My Great nephew is on his way there now. 2nd Brigade 5th Battalion 2nd Infantry Division Company C. A Combat Medic. It's not going to be a picnic for him. He will come home a man.

2 Marines killed in opium-rich Afghan province

Separately, district official says civilian helicopter crashes in same district

RIP My brothers

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31900795/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/

http://dodvclips.mil/index.jsp?fr_story=FRdamp358139&rf=rss

Afghan buried bombs make every step risky

IED attacks on coalition troops hit an all-time high, with 465 in May alone

 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31916452/ns/world_news-the_new_york_times/

Deadly July for U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan

The 46 casualties include 24 Americans and 15 British soldiers

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31925308/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/

Taliban threatens to kill captured U.S. soldier

Military skeptical of report; fliers calling for his release airdropped

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31940536/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/

Officials: Taliban video shows captive soldier

‘I’m scared,’ American missing in Afghanistan tells his captors

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31984260/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/

Video

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/31993348#31993348

Video - POW

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/32014941#32014941

 Meeting resistance in Afghanistan