#marjah

[sgtgrunt0331-3]

Gunnery Sgt. Troy W. Gans, platoon sergeant for Combined Anti-Armor Team 1, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, walks through a dry irrigation canal on February 14, 2010, during a patrol with Marines of Charlie Company, 1/3.

During the patrol, Marines made their first contact with village elders in the Five Points area before engaging with Taliban fighters.

(Photo courtesy of USMC)

[king-there0f]

Some of my very under represented salads ; ;

Thalliah, Marjah, and Kerxsus

[taraross-1787]

Medal of Honor Monday: Kyle Carpenter

On this day in 2010, a hero throws himself on a grenade, saving the life of his fellow Marine. Amazingly, Kyle Carpenter survived that terrible experience. Today, he is the youngest living recipient of the Medal of Honor.

Carpenter grew up a self-described “typical kid,” at least until he went on a high school mission trip to the Dominican Republic. The trip challenged him, and his changed focus prompted him to enlist in the military. “I joined the Marine Corps,” he explained, “because I wanted to devote my life, my body, if need be, to something greater than myself or any one individual.”

He did just that as he served near Marjah, Afghanistan, in 2010.

“It was very hot,” he remembered. “Very rugged, tough terrain to not only navigate, but to operate in. Flooded farmlands, flooded fields, wading through sewage canals to avoid IED’s. It was a difficult deployment. There was a lot of fighting every single day, sun up to sun down.”

The story continues here: https://www.taraross.com/post/tdih-kyle-carpenter-moh

[dohicky]

That's Not Mud - Fighting in the Chow Hall with USMC Ryan Rogers | Mike ...

[renedeceuninck]

[nicepoethere]

LET US SALUTE OUR BRAVE BROTHERS IN ARMS!

It is our pleasure here at the 59 Veterans Project to share this seminal post from LinkedIn. It is of three veterans who deserve our highest praise and honor.

And we salute these three MOH Recipients!

From Scott D.

Managing Principal/CEO GCO | Army (Retired)

Land of the Free Because of the Brave: Medal of Honor Recipients from Left to Right:

SGM Thomas Patrick Payne is a United States Army Delta Force sergeant major and instructor, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during a hostage rescue mission in an area of northern Iraq controlled by the Islamic State. Payne is currently the only recipient of the Medal of Honor for Operation Inherent Resolve.

Master Chief Britt Kelly Slabinski is a retired United States Navy SEAL who was awarded the Medal of Honor on May 24, 2018, for his actions during the Battle of Takur Ghar. It was this same battle, TSgt John Chapman was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Slabinkski also participated in the highly publicized rescue mission to recover Army PFC Jessica Lynch.

Corporal William Kyle Carpenter is a medically retired United States Marine who received the United States' highest military honor, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in Marjah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan in 2010. Carpenter is the youngest living Medal of Honor recipient.

[queenofir]

LET US SALUTE OUR BRAVE BROTHERS IN ARMS!

It is our pleasure here at the 59 Veterans Project to share this seminal post from LinkedIn. It is of three veterans who deserve our highest praise and honor.

And we salute these three MOH Recipients!

From Scott D.

Managing Principal/CEO GCO | Army (Retired)

Land of the Free Because of the Brave: Medal of Honor Recipients from Left to Right:

SGM Thomas Patrick Payne is a United States Army Delta Force sergeant major and instructor, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during a hostage rescue mission in an area of northern Iraq controlled by the Islamic State. Payne is currently the only recipient of the Medal of Honor for Operation Inherent Resolve.

Master Chief Britt Kelly Slabinski is a retired United States Navy SEAL who was awarded the Medal of Honor on May 24, 2018, for his actions during the Battle of Takur Ghar. It was this same battle, TSgt John Chapman was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Slabinkski also participated in the highly publicized rescue mission to recover Army PFC Jessica Lynch.

Corporal William Kyle Carpenter is a medically retired United States Marine who received the United States' highest military honor, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in Marjah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan in 2010. Carpenter is the youngest living Medal of Honor recipient.

[unclesamsmisguidedclub]

Marine Veteran Micah Herndon Crawls Across Finish Line at Boston Marathon - A Matter of Honor for Fallen Friends

Marine Veteran Micah Herndon Crawls Across Finish Line at Boston Marathon – A Matter of Honor for Fallen Friends

The Marine Corps Times reported that Micah Herndon, 31, deployed to Marjah, Afghanistan in 2010 with the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines (aka “Lava Dogs”). Monday’s Boston Marathon revealed that Micah was going to honor his fallen friends no matter what. When he began to experience severe leg cramps, he fell to the ground and crawled across the finish line.

Micah is no stranger to difficulties.…

[recom-actual]

A day in the life of RECOM ACTUAL Co-Founder Chase Welch while on deployment in Mariah Afghanistan _____________________________________________________ #1/6 #steelrain #hardernotsmarter #marjah #operationmoshtarak #runpointordie #veteran #veterans #military #infantry #infantryman #pewprofessional #pewpewlife #pewpew #guns #grenades #glory #honor #valor #photography #naturallight #combat #photographer #gunlifemedia #recomactual

[harpianews]

A Marine and a Talib meet again after 11 years of trying to kill each other

A Marine and a Talib meet again after 11 years of trying to kill each other

The tea was hot. Room, oppressive and dusty. And the Taliban commander I was sitting with in a bullet-ridden building in southern Afghanistan tried to kill me a decade ago. As I tried to kill him. We both remember that morning very well: February 13, 2010, Marjah District, Helmand Province. We were almost the same age: 22. It was very cold. Mullah Abdul Rahim Gulab was part of a group of Taliban…

[sgtgrunt0331-3]

U.S. Marines from Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines Regiment, engage in a shootout with Taliban fighters in Karez-e-Sayyidi on the outskirts of Marjah District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on May 15, 2010.

(Photo by: Asmaa Waguih/Reuters)

[king-there0f]

I always color Marjah’s left arm a touch greener than his right because when he was younger he was badly burned and I like the idea of the regrowth being a bit younger and less hardened than his originally bark-like skin

[hotwings0203]

Okay I deadass can't remember if I asked for this before BUT Muslim Iida is living in my brain rent free and I NEED to know your thoughts girl

HAHDBHS AIGHT BESTIE ONLY FIR YOU

- this man Is the nice kind of haram police. He won’t go on tiktok and start bashing people for wylin out, but if there’s an argument about fiqh he’s the first one on the battlefield reprimanding guys about hayah and girls about their modesty

-is a true gentleman, sometimes girls get their hopes up thinking he’s mashallah oh-so-polite and dreamy, but they soon come to realize they’re not special-he really is just uniting the ummah

-completely oblivious to a lot of haram stuff his friends do, if they’re out in the back of the mosque parking lot he’ll match over to them, hands waving as he yells “WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN. KHUTBAH/MAJLIS HAS STARTED ALREADY!”

And even if his friends still have the blunts in their mouths or are barely concealing the vape pens he still needs to be told “chill out dude we’re doing something here.” Only THEN will he gasp dramatically as he sees the offensive items and quite literally drag his boys by their ears into the prayer rooms.

-definitely is one of those doctor kids who have huge houses and throw big parties, but not the crazy fun kinds. Oh no, I’m talking about the parties where your parents lecture you in the car on the drive there to “make sure you don’t embarrass us, don’t laugh too loud and don’t eat like a pig.” When you get to the dinner everyone has their legs crossed, backs straight as arrows and hands carefully placed in silk-laden laps

-old fashioned, believes men and women should be separated it not in the toxic gross dude kind. He just wants to keep “the veil over everyone’s eyes to preserve your rightful place in jannat.”

-always unintentionally sucking up to marjahs and uncles. He’s the type of fob dude that goes like “VAAH VAAH KYA BAAT” when the imam makes a good point, and does this weird little bow thing with his hand in his chest when greeting people.

[waitingforthehammer]

In a counterinsurgency, you’re only as good as the government you support, and in Marjah, the government didn’t have the support of the people.

David Kilcullen. Quoted in “A look at how the US-Led coalition lost Afghanistan’s Marjah district to the Taliban.” Stars and Stripes, 1 Jan. 2016.

[renedeceuninck]

Thank you Marjah Simon at Author Writer's Academy for the inspiring conversation this morning! Privileged to know you and receive your knowledge and insights.

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For those reading this message, immortalize your knowledge and wisdom in the form of a book. This journey with Marjah and the team of Author Writer's Academy is awesome! Thank you guys!

[mantra4ia]

Maddox: [Are] you all right?

Bryan: Am I ever all right? I shot myself today.

Maddox: Well that must be hard, seeing the person you love most in the world dead.

Bryan: The healing will be slow.

—

Maddox: How's he doing?

Karen: He's okay, normal, as normal as can be expected... He can get back out there.

Maddox: [to Bryan] Wow, you're a vision.

Bryan: These [gowns] are drafty. Not going to lie.

Maddox: They wear well though.

Bryan: I appreciate that...any news on George Jones?

Maddox: Spec Ops is on the ground, we're exhuming him tomorrow.

Bryan: We need to get [Finola] home before this becomes an issue. We can do that right? I don't know, maybe we get that creepy Dutch guy back.

Maddox: You hated the creepy Dutch guy.

Bryan: He was adorable.

—

Maddox: Have a seat, I need to get you up to speed. Anson Ash, went AWOL 6 years ago. He was a decorated soldier and then became an issue for them.

Bryan: Any more clarity on Influx?

Maddox: Anti-government ideological movement. Organized to dismantle the government's control over the debris. I need you to go and investigate quietly. You want to keep the lights off, at least then I can tell how dark this thing is. I don't want to lose any more lives Bryan, okay?

Bryan: Has Anson Ash revealed what they wanted with George Jones?

Maddox: Not yet, but he will.

—

Maddox: I don't want you to use Finola on this mission.

Bryan: [mood shifts] I trust her instincts, there's no way she would ever not be one of the first people through the door to retrieve her father.

Maddox: Find a way. This isn't the retrieval for you Bryan. George Jones doesn't come out of this alive.

Bryan: Influx has learned everything they can from George he's not a risk to us now. We can learn things from him.

Maddox: This is what we're doing. I know how hard this is. How hard it is to ask. Shaw knows. He's all you need.

Bryan: there has to be another way.

Maddox: Do you remember that night in Marjah?... You did it without any questions asked... Do you remember that? Keep [Finola] out of the building and you should take some comfort and knowing you can tell her that her dad was killed in crossfire. Trust me.

Bryan: [Trust breaks]

The sum total of their relationship in 10 episodes.