H&I FIRES* 16 SEPT 2009

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John writes:  "Continue Mission - Out"  Or something to that effect. - David M

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In today's From the Front: (Click on link to read stories highlighted below)

Cassandra: While We Were Grilling Hot Dogs
Loving A Soldier. Living the Life: Is This Really Happening?
Knottie's Niche: More Abuse of Military Families
Bouhammer: Mrs. Bouhammer Guest Post; FRGs are Priceless in the time of Crisis
Felix Kuehn: Kandahar Eyewitness Account
Iron Camel: Condoms, Latex, 20 EA

After a Tour in the N.B.A., a Life of Duty Over There
Biden, on Iraq Trip, Will Meet Maliki
In Checkpoint Scrawl, Reality's Counterpoint
Calls for Justice for Cameraman Slain in Iraq

Some Afghans will move to Canada more easily
Military Chief Suggests Need to Enlarge US Afghan Force
Senate struggles with Afghanistan
At least nine Taliban dead in clashes with Germans, Afghan police

AND MORE...
-David M
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After son's death in Iraq, father embeds with unit to tell his story:
After he buried Darrell "Skip" Griffin Jr. and after the sympathy calls faded, the elder Griffin, like every American who has ever lost a beloved soldier, struggled to resume life's normal rhythms.

But this is where Griffin's journey veered from others and took a twist so unique that it made the U.S. Army bend its rock-hard rules. The 55-year-old accounting consultant, who opposed Vietnam and had never served in combat, traveled to the epicenter of the Iraq war. There, he would trace his son's last days.

The result, "Last Journey: A Father and Son in Wartime," is a common story about a father-son relationship, told in an uncommon way.
 
Read the rest...you won't be sorry.
-David M
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Posted Sep 16 2009, 09:53 PM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..
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