Air Force, Army, Marines & Navy. Members of my family have served in them all. One cousin crossed the Libyan "line of death" in a nuclear cruiser. Another was a front line chaplain's assistant in the 1st gulf war. One uncle joined the navy at the tail end of the Korean war. Another did 3 tours in Vietnam and never recovered from PTSD. Yet another did 20 years ...

To the music, "Bullet with a Name on It," this video shows US Army and US Marines in violent combat in the snow-covered mountains of Afghanistan. The US Marines have launched a major offensive in this area of Afghanistan today. TURN UP YOUR SOUND WATCH VIDEO HERE: CLICK ON DIAMOND-SHAPED ARROW TO PLAY THIS VIDEO

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U.S. army soldiers secure a road as a fuel truck burns outside Jalalabad, Nangarhar province, ... -African News Wire File PhotosUS Marines launch offensive in Afghanistan By ALFRED de ... MONTESQUIOU, Associated Press Writer KABUL – U.S. Marines swooped down behind Taliban lines in helicopters and Osprey ... Hundreds of troops from the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines and the Marine reconnaissance unit Task Force ...