I hope this works...here is a link to a power point presentation that has a picture of Jared.
http://www.imef.usmc.mil/staffsections/g3/pptarchive_27.asp
Once on this page, click on:
2/7 OEF Daily PowerPoint - September 19th, 2008
You need to have power point on your computer to view it....he is in slide #4.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Update on Jared
I realize it's been a while since we posted any news from Jared. Now that the news of what he's been doing has been published I feel it's ok to post. I've attached an article from the Marines web site below.
Jared and the 2/7 have completed their missions of transporting and training the ANP that they were sent over to do with great success. Their objective then changed to offensive actions hunting down the Taliban. The article attached below is from a battle he was in and typical of what he's been doing lately. For the last few weeks he's been going out supporting Force Recon on some special missions.
Jared is doing great and signed the papers to reenlist today. Four more years. He has a somewhat firm date to be back in the US before the end of the year. So keep praying for the safety of these soldiers and that they return home safely soon.
Marines assault Taliban stronghold
Article by Cpl. James M. Mercure
Task Force 2d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Marines along with coalition forces carried out an assault on a Taliban-held compound in Now Zad, Afghanistan, Aug. 28.
The accomplishments of the assault, was the seizure of enemy ordnance and weapons, materials used to make IEDs (improvised explosive devices), and the destruction of several enemy vehicles, buildings and fighting positions.
The Marines and sailors of Company F, Task Force 2d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division and coalition forces are exploiting the enemy any way they can.
“Our overall mission here is to degrade the enemies’ ability to operate in Now Zad,” said Capt. Ross Schellhaas, Fox Company commander and Meridian, Idaho native. “During this assault, we pushed far beyond our objective. We found and took several of the enemies’ weapons, which takes away their ability to use them against us.”
“Whenever we get to an assault position, we’re already receiving fire and the Marines go right to the sound of the guns – no hesitation,” Capt. Schellhaas explained.
During the assault, Fox Company Marines had the additional support of the task force’s Combined Anti-Armor Team, which supported the operation with additional heavy firepower.
“Our main goal was to help Fox Company clear their objective by killing as many enemy fighters as possible,” said Maj. Urbano Cruz, Weapons Company commander and Palm Beach, Fla., native. “The thing that CAAT brings to the fight is a sizable force. We’re the ‘big guns’ of the battalion, and the Taliban see that and think twice before attacking.”
To combat the IED threat, TF 2/7’s Combat Engineer Platoon are called forward and breach the enemy’s walls with explosives so the Fox Company Marines can move forward to their objective.
“We can always get the Marines through the door, or through the wall,” said Sgt. David J. Lang, a combat engineer squad leader and Port Orchard, Wash., native. “The infantry guys will always have a way in or a way out with us around.”
“In the few months we’ve been out here, the combat engineers have found approximately 120 possible IEDs while out on missions,” Lang said.
Fox Company Marines and sailors are relentless in their pursuit of ridding the area of its threatening Taliban presence. As TF 27 continues to conduct counterinsurgency operations throughout the Helmand and Farah provinces, Fox Company is certainly making a name for itself by dominating the enemy with superior firepower and maneuver.
“After months of sustained combat, it’s a testament to the Marines’ strength, endurance and character that they keep doing the little things right,” said 1st Lt. Arthur E. Karell, 3rd Platoon commander and Arlington, Va., native.
Jared and the 2/7 have completed their missions of transporting and training the ANP that they were sent over to do with great success. Their objective then changed to offensive actions hunting down the Taliban. The article attached below is from a battle he was in and typical of what he's been doing lately. For the last few weeks he's been going out supporting Force Recon on some special missions.
Jared is doing great and signed the papers to reenlist today. Four more years. He has a somewhat firm date to be back in the US before the end of the year. So keep praying for the safety of these soldiers and that they return home safely soon.
Marines assault Taliban stronghold
Article by Cpl. James M. Mercure
Task Force 2d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Marines along with coalition forces carried out an assault on a Taliban-held compound in Now Zad, Afghanistan, Aug. 28.
The accomplishments of the assault, was the seizure of enemy ordnance and weapons, materials used to make IEDs (improvised explosive devices), and the destruction of several enemy vehicles, buildings and fighting positions.
The Marines and sailors of Company F, Task Force 2d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division and coalition forces are exploiting the enemy any way they can.
“Our overall mission here is to degrade the enemies’ ability to operate in Now Zad,” said Capt. Ross Schellhaas, Fox Company commander and Meridian, Idaho native. “During this assault, we pushed far beyond our objective. We found and took several of the enemies’ weapons, which takes away their ability to use them against us.”
“Whenever we get to an assault position, we’re already receiving fire and the Marines go right to the sound of the guns – no hesitation,” Capt. Schellhaas explained.
During the assault, Fox Company Marines had the additional support of the task force’s Combined Anti-Armor Team, which supported the operation with additional heavy firepower.
“Our main goal was to help Fox Company clear their objective by killing as many enemy fighters as possible,” said Maj. Urbano Cruz, Weapons Company commander and Palm Beach, Fla., native. “The thing that CAAT brings to the fight is a sizable force. We’re the ‘big guns’ of the battalion, and the Taliban see that and think twice before attacking.”
To combat the IED threat, TF 2/7’s Combat Engineer Platoon are called forward and breach the enemy’s walls with explosives so the Fox Company Marines can move forward to their objective.
“We can always get the Marines through the door, or through the wall,” said Sgt. David J. Lang, a combat engineer squad leader and Port Orchard, Wash., native. “The infantry guys will always have a way in or a way out with us around.”
“In the few months we’ve been out here, the combat engineers have found approximately 120 possible IEDs while out on missions,” Lang said.
Fox Company Marines and sailors are relentless in their pursuit of ridding the area of its threatening Taliban presence. As TF 27 continues to conduct counterinsurgency operations throughout the Helmand and Farah provinces, Fox Company is certainly making a name for itself by dominating the enemy with superior firepower and maneuver.
“After months of sustained combat, it’s a testament to the Marines’ strength, endurance and character that they keep doing the little things right,” said 1st Lt. Arthur E. Karell, 3rd Platoon commander and Arlington, Va., native.
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