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Old 11-06-2009, 02:13 AM   #1
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Soldier kills 11 in shooting rampage at Fort Hood army base in Texas


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An entrance to Fort Hood Army Base in Fort Hood, Texas, near Killeen remains in lock-down following a mass shooting on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. (AP / Jack Plunkett)

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A SWAT team enters the main gate at Fort Hood, Texas. (AP / Waco Tribune Herald / Jerry Larson)

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In this image made from Associated Press Television video, police respond at the scene at the U.S. Army base in Fort Hood Texas where a soldier opened fire, unleashing a stream of gunfire that left at least 12 people dead and at least 31 wounded. (AP / APTN)

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Sergeant Fanuaee Vea embraces Privet Savannah Green while trying to reach friends and family outside Fort Hood on November 5, 2009 in Killeen, Texas. (Ben Sklar / ***** Images)

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Army Lt. General Robert Cone talks to the media about the shooting on base at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, Thursday, November 5, 2009. Cone said there were 12 dead and 31 wounded. (Joyce Marshall / Fort Worth Star-TelegramMCT)

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Lt. Gen. Robert Cone said the shooting began at about 1:30 p.m. Central time, at a deployment center where soldiers received last-minute medical attention and instructions before being shipped out overseas. (AP / Rodolfo Gonzalez / Austin American-Statesman)

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An ambulance passes through the locked-down main gate at Fort Hood, Texas, Thursday, Nov. 5. 2009, following a shooting on the base. (AP / Waco Tribune Herald, Jerry Larson)
Tragic incident.

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Old 11-06-2009, 02:21 AM   #2
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RIP to the fallen... sad start for today
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Old 11-06-2009, 02:53 AM   #3
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Condolences to the families of the fallen.


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Old 11-06-2009, 02:57 AM   #4
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A police officer tells a woman that the base remains closed following a shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. (AP / LM Otero)

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Sgt. Anthony Sills, right, comforts his wife as they wait outside the Fort Hood Army Base near Killeen, Texas on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. The Sills' 3-year old son is still in daycare on the base, which is in lock-down following a mass shooting earlier in the day. (AP / Jack Plunkett)

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Monica Cain, 44, wipes her eyes as she tries to get in touch with her husband Sgt. Darren Cain who is stationed at Fort Hood, Texas. (AP / Waco Tribune Herald / Jerry Larson)

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Members of the military and police stand outside an entrance to Fort Hood. (Ben Sklar / ***** Images)

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Authorities guard the the closed entrance of Fort Hood, Texas, after a shooting on the base, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. (AP / LM Otero)

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A law enforcement officer, center, rubs his eyes as he and other officers guard the closed front gate at Fort Hood. (AP / Michael Thomas)

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Sgt. First Class Noe Figueroa waits to get back on base outside Fort Hood's Clear Creek gate in Killeen, Texas after the mass shooting on the base. "I think it's sad for all the soldiers that got hurt, that got killed. It shouldn't have happened," he said. (AP / Austin American-Statesman / Jay Janner)

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Spc. Ryan Howard, of Niles, Mich., waits for news of fellow soldiers while waiting at a gate of Fort Hood. The base was locked down for several hours after a mass shooting happened leaving 12 people dead and 31 injured. (AP / LM Otero)

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The sun sets as the media wait for a briefing on the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. (AP / Michael Thomas)
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Old 11-06-2009, 03:57 AM   #5
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I love Indian Girls.


Terrible.
Our soliders have to worry about getting shot on base after comming back from War. (referring to Ft. Hood)
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Old 11-06-2009, 04:16 AM   #6
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I love Indian Girls.
They are Pakistanis. !!!!LAHORE!!!!
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Old 11-06-2009, 05:49 AM   #7
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They are Pakistanis. !!!!LAHORE!!!!
To say Punjabi...........

Punjabi girls.............

Rip to the fallen.
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Old 11-06-2009, 05:55 AM   #8
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RIP to the fallen.
Wish you people a safe weekend!
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Old 11-06-2009, 11:11 AM   #9
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RIP to the dead. This is Fvcking tragic.
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Old 11-06-2009, 12:10 PM   #10
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Palestinian demonstrators burn a tire at controversial Israeli barrier during a protest in the West Bank village of Naalin on 06 November 2009. The protest was held to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on 09 November 2009




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Israeli soldiers stand guard opposite Palestinian demonstrators during a protest against Israel's controversial separation barrier in the West Bank village of Maasarah, near Bethlehem on 06 November 2009




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An undated handout picture released on 06 November 2009 by the Yemeni Army shows Yemeni soldiers taking position allegedly during clashes with Shiite al-Houthi rebels near the border with Saudi Arabia in the northern Yemeni province of Saada. Saudi Arabia said on 06 November 2009 its offensive against Yemeni Shiite rebels would continue until it had cleared them from its territory after gunmen infiltrated into the kingdom and attacked border guards. The Shiite rebels of Yemen have killed a Saudi security officer and wounded 11 others at the Yemeni-Saudi border. The Shiite al-Houthi rebels accused Saudi Arabia of backing Yemen's armed forces in the conflict. Yemeni troops have been engaged in an on-off war with the Shiite al-Houthi rebels for the best part of five years










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Soldiers move into the Soldier Readiness Center at Fort Hood US Army Post where according to authorities 12 people were shot and killed and 31 other were wounded on the post near Killeen, Texas, USA, 05 November 2009. The shooter was later identified in news reports as Army Major Malik Nadal Hasan. Those killed were at the base's Soldier Readiness Center where deploying and returning soldiers undergo medical screenings


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An undated photograph made available by the Centre for the Study of traumatic Stress, shows Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan the suspected shooter at Fort Hood U.S Army Post where according to authorities 12 people were shot and killed and 31 other were wounded on the post near Killeen, Texas, USA 05 November 2009. According to Lieutenant General Bob Cone a shooter was killed by local police. The shooter was later identified in news reports as Army Major Malik Nadal Hasan. Those killed were at the base's Soldier Readiness Center where deploying and returning soldiers undergo medical screenings




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Britain's Prince Charles (C) inspects the ranks of the Royal Regiment of Canada during a Presentation of Colors ceremony in Toronto, Canada, 05 November 2009, during his 11-day official tour across the country with his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (not shown). The Prince presented new colors to the Royal Regiment of Canada and the Toronto Scottish Regiment


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Cadets of the Colombian Air Force march on 5 November 2009, during the commemoration ceremony of the 90 years of the Air Force in Catam military airport in Bogota, Colombia, where Colombian President, Alvaro Uribe, assisted






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Norman Weslin (C back), a 77 year-old Catholic priest from Omaha, Nebraska, lays on the ground as a Capitol police officer leans over him moments before Weslin is arrested after refusing to move while protesting against against health care reform legislation drafted by Democrats at the office of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, USA, 05 November 2009. Republicans oppose the bill saying that it will cost 1.3 trillion USD, eliminate 5.5 million jobs and allow federal funding of abortion. They also oppose the bill because it is 1,990 pages long and contains the word 'shall' 3,425 times. The House is preparing to vote on the legislation this week


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Secretary General of NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) with soldier of the Norwegian Telemark Battalion during the 'Army Summit 09' at the Askershus Fortress in Oslo, Norway on 06 November 2009
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Old 11-06-2009, 12:22 PM   #11
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Old 11-06-2009, 01:54 PM   #12
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Firstly I'd like to offer my heartfelt condolences and prayers to those murdered and wounded at Ft Hood TX yesterday. May those murdered rest in Peace.

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HELMAND PROVENCE, Afghanistan (Oct. 29, 2009) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Eric Nobriga, assigned to Combined Anti-Armor Team 2 (CAAT 2), hands candy to Afghan children during a patrol in Nawa District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment is one of the ground combat elements deployed with Regimental Combat Team 7. (U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. James Purschwitz/Released)

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GULF OF OMAN (Nov. 11, 2009) The guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) trails the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) and the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during a replenishment at sea. An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the Wildcards of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23, is preparing to deliver supplies to Nimitz. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is on a routine deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John Phillip Wagner Jr./Released)

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GULF OF OMAN (Nov. 4, 2009) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Wildcards of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 prepares to receive a cargo pendant with supplies from the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) during a replenishment at sea with the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is on a routine deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John Phillip Wagner Jr./Released)

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GULF OF OMAN (Nov. 4, 2009) Deck department Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) receive a shipment of supplies from the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) during a replenishment at sea. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is on a routine deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew Patton/Released)

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NEW ORLEANS (Nov. 4, 2009) Rear Adm. Vic Guillory swears in 35 Sailors into the Delayed Entry Program while attending a New Orleans Hornets game. Guillory attended the game in honor of Navy Night during New Orleans Navy Week, one of 21 Navy Weeks planned across America in 2009. Navy Weeks are designed to show Americans the investment they have made in their Navy and increase awareness in cities that do not have a significant Navy presence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Katrina Sartain/Released)

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NEW ORLEANS (Nov. 4, 2009) Rear Adm. Victor G. Guillory, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command and U.S. 4th Fleet, watches the mascot for the New Orleans Hornets stand at attention during Navy Night at the New Orleans Arena. Guillory is a native of New Orleans. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michelle Burnside/Released)

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HONOLULU (Nov. 4, 2009) Marine Sgt. David Alexander, left, assigned to the Marine Corps Police Department, Kaneohe Bay, Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Wyatt Timmons and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Shelby Nieto, both assigned to Naval Health Clinic Hawaii, talk before receiving a certificate of commendation from the Honolulu Fire Department. Nieto, Timmons and Alexander were recognized by the Honolulu Fire Department for their actions in preventing a fire outbreak in their apartment homes on Aug. 18, 2009. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark Logico/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 1, 2009) Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Marielena Derasmo, an embarked navy reservist from the Navy Operational Support Center Bronx, looks out at the New York City skyline from a catwalk aboard the amphibious transport dock ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) New York (LPD 21). The ship is en route to New York for a Nov. 7 commissioning ceremony. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rachael L. Leslie/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 4, 2009) Airman Jared Blassett, from Springfield, Ill., mans a fire hose during drills aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is in transit to Southern California to participate in a strike group sustainment exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Josue L. Escobosa/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 3, 2009) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Kyle Bush, from Evansville, Ind., mans a sound-powered phone during drills on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Josue L. Escobosa/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 5, 2009) Sailors assigned to Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Light (HSL) 51, conduct maintenance on an SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19). Blue Ridge is underway on a scheduled deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel Viramontes/Released)

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GULF OF OMAN (Nov. 4, 2009) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Wildcards of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23, carries supplies from the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during a replenishment at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John Phillip Wagner Jr./Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 4, 2009) Flight deck personnel direct an FA-18C Hornet, assigned to the Gladiators of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106, to the steam powered catapults aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in preparation for a launch. Harry S. Truman is underway conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Justin Losack/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 4, 2009) Landing signal officers observe an FA-18C Hornet, assigned to the Gladiators of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106, land aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Justin Losack/Released)

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SEA OF JAPAN (Nov. 5, 2009) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 1st Class Giancarlo Treano and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Zachary D. Bruton move a flight deck tractor before flight operations aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49). Harpers Ferry is part of the Denver Amphibious Ready Group participating in the annual bilateral Korean Integrated Training Program exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua J. Wahl/Released)

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SEA OF JAPAN (Nov. 5, 2009) Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) offload supplies and equipment from a Marine Corps CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter during fight operations. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua J. Wahl/Released)

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SEA OF JAPAN (Nov. 5, 2009) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Solomon Michel signals a Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter to launch during flight operations aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua J. Wahl/Released)

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GULF OF OMAN (Nov. 4, 2009) The Australian navy frigate HMAS Toowoomba (FFH-156) is underway near the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during coalition maritime operations. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is on a routine deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John Phillip Wagner Jr./Released)
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Old 11-06-2009, 02:25 PM   #13
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Nice pics today. Thx.
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SEA OF JAPAN (Nov. 5, 2009) Flight deck Sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) prepare to move a Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter during flight operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua J. Wahl/Released)

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SEA OF JAPAN (Nov. 5, 2009) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Apprentice Timothy Fuller directs a Republic of Korea UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as it conducts deck landing qualifications on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS Denver (LPD 9). Denver is the lead ship in the Denver Amphibious Task Group, which is participating in the annual bilateral Korean Integrated Training Program exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist Seaman Andrew Smith/Released)

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SEA OF JAPAN (Nov. 5, 2009) Boatswain's Mate 1st Class David Brown observes as a Marine Corps CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter lands on the flight deck of amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Geronimo Aquino/Released)

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SEA OF JAPAN (Nov. 5, 2009) Lance Cpl. Nick Jackson and Lance Cpl. Ricardo Navarrete unload a box of equipment from a Marine Corps CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Geronimo Aquino/Released)

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SEA OF JAPAN (Nov. 5, 2009) Boatswain's Mate Seaman Alfred Edwards signals a Marine Corps AH-1W Cobra helicopter on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Geronimo Aquino/Released)

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HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Nov. 1, 2009) Hospital Corpsmen assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment tend to an injured boy at forward operating base Golestan in the Helmand province of Afghanistan. The boy fell from an unknown height and was in critical condition. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Chad J. Pulliam/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 5, 2009) The German navy frigate Hessen (F221) pulls alongside the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) for a refueling at sea. This is the first time Dwight D. Eisenhower has provided fuel for a German ship. Dwight D. Eisenhower is conducting a three-week Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in preparation for its upcoming 2010 deployment. COMPTUEX is a training exercise along the East Coast from Virginia to Florida. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gina K. Wollman/Released)






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Afghan National policemen look on as U.S. soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division teach a police training course at an outpost in the Pech Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar province Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Salinas was preparing to demonstrate how to disarm an aggressor from a position of weakness.






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Members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Special Action Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) hold guns in preparation to assault a target during anti-terrorism drills in Manila November 6, 2009. Hundreds of police were sent to southern Philippines to help free kidnapped Irish priest, Michael Sinnott, 78, held by gunmen with links to the country's largest Muslim group Moro Islamic Liberation Front .






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British soldiers from 2 Company, 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards, mentoring officers from the Afghan National Police in an area west of Lashkar Gah near to Patrol Base Bolan, Afghanistan, Thursday Nov. 5, 2009. The soldiers are teaching basic police skills, including weapon handling, arrest procedures, vehicle checks and stop and search procedure, during this time the soldiers stay in the same checkpoints and perform joint patrols. The training continued despite the killing of five British soldiers by a trainee Afghan National Police officer on Nov. 3.
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Old 11-06-2009, 02:37 PM   #15
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Judging by the number of hits on this thread today I think many of you are looking for photos of the tragic events that took place at Fort Hood TX yesterday. There are many photos available on line. Too many for me to post.

Follow the link below for some of those photos;

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