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Fire Mission in Astan Today
 Artillerymen adjust the direction of a 155mm Howlitzer before firing on a Taliban position October 22, 2008 from Camp Blessing in the Kunar Province of eastern Afghanistan  An artilleryman adjusts the angle of a 155mm Howlitzer before firing on a Taliban position October 22, 2008 from Camp Blessing in the Kunar Province of eastern Afghanistan  Artillerymen race to put on their body armor before firing a 155mm Howlitzer on a Taliban position October 22, 2008 from Camp Blessing in the Kunar Province of eastern Afghanistan  CAMP BLESSING, AFGHANISTAN - OCTOBER 22: Artillerymen await coordinates before firing a 155mm Howlitzer on a Taliban position October 22, 2008 from Camp Blessing in the Kunar Province of eastern Afghanistan  An artilleryman adjusts the timing fuse on a 155mm Howlitzer shell before firing on a Taliban position October 22, 2008 from Camp Blessing in the Kunar Province of eastern Afghanistan. His unit, Charlie Battery, 3rd Battalion of the 321 Field Artillery, has fired more than 5,900 shells since it deployed to Afghanistan less than a year ago, making it the busiest artillery unit in the U.S. Army, according to to military officers. They most often fire in support of Army infantry units battling Taliban insurgents in the nearby Korengal Valley, the site of some of the heaviest fighting in Afghanistan.
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10-22-2008, 07:31 PM
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Re: Fire Mission in Astan Today
       Artillerymen fire a 155mm Howlitzer at a Taliban position October 22, 2008 from Camp Blessing in the Kunar Province of eastern Afghanistan. Their unit, Charlie Battery, 3rd Battalion of the 321 Field Artillery, has fired more than 5,900 shells since they deployed to Afghanistan less than a year ago, making it the busiest artillery unit in the U.S. Army, according to to military officers. They most often fire in support of Army infantry units fighting Taliban insurgents in the nearby Korengal Valley, the site of some of the heaviest fighting in Afghanistan.
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04-25-2009, 02:17 AM
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Re: Fire Mission in Astan Today
what with almost all people turnin so bad in every which way... killin is not so difficult these days... i dont even think it would tickle the conscience even just a wee bit...
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