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Bjoern
December 3rd, 2009, 10:55
Warning: Contains a few graphic images!
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/07/in_afghanistan_part_one.html
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/07/in_afghanistan_part_two.html
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/11/afghanistans_korengal_valley.html
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/04/recent_scenes_from_afghanistan.html
(Mods: If you think this subject is too touchy, feel free to close this thread. I just found these photos way too interesting to not share them.)
Snuffy
December 3rd, 2009, 11:38
Thanks for sharing!
mike_cyul
December 3rd, 2009, 12:19
Effective and moving photos. Thanks for sharing.
Mike
Fireball6
December 3rd, 2009, 12:33
Those Photos says more than thousend words
Dirk
hey_moe
December 3rd, 2009, 13:52
All are heart breaking and powerful. The little girl with her mother reaching for her father in the casket is enough to make you cry...Mike
Railrunner130
December 3rd, 2009, 15:33
These are some great photos. I've been to a few of the locations mentioned. Afghanistan is a very interesting place, the people are as complex as the terrain. You can tell approximately where a photo was taken by looking at the terrain.
The Army and Marine troops in particular are my heros for what they put up with and the courage to take on the task at hand.
b24_witchcraft
December 3rd, 2009, 15:42
Great find and powerful pictures - thanks for sharing the links to those photos.
TARPSBird
December 3rd, 2009, 16:03
Bjoern, thanks for posting the links. An excellent assortment of photos.
dhl1986
December 3rd, 2009, 16:27
Great photos....
I always get a bittersweet feeling when looking through these. Thanks for sharing
Prowler1111
December 3rd, 2009, 17:18
regarding last photo in this link:
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/07/in_afghanistan_part_two.html
It should be shown in public high schools, every freaking Kwik-E-Mart nationwide with a tittle saying never..ever, you even dare to forget these soldiers..and all the fighting they are doing for you, you lazy asses..
Best regards
Prowler
djscoo
December 3rd, 2009, 18:10
Thanks for sharing...some awesome, sad, and moving images in the group. :ernae:
FengZ
December 3rd, 2009, 18:33
excellent photos. Puts such a human touch to the war there. Very emotional images.
-feng
lifejogger
December 3rd, 2009, 18:40
I hate war.
tigisfat
December 3rd, 2009, 19:35
Thank you for sharing those. I don't find them offensive at all though I do appreciate the warning. The only war/patriotic threads I find offensive are the ones like the one we had a while back about the teacher who removed the chairs while the military men arrived just to be called heroes. I don't think that even really happened.
OBIO
December 3rd, 2009, 20:10
I hate war.
I think that all sane, mentally stable people alive hate war...only those who are unbalanced, fanatical either politically or religiously, or deranged beyond all reason like war. As much as I hate war, I stand behind our troops 100%, have nothing but the utmost respect for them and the fact that they are on the front lines, placing themselves in harms way.
I have a nephew who is the US Army...pulled a 16 month rotation in Irag, is back in the states now, completed Air Assault training in October (he looks so proud with those black helo wings on his chest....and has every right to be proud). He has 8 months or so left on his enlistment...and he is facing possible deployment to Afghanistan. He is attached to one of the Army's mountain divisions and that division is quickly rising to the top of the deployment roster. He may end up seeing his enlistment extended, whether he wants it extended or not. He may soon find himself in the hottest parts of a very difficult battle field. We hope that it doesn't happen, but we all know that our beloved soldier may well be under enemy fire in a short time. That is the life of a soldier, a life that each member of our Armed Forces signed up to life.
During his Irag deployment, the entire family was praying like crazy that he be safe and come home to us alive and well....and if he is deployed to Afghanistan, the same prayers will be said by every member of this family again.
I challenge each member who reads this post to say that prayer for an unknown soldier, a soldier whose name we do not know, whose face we have never seen. Each and every man and woman, each individual soldier, are our children....children born and raised in our nation, in our states, in our towns....they may not be our children by blood, but they are willing to shed their blood for us all the same. Left a soldier in prayer...God knows the desires of your heart and he will give each unnamed soldier a name when he receives your prayer.
Tim
Willy
December 3rd, 2009, 20:33
My son in law is a Navy Corpsman and has already got his orders to Afghanistan. He's to be there the middle of next month. We're already praying for his safe return.
Chacha
December 3rd, 2009, 20:48
Thanks for sharing...
Very emotional photos...
Naismith
December 3rd, 2009, 22:30
The one with the little girl reaching for her Daddy lying in his coffin brought a tear to my eye. Such a waste.
Piglet
December 3rd, 2009, 23:45
Pic 4
They still got WW2 weapons, like that Mosin Nagant with scope. Which looks in better shape than the AK-47 behind it.
mrogers
December 4th, 2009, 00:00
Sad and heartbreaking...I see in the eyes of some of those these afghans a deep sadness and weariness...
boxcar
December 4th, 2009, 03:59
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Thanks, Bjoern. Best photos I've seen from there thus far. Really helps capture a lot of the experiences.
Found myself going from misty eyed (the small toddler reaching out for her dad in the casket) to outright
anger over the servicemen informing the Afghans that their poppy crops crushed in a U.S. support airdrop
would be paid for. These shots really help to bring it home. 'Preciate you sharing the links, guy. Excellent.
.
Bjoern
December 4th, 2009, 14:26
Pic 4
They still got WW2 weapons, like that Mosin Nagant with scope. Which looks in better shape than the AK-47 behind it.
Why replace it if it works?
And to the rest: No biggie.
oakfloor
December 4th, 2009, 15:42
Read akbar's post #347 in the comments section at the bottom of the page. ..says it all.
oakfloor
December 4th, 2009, 15:47
Why replace it if it works?
And to the rest: No biggie.
Vasily Zaytsev made good use of one.
cheezyflier
December 5th, 2009, 06:54
Read akbar's post #347 in the comments section at the bottom of the page. ..says it all.
one of the most important parts of the links, i think.
Bjoern
December 5th, 2009, 17:46
Vasily Zaytsev made good use of one.
Urgh, snipers...
Panther_99FS
December 5th, 2009, 18:21
Those images will last a millenia...
tigisfat
December 6th, 2009, 07:36
Why replace it if it works?
And to the rest: No biggie.
Exactly. That thing will fire a 7.62X54 round with incredible and potentially accurate force. They are cheap, and the ammo is cheap. You can't often find that much firepower that cheap. I bought a Mosin and 1,000 rounds for 150 dollars. It will make cinder blocks explode. If you shoot it at night, it launches a HUGE flame.
Bjoern
December 6th, 2009, 07:48
It will make cinder blocks explode.
Isn't that more attributed to the 7.62mm rounds than to the rifle?
I guess an AK-47 or G3 on single shot would have a similar effect.
And I've heard before that Mosin's are really cheap over in the States. Are those replicas or the real deal?
Same for the K98s that are also said to be fairly widely avaiable.
MCDesigns
December 6th, 2009, 08:08
Read akbar's post #347 in the comments section at the bottom of the page. ..says it all.
So true! :medals::medals:
tigisfat
December 6th, 2009, 08:22
Isn't that more attributed to the 7.62mm rounds than to the rifle?
I guess an AK-47 or G3 on single shot would have a similar effect.
And I've heard before that Mosin's are really cheap over in the States. Are those replicas or the real deal?
Same for the K98s that are also said to be fairly widely avaiable.
The AK-47 is 7.62X39, and the Mosin is 7.62X54. There is a large difference in size and strength. AK-47s are powerful enough, but they aren't friggin' arm cannons like Mosins are.
There are also more accurate versions of the Mosin than there are of the Ak-47, though both can be attrocious.
Bjoern
December 6th, 2009, 11:05
The AK-47 is 7.62X39, and the Mosin is 7.62X54. There is a large difference in size and strength. AK-47s are powerful enough, but they aren't friggin' arm cannons like Mosins are.
I still wonder why both former cold war parties don't use one and the same cartridge. After all it's quite benficial being able to nick ammo from fallen enemies...
My dad never told me exactly what firing the AK was like, but judging from it's legendary stopping power it must've been similar to operating a machine gun. Spray and pray and if you hit you can be sure it's dead. :icon_lol:
tigisfat
December 8th, 2009, 18:11
I still wonder why both former cold war parties don't use one and the same cartridge. After all it's quite benficial being able to nick ammo from fallen enemies...
My dad never told me exactly what firing the AK was like, but judging from it's legendary stopping power it must've been similar to operating a machine gun. Spray and pray and if you hit you can be sure it's dead. :icon_lol:
I own an Ak-47, and it's a great rifle. It has knockdown power and it's reasonably accurate. Just because the handle is made from cheap wood doesn't mean it is a pile of crap. It's literally and simply a highly effective and mass-produced assault rifle. It doesn't have to be pretty, but if it wasn't able to be employed accurately noone would buy them. A responsible citizen doesn't really have a constant use for one, but you can bet it'll become my primary means of hunting and self defense in the advent of an apocalyptic event. The kit to clean it even stows neatly inside the stock.
papab
December 8th, 2009, 18:20
Warning: Contains a few graphic images!
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/07/in_afghanistan_part_one.html
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/07/in_afghanistan_part_two.html
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/11/afghanistans_korengal_valley.html
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/04/recent_scenes_from_afghanistan.html
(Mods: If you think this subject is too touchy, feel free to close this thread. I just found these photos way too interesting to not share them.)
Bjoern,
My God what a set of pictures
Thank you for posting this-I am watching these pictures with a swell of emotion in my heart..
God bless all of our troops in harms way....
I hope and pray for their safe return
Thanks again for this post-everyone needs to see..
Rick
Tampa, FL
Bjoern
December 9th, 2009, 15:01
Just because the handle is made from cheap wood doesn't mean it is a pile of crap.
A handle doesn't make a good rifle.
Prime example for a piece of crap would be an Uzi. Heavy, all metal, crappy foldable handle system and inaccurate as hell.
A joke among german soldiers says that if you run out of hand grenades you should just throw your Uzi instead. Same result.
I for myself hated that thing. Fortunately my personal defense weapon was a P8.
safn1949
December 9th, 2009, 15:19
The Moisen-Nagants and 98K's are generally rebuilds kept in storage for 60+ years,the major exception is the Yugo 98K's,they were new builds from the 50's kept in storage.
I had a number of 98K mausers,from the above Yugo,brand new,to a couple of M 43 Spanish Mausers,paid $80 for one and $75 for the other.The Yugo set me back $225.I also had an as new Persian Mauser dated 1922,a beautiful rifle.$350
My M91-30 sniper rifle(paid $350) was an arsenal rebuild with a new barrel,dated 1944 with a PU 3.5 scope dated 1943.A good shooter in like new condition but awkward to fire accurately because of the scope position.Did do some 500 yard shooting with it and it did ok,the scope is not up to par of course.The 7.62x54 round is very accurate and powerful.The 7.92 mauser round is superb,deadly accurate and very powerful.
The last I checked the M91-30 snipers were going for $550.
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