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From Beirut To Helmand

mike boettcher — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:34:16 +0000

I remember August 25, 1982, well. I was one of about 50 reporters standing on a south Beirut beach as the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment came a....

An Invasion

mike boettcher — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:24:03 +0000

River Liberty (also called Khanjar) was described as an operation. However, it had the feel of an invasion. U.S. Marines were moving, as an expe....

Bombs Away!

mike boettcher — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:17:56 +0000

Surrounded by mountains, and by men who’d like to kill them, the Scouts from Apache Troop, 6/4 Cavalry had one huge advantage in their fig....

Captain And Commander – The Far Side Of The Earth

mike boettcher — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:07:46 +0000

Ask any Army or Marine General officer what was the best period in their career, and all will answer the same – when they were Captains and leadi....

Friends And Foes

mike boettcher — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:00:46 +0000

Kamu village, a short 15 minute hike from Combat Outpost Lowell’s front gate, is the extent of Afghan government and NATO influence in th....

One Day. One Attack. Two Oklahomans. Two Bronze Stars.

mike boettcher — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:50:01 +0000

Flat on their bellies with no cover and mortars raining down on them, two Oklahomans, Sergeant Shane Ayres and Staff Sergeant Tyler Mobra, look....

Steep Climb, Heavy Load

mike boettcher — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:58:46 +0000

My Legs were burning and my knees were aching, and that was only after two minutes of climbing an Afghanistan mountainside – an event that felt ....

“Stand To”

mike boettcher — Sun, 31 May 2009 23:37:59 +0000

In the War To End All Wars (World War I ended nothing), artillery barrages, poison gas attacks and trench offensives came at predictable times. ....

Sunset Attack

mike boettcher — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:42:07 +0000

The sun had just set this evening when the alarm went off – “Condition Red”. Everyone, including us, ran to find our body arm....

Not The Seabees And Proud Of It

mike boettcher — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:46:52 +0000

In Ponca City, back in the days before cable, we had a television advantage over the rest of the state. The old black and white Magnavox could pick ....