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He219

09-08-2004, 10:34 AM

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Col. Gen. Yuri Baluyevsky, chief of the Russian General Staff, and NATO's supreme allied commander, Gen. James Jones, right, speak to reporters in Moscow, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2004. "As for carrying out preventive strikes against terrorist bases, we will take all measures to liquidate terrorist bases in any region of the world," Baluyevsky, chief of the Russian General Staff, told reporters.
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Russian General Yuri Baluevsky (L), chief of Russia's general staff, speaks as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander General James Jones looks on, at a news conference after their meeting in Moscow, September 8, 2004.
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Chechnya's leader Aslan Maskhadov speaks to a well-wisher who came to welcome him at JFK International Airport in New York, in this Nov.1997 file picture. Russia's Federal Security Service on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2004, offered a reward of 300 million rubles (US$10.3 million) for information that could help "neutralize" Chechen rebel leaders Shamil Basayev and Aslan Maskhadov.
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Chechen rebel leaders Shamil Basayev (L) and Aslan Maskhadov.
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Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev speaks in Grozny, in this Wednesday, October 28, 1999, file photo. Russia's Federal Security Service on Wednesday offered a reward of 300 million rubles (US$10.3 million ) for information that could help "neutralize" Chechen rebel leaders Shamil Basayev and Aslan Maskhadov.
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File photo of Chechen rebel leader Shamil Basayev in the town of Budennovsk in Stavropol region in this photo taken January 15, 1995.

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Italian aid organization "Un Ponte Per Baghdad" (A Bridge to Baghdad) volunteer Simona Torretta is seen in an undisclosed area of Iraq in this undated family photo made available by Italian Carabinieri in Rome, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2004. Torretta and fellow volunteer Simona Pari, both 29-years-old, were kidnapped in Baghdad Tuesday Sept. 7, 2004 according to the aid organization.
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A U.S. soldier keeps guard outside the office of "Un Ponte Per Baghdad" (A Bridge to Baghdad), in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday Sept. 8, 2004. On Tuesday, two Italian aid workers, Simona Pari and Simona Torretta, and two Iraqis, Raad Ali Aziz and Mahnaz Bassam, were kidnapped by armed gunmen from the office
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A US soldier secures 08 September 2004 the street where the Baghdad office of the Italian charity Un Ponte Per Baghdad (Bridge to Baghdad) is located.
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A child, amongst others, holds up gun, as insurgents patrol Fallujah, Iraq, Wednesday Sept. 8, 2004. U.S. warplanes launched strikes in the insurgent-held city on Wednesday, hitting at suspected militant hideouts used to plan attacks on American forces, the U.S. military said.
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Smoke rises after an airstrike on Fallujah, Iraq, Wednesday Sept. 8, 2004. U.S. warplanes launched strikes in the insurgent-held city on Wednesday, hitting at suspected militant hideouts used to plan attacks on American forces, the U.S. military said.
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U.S. Marines said on Tuesday that as many as 100 insurgents had been killed in fighting in the hotbed Iraqi town of Falluja. Smoke rises over the central part the town of Falluja, following a U.S. army bombardment, September 7, 2004.
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Local residents stand by a car damaged in U.S. air strikes in Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2004. U.S. troops battled Shiite militiamen loyal to rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in the Baghdad slum of Sadr City on Tuesday in fierce fighting that killed 37 people, including two U.S. soldiers, and wounded more than 200 civilians
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An US soldier walks to a car, reportedly transporting foreigners wearing bulletproof vests and carrying guns, that was attacked by insurgents in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday Sept. 8, 2004. Eye witnesses said that more than one person was injured in the attack.
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US soldiers block road to search cars in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday Sept. 8, 2004. A spate of recent attacks, including a suicide car bombing, pushed the number of U.S. military deaths in the Iraq campaign this week past 1,000.
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Thai soldiers arrive from Iraq at the Bangkok military airport on September 8, 2004. The first batch of 451 Thai soldiers, mostly engineers and medical staff, returned to Thailand after six-month humanitarian operations in Iraq.
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BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai soldiers are welcomed home by their families upon their arrival at a military airport in Bangkok, 08 September 2004, after their withdrawal from Iraq. Thailand sent a contingent of 451 troops in the war-torn country, but two were killed in a car bombing in December in Karbala. The withdrawal came despite a request from UN Secretary General Kofi Annan last month for the Thais to delay their departure because of the persisting security crisis in Iraq

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An Israeli soldier dusts his tank at a temporary army base near an entrance to the Gaza Strip, September 8, 2004. Israeli forces seized control of parts of the northern Gaza Strip a day after soldiers killed 14 Hamas fighters in the deadliest strike against the leading Palestinian militant group.
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An Israeli army tank takes up position as armored bulldozers clear land near the Jebaliya refugee camp, outside Gaza City, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2004. In the northern Gaza Strip, two dozen Israeli tanks and armored vehicles deployed outside two towns and a refugee camp Wednesday to try to halt the firing of homemade rockets from the area at Israeli towns and settlements.
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An Israeli army armored bulldozer clears land near the Jebaliya refugee camp, outside Gaza City, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2004. In the northern Gaza Strip, two dozen Israeli tanks and armored vehicles were deployed outside two towns and a refugee camp Wednesday to try to halt the firing of homemade rockets from the area at Israeli towns and settlements.
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A masked Israeli soldier stands guard by army vehicles surrounding a house at the village of Bitunia at the outskirts of the West Bank town of Ramallah, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2004.The Israeli military conducted a house to house search looking for wanted Palestinians
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Old destroyed vehicles are seen as an Israeli flag flies next to a part of Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank town of Abu Dis, just outside Jerusalem, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2004. Israel's West Bank separation barrier will run closer to Israel in its southern segment, leaving several Jewish settlements in the area on the "Palestinian" side, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon decided Wednesday, according to senior officials.

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Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi reviews an honor guard during a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the foundation of Japan Defense Agency and Japan Self-Defense Forcesat the Japan Defense Agency in Tokyo Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2004. Following the prime minister at left is Defense Chief Shigeru Ishiba.
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Workes stand on the hull inspecting a sunken freighter after a powerful typhoon Songda that hit the southwestern parts of Japan in Hatsukaichi, Wednesday, Sept 8, 2004. The typhoon carved a path of destruction Tuesday along the country's western coast, leaving about 1.6 million households without power, demolishing 27 homes across the country and flooding 1,458 buildings, Japanese media said. (
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A tanker runs aground as people look on in Kochi, southwestern Japan, Tuesday, Sept 7, 2004. A powerful typhoon pounded Japan's southern main island of Kyushu with heavy rains and strong winds Tuesday, forcing thousands to evacuate their homes and knocking out power to over a million households
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A big wave surges toward an anchored ship in Kitakyushu as typhoon Songda pounds Japan's southern island of Kyushu, Tuesday, Sept 7, 2004. Songda was the record seventh typhoon to hit Japan this year, exceeding the six storms that lashed the country in 1990, the Meteorological Agency said.

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Taiwan Navy patrol boats maneuver around a Knox class destroyer, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2004, outside of the southern port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. President Chen Shui-bian canceled live-fire military drills this month _ a move he said was a goodwill gesture aimed at easing tensions with rival China.The annual war games are usually televised and designed to assure the public that the military is ready to fend off a Chinese attack.
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A Taiwan Navy sailor aims a small caliber machine gun during maneuvers aboard a Knox class destroyer, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2004, outside of the southern port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. President Chen Shui-bian canceled live-fire military drills this month _ a move he said was a goodwill gesture aimed at easing tensions with rival China.The annual war games are usually televised and designed to assure the public that the military is ready to fend off a Chinese attack

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Pakistani soldiers stand on top of an al Khalid military tank in Karachi September 8, 2004. Pakistan, striving to make a niche for itself in the global arms market, is touting locally-built tanks and other weapons during a defense exhibition which opens here next week, a top army official said.
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Major-General Syed Ali Hamid, director general of the Defense Export Promotion Organization, speaks during an interview with ******* in Karachi September 8, 2004. Pakistan, striving to make a niche for itself in the global arms market, is touting locally-built tanks and other weapons during a defense exhibition which opens here next week, Hamid said.

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Stunt pilots Dan Rudert, left, and Cliff Flemming pose in front of one of their helicopters prior to the Genesis Sample Return mission Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2004, in Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. The two will attempt to catch a NASA space capsule containing particles of solar wind from the sky before it hits the ground as it descends via parachute. They will hover nearly a mile above the Utah desert, ready to help snatch the refrigerator-sized capsule's parachute with a hook as it floats down at 400 feeta minute, or more than 6 feet per second.
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Equipment is laid out as the Genesis project is readied during a Genesis Sample Return news conference Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2004, in Dugway Proving Ground, Utah.
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Payload masters Bryan Johnson, left, and Lynn Fogelman connect the trigger to a hook on a helicopter prior to the Genesis Sample Return mission Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2004, in Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. A pair of helicopters helmed by stunt pilots were set to hover nearly a mile above the Utah desert, ready to help snatch the refrigerator-sized NASA space capsule's parachute with a hook as it floats down at 400 feet a minute, or more than 6 feet per second.
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One of two Eurocrapter Astar helicopters that will be used in the midair retrieval of the Genesis samplepractices its capture technique, in this August 31, 2004 file photograph, in preparation for NASA's Genesis mission which is returning to Earth September 8, 2004 bearing samples of the dust from near the Sun. The capsule's contents of solar wind may help scientists understand the origins of our solar system. The return capsule is scheduled to come down to Earth at the United States Air Force's Utah Test and Training Range near Salt Lake City, Utah.

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A F-16 military jet from the Belgian Air Forces flies inverted past the moon during a demonstration flight at the airshow Air 04 in Payerne, Switzerland, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2004. The airshow is one of the biggest in Europe this year, showing top international and national flying teams.

Fee Fi Fo Fum

09-08-2004, 10:45 AM

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Stunning! :D

Great Pics He!

seruriermarshal

09-08-2004, 10:51 AM

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:fork:

ShotOver

09-08-2004, 10:56 AM

Dodging 25mike mike, might give the little chubs some exercise.

He219

09-08-2004, 10:57 AM

Thanks, JohnFee!
:D

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Sri Lankan soldiers taking part in a parade before leaving for Haiti
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PANAGODA, SRI LANKA: A Sri Lankan soldier points to UN-marked vehicles at an army cantonment ahead of the departure of Sri Lankan troops to Haiti on Sri Lanka's first UN peacekeeping mission abroad, 08 September 2004 in Panagoda. A 750-strong contingent of Sri Lankan troops will join the multi-national stabilisation force in Haiti shortly.

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TOKYO - SEPTEMBER 8: Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C) reviews troops at a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the Japan Self-Defense Forces at their headquarters in Ichigaya September 8, 2004 in Tokyo, Japan. The military, formed after the end of World War II, is severly limited by the Japanese constitution, which renounces force as a means of settling international disputes and prohibits the creation of an army, navy, and air force.

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To counter Muqtada al-Sadr supporters, Soldiers of the 1st Armored Division’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team Psychological Operations patrol Baghdad’s Karada District, with members of the Iraqi National Guard.

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В Волгограде задержаны торговцы оружием и боеприпасами

wildernesswhore

09-08-2004, 10:59 AM

How old do you think chubby is? :bash:

He219

09-08-2004, 11:04 AM

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Marines from the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion speed across the Iraqi desert in a light armored vehicle. LAV crews face the dangers of landmines and improvised explosive devices on a daily basis, sometimes encountering one every other day. The Marines with 1st LAR provide security from Iraq's northwestern border with Syria.
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Lance Cpl. Neal Walker provides additional security from a "popped up" position on a light armored vehicle. Walker, 21, of Orlando, Fla., is a rifleman with the combat replacement company. The Marines of 1st LAR conduct security patrols and establish a military presence along the Syrian border in Iraq

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A sentry stands watch over the area as the commanders of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment direct the fight from the vehicles. The Camp Lejeune, N.C.-based unit recently conducted a cordon and search on the city of Ludafiyah where significant insurgant activity had been detected.
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2nd Lt. Henry Cartagena assigned to 66th Military Police Company (MP), shows area of patrol on map to Special Weapons And Tactics (S.W.A.T.) commander during a joint patrol with Iraqi Police (IP) in Al Hillah, Iraq, Sep. 6, 2004. Members of the 66th Military Police Company and IP conduct joint patrols and check points operations to maintain order and security in south central Iraq
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Lieutenant Colonel Giles Kyser, commanding officer of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, works with the head of Iraqi Police for the area during a cordon and search recently. The Dumfries, Va. native led his battalion in a sweep of Ludafiyah, where they had detected significant insurgent activity
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Three hundred and fifty Iraqi Policemen aided in the search of Ludafiyah. The city was cordoned and searched because of insurgent activity in the area.
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U.S. soldiers, mounted on a Striker armoured vehicle, guard a destroyed car which exploded as a US convoy passed by in the al-Eslah district in the northern city of Mosul, September 6, 2004.

Digital Marine

09-08-2004, 11:07 AM

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This has to be the sickest thing.... and they probably told him that it's good to fight the ''Infidels'', crazy fools

seruriermarshal

09-08-2004, 11:12 AM

moughoun

09-08-2004, 11:15 AM

Eurocrapter?? HE ;) tsk tsk

el_kab0ng

09-08-2004, 11:15 AM

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Anyone else notice the Humvee in the rear is one of those famed "up armored" types as seen in previous posts?

Seems they serve pretty well in small arms areas..

aartamen

09-08-2004, 11:17 AM

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NATO general is bigger. And has more stars. :D

moughoun

09-08-2004, 11:25 AM

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NATO general is bigger. And has more stars. :D

Ya, the Russian's get compacted by those big hat's they wear ;)

He219

09-08-2004, 11:26 AM

Semper Fi; Not just a general, but 'Supreme Allied Commander of Europe' (SACEUR (http://www.nato.int/shape/bios/saceur/jones.htm))
;)

el_kab0ng, nearly all HMMWV's now have uparmored kits furnished from stateside suppliers. These are more professional and form-fitting versus the older stop-gap versions shown in the post you referenced.

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ShotOver

09-08-2004, 11:26 AM

How old do you think chubby is? :bash:

Old enough to know better.

He219

09-08-2004, 11:50 AM

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Arabian Gulf (Aug. 31, 2004) - The Officer of the Deck (OOD), Lt.j.g. Daniel Cavanagh and Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Seth Buehnerkemper stand watch looking for contacts from the bridge of the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Toledo (SSN 769), as Electronics’ Technician 3rd Class Alejandro Ramos removes a portable commercial radar display in preparation for a dive after getting underway from the Kingdom of Bahrain

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Arabian Gulf (Sept. 6, 2004) - Lt. Chad Fairbank, an Electronic Countermeasure Officer (ECMO) assigned to the “Scorpions” of Electronic Attack Squadron One Three Two (VAQ-132), performs a flight mission in an EA-6B Prowler. VAQ-132 is embarked aboard the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) and currently operating in the 5th fleet area of responsibility in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF).
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Arabian Gulf (Sept. 6, 2004) - An EA-6B Prowler assigned to the “Scorpions” of Electronic Attack Squadron One Three Two (VAQ-132) conducts a flight mission over the Arabian Gulf.
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Pacific Ocean (Aug. 06, 2004) - A C-2A Greyhound assigned to the “Providers” of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron Three Zero (VRC-30) approaches the ramp prior to landing aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).

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A Black Watch sniper team keeps watch over a security forces' position
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Soldiers from the Black Watch support an Iraqi Police vehicle check-point
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Air Chief Marshal Burridge visits members of 1 Sqn RAF Regiment serving in Basrah
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The Commander-in-Chief Fleet, Admiral Sir Jonathon Band, meets with the head of the Iraqi Riverine Patrol Service during a pastoral visit to Royal Navy personnel in Iraq

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U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Senator John Kerry (D-MA) salutes the crowd after his speech at the Museum Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, September 8, 2004. Kerry challenged President George W. Bush's choices in Iraq and said he would have done everything better

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07. 09. 2004
Mezinarodni cviceni Flying Rhino 2004
Prave dnes, v utery 7. zari 2004, zacinaji ucastnici cesko-britskeho cviceni , ktere se kona od pondeli 6. zari do 17. zari 2004 nad uzemim Ceske republiky pod nazvem Letajici nosorozec (Flying Rhino), plnit prvni takticke ukoly.
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30. 08. 2004
Vrchni velitel spojeneckych sil navstivil prislusniky CBRN TF
Vrchni velitel spojeneckych sil v Evrope, general James L. Jones, navstivil prislusniky Mnohonarodniho ukoloveho uskupeni radiacni, chemicke a biologicke ochrany.

b.scheller

09-08-2004, 11:55 AM

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these terrorists, don't even have to use bombs or guns to strike terror. they're ugly enough to terrorize the population just with their picture...

Hawkeye

09-08-2004, 12:00 PM

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Stunning! :D

Great Pics He!

Offcourse it is, it's Belgian ! ;)

He219

09-08-2004, 12:26 PM

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A Chinese policeman takes part in day two of an anti-terror competition in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province in southern China, September 6, 2004. Several hundred contestants from across the southern province showed their skills in shooting, martial arts and hostage-saving
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Chinese police of Guangdong province in southern China take part in an anti-terror competition September 5, 2004.

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Wien, 08. September 2004 - Der ORF macht dem Österreichischen Bundesheer zum fünfzigsten Geburtstag ein besonderes Geschenk: Eine Dokumentation über die wechselvolle Geschichte unseres Bundesheeres. Die Dokumentation mit dem vorläufigen Arbeitstitel "50 Jahre Bundesheer" wird am 9. September 2005 anlässlich der Ausmusterung in Wr. Neustadt uraufgeführt und anschließend in ORF 2 ausgestrahlt.
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Wiener Neustadt, 06. September 2004 - Im Mekka der heimischen Mehrkampfszene wurden von 30. August bis 3. September die Heeresmeisterschaften im militärischen Fünfkampf ausgetragen. Rund 70 Heeressportlern aus acht Bundesländer kämpften in Wiener Neustadt um die begehrten Edelmetalle.
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Undo

09-08-2004, 12:29 PM

How old do you think chubby is? :bash:

Unfortunately, I think he is as old as he is going to get.

fantassin

09-08-2004, 12:52 PM

Eurocrapter....is somebody starting to get pissed off at the growing number of contracts lost by US companies to European ones....?

;)

BTW, there used to be a time when russian generals had more medals than american generals; that is really over now....

He219

09-08-2004, 01:05 PM

Eurocrapter....is somebody starting to get pissed off at the growing number of contracts lost by US companies to European ones....?

;)

Nah, really. In Newport Beach we use Eurocrapper police choppers and see loads of US Coast Guard Dolphins. They are really pretty nonetheless.

It's because state subsidized prices undercut our domestic market of non-socialist manufactured helicopters .....
p-)

WhiteBoi

09-08-2004, 01:14 PM

http://accuweather.ap.org/apdbs/Intl_Photos/views/mini/7449/7449615.jpg

This has to be the sickest thing.... and they probably told him that it's good to fight the ''Infidels'', crazy fools

Yeah , perhaps .

damn all i know is the Soldiers have to make hard ass choices. i think chubby should drop his gun if he know wats good for him. hopefully tho he pulls the trigger and shoots the insurgent in the head. :D

moughoun

09-08-2004, 01:14 PM

wulfstan

09-08-2004, 01:24 PM

http://accuweather.ap.org/apdbs/Intl_Photos/views/mini/7449/7449615.jpg

That's right kid, pull the trigger, shoot your mate in the face...

American Patriot

09-08-2004, 01:32 PM

^^

The safety is on. Looks like some good father and son bonding.

Ratamacue

09-08-2004, 01:46 PM

http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/20049810351/$file/LARPAT4lr.jpghttp://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/image1.nsf/Lookup/20049895830/$file/LARPAT3lr.jpg

Lance Cpl. Neal Walker provides additional security from a "popped up" position on a light armored vehicle. Walker, 21, of Orlando, Fla., is a rifleman with the combat replacement company. The Marines of 1st LAR conduct security patrols and establish a military presence along the Syrian border in Iraq
Can any of the Marines here tell me what exactly Light Armored Recon does? Are they sort of like cavalry or what? Are there riflemen assigned to it or do they just operate as AFV's?

wulfstan

09-08-2004, 01:47 PM

^^

The safety is on. Looks like some good father and son bonding.

How can you tell from that distance?

Anyway, i bet you could find plenty of family photos of 'dads with kids with weapons' in the states, except they wouldnt hang around in war zones i guess...

DrAcKe

09-08-2004, 01:54 PM

No luck :(

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20040908/i/r1532022007.jpg
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The Genesis sample return capsule's drogue and parafoil did not deploy as expected. The image at right shows the capsule where it has landed on the ground (click for larger image). The recovery team is currently analyzing and assessing the condition of the sample return capsule. NASA

American Patriot

09-08-2004, 01:54 PM

see the safety lever? it's set to safe.

He219

09-08-2004, 01:55 PM

^ I was just gonna post that!
:lol:

RATS.

http://accuweather.ap.org/apdbs/Intl_Photos/views/mini/7449/7449930.jpg

Spectators and media watch the Genesis Sample Return capsule fall to earth on television screens Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2004, in Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. The space capsule, containing particles of solar wind, was supposed have been snatched from the sky by a helicopter before hitting the ground, but the chute failed to deploy.
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A member of the Genesis Sample Return team, shown in this image taken from video, looks at the capsule after it fell to earth without deploying its parachute Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2004, in Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. The Genesis space capsule, which had orbited the sun for more than three years in an attempt to find clues to the origin of the solar system, crashed to Earth on Wednesday after its parachute failed to deploy.

Try to snatch that flaming meteor with a helicopter. Those guys practiced hard only to have the chute fail ...
:petting:

American Patriot

09-08-2004, 01:57 PM

Mission controllers say the capsule crashed into the ground at approximately 160 kilometers per hour.

wulfstan

09-08-2004, 02:02 PM

He219

09-08-2004, 02:02 PM

It wasn't immediately known whether cosmic samples it was carrying back as part of a six-year, $260 million project had been destroyed. NASA officials believed the fragile disks that held the atoms would shatter even if the capsule hit the ground with a parachute.

The impact drove the capsule halfway underground. NASA engineers feared the explosive for the parachute might still be alive and ready to fire, keeping helicopter crews at bay.

Story (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=624&ncid=716&e=1&u=/ap/20040908/ap_on_sc/genesis_capsule)

wildernesswhore

09-08-2004, 02:05 PM

wildernesswhore

09-08-2004, 02:07 PM

see the safety lever? it's set to safe.

Well, not being fully conversant with AK variants I am not likely to know the various parts of this particular weapon, but i presume you refer to that overly long looking lever above fatso's right hand?

the one thats above his finger yes. its at its highest position which is safe :). I didn't know terrorists even used that option...

ckabusk

09-08-2004, 02:17 PM

http://accuweather.ap.org/apdbs/Intl_Photos/views/mini/7449/7449615.jpg

:fork:

Hopefully, this kid is rookie enough to pull trigger by accident to blow that dude's brain away!

One_A

09-08-2004, 02:36 PM

Hopefully, this kid is rookie enough to pull trigger by accident to blow that dude's brain away!

Yes, that's exactly what we want. Another child scarred for life because he has shot someone (possibly his father or uncle) in he head.

Laworkerbee

09-08-2004, 03:31 PM

One_A

[quote]Yes, that's exactly what we want. Another child scarred for life because he has shot someone (possibly his father or uncle) in he head[quote].

ya exactly what this kid needs to worry about, being scarred for life! get real dude. This kid is lucky to see next week.

I only hope the Marine he faces in the streets doesnt let his age get in the way of pulling the trigger on his weapon fast enough

big80a2

09-08-2004, 03:33 PM

He219

09-08-2004, 03:34 PM

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Phillipine Sea (Aug. 21, 2004) - Gunner's Mate 3rd Class William J. Megenney, from Reynolds, Calif., receives weapons training with an unloaded 9mm pistol from a member of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) on the flight deck aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49). Harpers Ferry is part of the world's only forward deployed amphibious assault group.
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Pacific Ocean (Sept. 4, 2004) - An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Diamondbacks" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VFA-102), hurtles down the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) during the conclusion of the Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group (CSG) summer underway period.

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A U.S. soldier stands guard near a burning military vehicle following an attack by Iraqi guerrillas on a military convoy in the eastern part of Baghdad, September 8, 2004. They was no immediate report by the U.S. Army on the incident.

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US soldiers inspect a car, reportedly transporting foreigners wearing bulletproof vests and carrying guns, that was attacked by insurgents in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday Sept. 8, 2004. Eye witnesses said that more than one person was injured in the attack.
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Thick smoke rises after an U.S. airstrike in Fallujah, Iraq, Wednesday Sept. 8, 2004. On Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, U.S. jets fired several missiles into Fallujah in retaliation for Monday's militant attacks on Marine positions outside the city that killed seven Marines.
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Col. Michael Linnington, former Brigade Commander, 101st Airborne Division, left, joined by other military personnel, testifies on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2004 before the House Armed Services Committee hearing on the progress in the reconstruction and rehabilitation of Iraq. From left are, Linnington, Marine Lt. Col. Bryan McCoy, Lt. Col. Jeffrey Springman, Capt. Morgan savage and Capt. Patrick Costello.

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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Joseph K. Johnson, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, stays vigilant and searches the landscape in front of a CH-46E Sea Knight, Aug. 21, 2004, near Najaf, Iraq.
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Lance Cpl. Ryan L. Dyck, small arms repair specialist, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, remains vigilant while guarding a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter near Forward Operating Base Duke, Aug. 21, 2004, near Najaf, Iraq. The 20-year-old Marine from La Crosse, Wis., was part of a small security contingient guarding the Sea Knight from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 764, MAG-16, and the crash site investigation team passengers. The team was investigating the cause of the recent crash of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 (reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Force
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Pfc. Joey W. Schuetz, ground safety manager, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, looking tough.
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Sgt. Ernesto Gonzalez Jr., ammunition technician, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, provides security, Aug. 21, 2004 as a team of Marines investigates a CH-53E Super Stallion crash near the city of Najaf.
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Staff Sgt. Angelica M. Figueroa, personnel support detachment first sergeant and armory chief, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, standing watch.

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An Afghan worker cleans a huge poster of the late head of the Northern Alliance Ahmad Shah Masood to be set up at a roadside to mark the third anniversary of his assassination in Kabul, Afghanistan Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2004. Masood, nicknamed the "Lion of the Panjshir" for his armed struggle against the Taliban that ruled Afghanistan at the time, was killed Sept. 9, 2001 when two Middle Westerners posing as journalists with fake passports detonated a bomb hidden in the camera as they pretended to interview him.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai delivers a speech during a gathering to mark the third anniversary of the assassination of the late head of the Northern Alliance Ahmad Shah Masood in Kabul's National Stadium, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2004. More than 20,000 Afghans gathered here to commemorate the national hero Masood, who was assassinated on September 9, 2001in the United States by suspected al-Qaida suicide attackers posing as journalists.
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Afghan workers count the posters promoting the upcoming presidential election in a warehouse at a United Nations compound ready for distribution in the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday Sept. 6, 2004.
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PRT-drengene i søndagsmorgensol med Lars og Henning. Fra venstre: Torben, Henning(Gamle), Morten, Steen, Henrik og Allan
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'Bounty hunter' produces new tape (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3637220.stm): Afghan presidential candidate and former education minister Yunus Qanooni shows a group photo of U.S. Special Forces, bottom left, from a book titled "The Hunt for Bin Laden" during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2004. Regarding the U.S vigilantes, the prosecution said Qanooni and other Afghan officials only cooperated with Jonathan Idema, one of three Americans on trial in Afghanistan for allegedly torturing prisoners in a private jail in the country, because they too were tricked into thinking he was a legitimate American agent

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Israeli army vehicles drive from Israel into Gaza on September 8, 2004 in Gaza Strip. Israeli forces, including bulldozers and attack helicopters, sealed off parts of the northern Gaza Strip a day after soldiers killed 14 Hamas fighters in the deadliest strike against the leading Palestinian militant group

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An Israeli police bomb disposal robot moves towards the remains of a car as soldiers stand in the distance following an exlosion in the northern West Bank village of Baka al-Sharkiyeh, Wednesday Sept. 8, 204. It was unclear if the blast in the vehicle killed the Palestinian driver, reports said.
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As the sun sets over the Mediterranean sea, a Palestinian man washes his horse at the beach in Gaza City on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2004.

He219

09-08-2004, 03:39 PM

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Выставка продукции военного назначения сухопутных войск "IDELF-2004" прошла на полигоне в Красноармейске
ID this ATW ...
;)

Javehn

09-08-2004, 03:50 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/51272503.jpg

I wonder if reporter heard about the fact that bullets can accidently be fired .... And then reporter would have to change underwear ... and perhaps to get a new camera :lol:

Why do you host those pictures , He ?

One_A

09-08-2004, 04:10 PM

flamemagnet, take some cookies with you when you visit this kid for help.

Any of you guys that are so quick to turn this kid into a corpse or a killer have anyu children of your own?

One_A

09-08-2004, 04:15 PM

http://wwwi.*******.com/images/2004-09-08T170812Z_01_BAG18D_RTRIDSP_2_IRAQ.jpg
http://wwwi.*******.com/images/2004-09-08T164509Z_01_BAG15D_RTRIDSP_2_IRAQ.jpg
What kind of vehicle is burning?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/51272522.jpg
What are those bolt on clamps on the barrel of the main gun for?

HoboWithAK

09-08-2004, 04:34 PM

Javehn

09-08-2004, 04:45 PM

What are those bolt on clamps on the barrel of the main gun for?

They tight up the thermal sleeve to the barrel body .
Thermal sleeve disperse heat equally throw out the barrel body , and it had to be tight up to it .

saigonsmuggler

09-08-2004, 04:57 PM

saigonsmuggler

09-08-2004, 05:04 PM

flamemagnet, take some cookies with you when you visit this kid for help.

Any of you guys that are so quick to turn this kid into a corpse or a killer have anyu children of your own?
Yes I do but see the thing is... I don't let my kid do this... on the chance that she may be "scarred for life" or even ending up dead!

Laworkerbee

09-08-2004, 05:13 PM

Any of you guys that are so quick to turn this kid into a corpse or a killer have anyu children of your own?
It is not we who want him to be a corpse, that is unless he decides to use that weapon against coalition forces, no more likely it is his own which wishes him death ala martyr-dumb

He219

09-08-2004, 05:18 PM

Why do you host those pictures , He ?
So that you can see them.
;)

Really, ever since Hood installed the 2.0.10 version of phpBB, *****&Corbis pic's don't display along with several other sources. That's why you see people posting links with captions for those. I decided to host 'em if they're worth it .....

Especially Israeli tanker pic's!
p-)

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20040908/i/r1878749332.jpg

Undated file photo showing the H flight array of the Genesis spacecraft, which was installed in the spacecraft return capsule, held by Andy Stone of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory immediately after the flight collector materials were installed in the NASA (news - web sites) Johnson Space Center Genesis cleanroom.
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File photo showing the Genesis collector arrays, the three wafer like objects, which house the high-purity materials into which solar wind ions are implanted, in this artist's conception on the Genesis spacecraft.
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Oops!

This NASA television image shows the Genesis return capsule on the ground as it crash-landed in Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. The Genesis space capsule crashed to Earth after its parachute failed to deploy

Deep6

09-08-2004, 06:09 PM

Kinda looks like a UFO ;)

http://img46.exs.cx/img46/489/Nasa-Probe.jpg

Wilco

09-08-2004, 06:38 PM

Looks like it stayed intact atleast.

He219

09-08-2004, 07:15 PM

Kinda looks like a UFO ;)
try this:
http://accuweather.ap.org/apdbs/Intl_Photos/views/mini/7450/7450308.jpg
;)

http://accuweather.ap.org/apdbs/Intl_Photos/views/mini/7450/7450368.jpg
RIP
:(

Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph McCarthy, 21, of Apache, Ariz., hands candy out to Iraqi children who approached him at a military checkpoint west of Fallujah, Iraq, April 22, 2004. McCarthy died Sept. 6, 2004 from injuries received due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. His personal awards include the Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, and the National Defense Service Medal.

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Sgt. Mike Powers and his wife, Erin, of Louisville, Ky., embrace Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2004, shortly before Powers left the Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, Ky., for training at Fort Sill, Okla. Powers is a member of Detachment 1, Company B, 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation unit that is being deployed to Iraq. Powers' niece Bailey Vernon, 6, from Nashville, Tenn., holds a sign

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Photographer's Mate 2nd Class (NAO/SW/AW) Michael Sandberg, an aircrewman assigned to the Fleet Combat Camera, Atlantic, flies over the Arabian Gulf during a flight mission aboard an EA-6B Prowler assigned to the Scorpions of Electronic Attack Squadron One Three Two (VAQ-132), Sept. 6, 2004. Members of Fleet Combat Camera, Atlantic and VAQ-132 are currently embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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Airman Robert Holmes from the 90th Fighter Squadron Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, attached to the 3rd Air Expeditionary Group, marshals an F-15E to the parking ramp, Sept. 1, 2004. The F-15E's are part of a major build up to Kwang-Ju Air Base, Republic of Korea, to begin flying operations from the base.

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Staff Sgt. Michael Shortsleeves, Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC) of the color guard detail salutes as members of the 506th Expeditionary Communications Squadron Honor Guard raise the flag during reveille at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 6, 2004. The flag is raised and lowered every Monday morning at the ECS work compound.

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A Dutch soldier assists Saga Al Gazzey at the Basra International Airport, Iraq, Sept. 5, 2004. Gazzey received a heart operation at the Royal Brompton Hospital in the United Kingdom, paid for by Chain of Hope. Her father Niam Zeyan, a tribal leader in the Basra providence, has accompanied her since she left Iraq. Chain of Hope helps children suffering from life-threatening diseases by mobilizing a chain of volunteers to get them the vital treatment they need

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Large quantities of Improvised Explosive Devices, weapons and ammunition stockpiled by the Muqtada Militia were brought in by 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams in An Najaf, Iraq, Aug. 29, 2004.

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A photo released by U.S. forces in Iraq (news - web sites) on September 8, 2004 shows U.S. soldiers purchasing soft drinks at a shop in the southern Iraqi town of Najaf. Republicans and U.S. military leaders sought on Wednesday to spotlight what they called the under-reported successes of the Iraq war, a day after the U.S. death toll in the conflict topped 1,000. While polls have shown most Iraqis want U.S. forces out, the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee heard from five former commanders in Iraq who said the vast majority of Iraqis they encountered welcomed the U.S.-led occupation.

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A U.S. army soldier from the 1st Infantry Division looks on as Iraqi soldiers train on assault techniques at the Forward Operating Base Danger, in Tikrit, September 8, 2004

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An Iraqi National Guard soldier cleans weapons during a training drill at the Forward Operating Base FOB Danger in Tikrit September 8, 2004.
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Two Iraqi National Guard soldiers train on assault techniques at the Forward Operating Base FOB Danger in Tikrit September 8, 2004

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Sri Lanka Army's Light Infantry soldiers, designated for UN peacekeeping operations in Haiti, march during a passing out ceremony at Pangoda army base, 10 kilometers (6 miles) southwest from capital Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Sept.8, 2004. Sri Lanka's Army will provide, for the first time, a contingent of 750 soldiers to be deployed in Haiti to assist its government in efforts to restore civil administration.

Deep6

09-08-2004, 07:30 PM

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Rest In Peace Cpl. McCarthy :-(

Let's guess which one deserves Heaven...

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VS.
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[AFSOC]

09-08-2004, 07:36 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/He219/DWF15-891093.jpg

ouch..

Deep6

09-08-2004, 07:38 PM

P.S.

HE219, Thank you for your Daily Pics. I look forward (daily) to "seeing" what is going on in the world. Please keep em' coming! This goes for all of those who post here as well ... Bravo!

Thanks Again!
Deep6

seruriermarshal

09-08-2004, 07:51 PM

seruriermarshal

09-08-2004, 07:54 PM

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REGIMENTAL PRAYER

Almighty, merciful, and loving Father,
you are the one who hears all our prayers and grants our petitions.

We ask you to remember, as we do,
the tremendous sacrifice made by those who went before us.
They have given their lives so that we might live and breathe freely.
We ask you to receive them into your hands.

Father, give us the strength and wisdom to learn from their example,
to uphold freedom and life at home and around the world.

Keep us vigilant as we guard the frontiers of freedom.

Give our leaders the wisdom and the strength to lead well.

Grant all of us courage and confidence.
Be, for all of us, troopers, a wise counsel in keeping peace
and a strong shield for us against our enemies.
Oh heavenly Father, give us the determination
that the peace and freedom won at such a high price be lasting!

Father, hold all of the troopers in the palm of your almighty hand
and protect them in the shadow of your wings.

Amen.

:(

moughoun

09-08-2004, 08:03 PM

http://wwwi.*******.com/images/2004-09-08T170812Z_01_BAG18D_RTRIDSP_2_IRAQ.jpg
http://wwwi.*******.com/images/2004-09-08T164509Z_01_BAG15D_RTRIDSP_2_IRAQ.jpg
What kind of vehicle is burning?

Like a Hmmwv .

no, it's a track, so either a Bradley or a m113 varient most likely

catchv22

09-08-2004, 08:12 PM

RIP to Cpl. McCarthy

That picture and the act it shows is so moving... :(

dsw

09-08-2004, 10:09 PM

Hey, He219, can you tell me where the photo of Lance Cpl. Joseph McCarthy came from? Is there a high-rez version posted somewhere? Thanks.

He219

09-08-2004, 10:16 PM

Hey, He219, can you tell me where the photo of Lance Cpl. Joseph McCarthy came from? Is there a high-rez version posted somewhere? Thanks.
Try this (http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2004/04/23/military/iraq/15_25_414_22_04.prt) ...

http://www.nctimes.com/content/articles/2004/04/11/military/iraq/19_30_504_10_04a.jpg

As the sun set Saturday, Lance Cpl. Jose Robles, 20, of Tustin and Cpl. Juan Perez, 24, of the Bronx, N.Y., took a moment to feed their neighbors: four wild fuzzy puppies that live in holes and tunnels they've burrowed in the huge berm along Fallujah's train tracks at a Marine held position on the northwest side of Fallujah, Iraq on Saturday, April 10, 2004.

The puppies wagged filthy tails and let out little squeals as the Marines fed them from the packaged rations. The puppies didn't care for the food any more than the Marines, but lapped up copious amounts of water before the two troops went back to work.

Earlier Saturday, Lance Cpl. Joseph McCarthy ate a big black dung beetle to win a $40 bet, and to kill the time.

"That one tasted kinda funky," he said, washing it down with a swallow of water. "The big long one I ate last year tasted better."

petsan

09-08-2004, 10:47 PM

[<a href="http://www.picgoo.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.picgoo.com/uploads7/abelgn.jpg">]

Yep, definately Belgian[/img]

petsan

09-08-2004, 11:03 PM

http://www.picgoo.com/uploads7/abelgn2.jpg (http://www.picgoo.com)

Yep, definately Belgian

GrimmyRX

09-09-2004, 01:06 AM

talib_killa34

09-09-2004, 02:27 AM

Ghostwolf

09-09-2004, 02:30 AM

Is there any photos for this news article?

http://www.spacedaily.com/news/missiles-04zze.html

Correction, OLD news article.

AFCOP

09-09-2004, 04:22 AM

RIP Cpl. McCarthy

:(

Lovely Pencils

09-09-2004, 06:27 AM

http://accuweather.ap.org/apdbs/Intl_Photos/views/mini/7449/7449615.jpg

This has to be the sickest thing.... and they probably told him that it's good to fight the ''Infidels'', crazy fools

Good thing he is practicing proper "muzzel awareness" !!! Doesn't matter if the saftey is on or not.

What a screwed up kid in the image. Well, i doubt he even know what he is fighting for!

szr

09-09-2004, 08:25 AM

Onyks

09-10-2004, 02:07 AM

RIP Cpl. McCarthy. I must say sending what looks like an eight or nine year old child into war with an AK is disgusting. Reminds me of that scene in Blackhawk Down when the kid shot his dad by accident.

b.scheller

09-10-2004, 02:09 AM

http://accuweather.ap.org/apdbs/Intl_Photos/views/mini/7449/7449615.jpg

This has to be the sickest thing.... and they probably told him that it's good to fight the ''Infidels'', crazy fools

Good thing he is practicing proper "muzzel awareness" !!! Doesn't matter if the saftey is on or not.

What a screwed up kid in the image. Well, i doubt he even know what he is fighting for!

it doesnt even matter if he knows, as long as he only blows himself up and his **** sucking terrorist buddies...

Levan

09-10-2004, 03:42 AM

http://accuweather.ap.org/apdbs/Intl_Photos/views/mini/7449/7449613.jpg

NATO general is bigger. And has more stars. :D

Ya, the Russian's get compacted by those big hat's they wear ;)

see the difference: old fat bole-head dude and an american general.
by comparing those two persons we see much more than difference between two persons. A think all russian generals have some additional personal who takes care about his uniforms hat which is so big that can be used as a spare landing zone for heavy lift choppers. :D Legacy of Mercedes-lover minister of defence mr. Pavel Grachev :P

Levan

09-10-2004, 03:46 AM

oh man I just noticed the guardman behind those generals. his hat is REALY big! :lol:

bloddyaxe

09-10-2004, 04:43 PM

oh man I just noticed the guardman behind those generals. his hat is REALY big!

You have to somewhat blind not to have noticed him earlier...

But you are right his hat is really nice. It is so big, he could probably club you to death with it.
Very good to have a practical weapon as part of your uniform.

aartamen

09-10-2004, 04:48 PM

Reminds me of that scene in Blackhawk Down when the kid shot his dad by accident.

Was it wrong to laugh at that? It just cracked me up.

aartamen

09-10-2004, 04:59 PM

see the difference: old fat bole-head dude and an american general.

Hey, when I am his age I'll be just as bold. And my great-uncle was just as bold and made a semi-decent Lt.Col. Russians in general tend to lead much unhealthier lives than the American career military officers. Hence, the signs of age.

My friend told me a story about a super-fat tank officer (Col) who was in charge of procurement or maintenance and have not ridden in a tank in years. Would not fit into the hatch with a crowbar assist. He needed two uniform belts sewn together. An inspector with particularly virulent streak of sadism asked him to check odometer discrepancy in one tank that was in the garage. The fat officer planned for this and had his subordinate execute some sort of a diversion. So by the time the inspector got back to the issue, he reported that he's been in the hull and now's back with his bogus report.

I did not notice the cap. I think the bigger the cap the cooler the junior officers serving at HQ think they look, or something. I doubt he's a guard though or an enlisted. I think he's a captain.

Oh, an American general also has more decorations.

And in general, my general can beat your general.