the home front.

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