Constant Deployments Pushing Some Troops over the Edge?

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Here's an article on that new urban fighting vehicle the military is using. It's called the Stryker.

http://www.military.com/NewContent/0,13190,SS_111004_Stryker,00.html

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Strykers are quick, quiet and surprisingly nimble, particularly in urban areas. They can drive nearly 70 miles per hour and hold about a dozen fully loaded troops.

“You can hear a tank from two miles away. You can’t hear a Stryker until it’s right next to you, and by then you’ve got 11 guys on the ground,” Joyce said. “It’s like our land helicopter. You get there, [do what you have to do,] get back in and go.”

Stryker units bridge the gap between heavy armor and light infantry, filling a particular niche in Iraq.

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i salute these brave men and women for everything they have done on behalf of the people of our country.
i may not always agree with the politics or the propaganda, but i will always stand behind and fully support the men and women of the united states armed forces.

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Civilian mechanics who deploy with the units helped to maintain a 95 percent operational readiness, Kurilla said.

Soldiers say they’re impressed by the Stryker’s road worthiness. But many appreciate the security of the vehicle’s almost-impenetrable skin.

“They’re not worried that ‘I’m sitting in a death trap,’ ” Joyce said. “They can focus on the mission, not whether or not a bullet is going to come through.”

Soldiers rest more easily knowing no one has died inside a Stryker, and none of the vehicles have been ripped open by bullets or bombs.