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Morally devastating experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan have been common. A study conducted early in the Iraq war, for instance, found that two-thirds of deployed Marines had killed an enemy combatant, more than half had handled human remains, and 28 percent felt responsible for the death of an Iraqi civilian.
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) veterans organization founded by Paul Rieckhoff, an American writer, social entrepreneur, advocate, activist and veteran of the United States Army and the Iraq War. He served as an Army First Lieutenant and infantry rifle platoon leader in Iraq from 2003 through 2004.
Iraq Guns for Hire: National Geographic hired Pelton to go inside the world of private security contractors for the film Iraq: Guns For Hire. as part of their Explorer series. Pelton provides unique access to several companies like Blackwater, Reed, Triple Canopy, and others in this human look at the dangerous job of protecting people and cargo ...
Inherited from the Soviet-Afghan War and Afghan Civil War. M2 Browning: Heavy machine gun United States: Provided by the United States. M134 Minigun: Rotary medium machine gun United States: Provided by the United States. DShK: 12.7x99mm heavy machine gun Soviet Union: Inherited from the Soviet-Afghan War. KPV heavy machine gun: 14.5x114mm ...
In Their Boots is a documentary series about the impact the War in Iraq and the War in Afghanistan are having on people at home in the United States. [1] Every episode features a documentary about how the servicemen and women of the American armed forces, their families, and American communities have been changed by the nation's campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. [2]
Iraq Against the War marching in Boston, October 2007. About Face (formerly Iraq Veterans Against the War) is an advocacy group founded in 2004 of formerly active-duty United States military personnel, Iraq War veterans, Afghanistan War veterans, and other veterans who have served since the September 11, 2001 attacks; who were opposed to the U.S. military invasion and occupation in Iraq from ...
Light machine gun [4] M240 United States: General-purpose machine gun: Captured from the former Afghan National Army. [7] PK Soviet Union: General-purpose machine gun: The PKM variant also used. [4] Zastava M84 Yugoslavia: General-purpose machine gun: Captured from the former Afghan National Army. [3] M2 Browning United States: Heavy machine gun
Field gun Chinese copy of the M-46. M1937 [33] Soviet Union: 50 [23] 152 mm Gun-howitzer D-1 [33] Soviet Union: 250 [23] 152 mm Howitzer 2A36 Giatsint-B Soviet Union: 180 [23] 152 mm Field gun Type 83 China: 50 [23] 152 mm Howitzer G5 South Africa: 100 [33] 155 mm Howitzer GHN-45 Canada: 200 [33] 155 mm Howitzer Illegally transferred to Iraq ...