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Kabul to claim responsibility. to say that they shot this helicopter down. the military says not so. they say there was no reports of, no reports of any enemy fire before the crash, before the helicopter went down. the taliban often exaggerates its role and claims responsibility for things that actually turn out to be accidents and, actually, most helicopter crashes here in afghanistan have turned out to be accidents. maintenance issues, also the dust that fills the air here just grinding up the...

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Youll hear his story from the men that respect him most. im kyra phillips. you are live in "the cnn newsroom." first, just learning now that a helicopter that crashed in afghan was carrying nine american troops. we dont have specifics as to what exactly happened but were told that enemy fire has been ruled out as a possible cause. todays casualties make this year the deadliest so far for the war in afghanistan. more than 500 coalition troops have been killed. were going to continue to monitor ...

From supporting elements, and less than 20 meters from enemy forces. nonetheless, with total disregard for his own safety, he called for his men to quickly move back to cover positions as he charged the enemy over exposed ground in order to provide protective fire for his team. while maneuvering to engage the enemy, staff sergeant miller was shot in the upper torso. ignoring the wound, he continued to push the fight, moving to draw fire from over 100 enemy fighters upon himself. he then again ch...

Crashes are fairly common in afghanistan, most due to mechanical failure and sometimes weather. in the past, taliban hit and brought down u.s. and international helicopters. in this case, the military says there are no reports of enemy fire in the area when the helicopter went down. theyre discounting taliban claims they shot down the helicopter. the helicopter went down in an area that was a violent and nasty part of afghanistan where the taliban do roam free and are very, very strong. in addit...

To change. just a few moments from now in a white house ceremony chief master sergeant richard etchberger will posthumously receive the highest award for value or. what is it exactly that this man did to receive the medal of honor. >> reporter: essentially he put the lives of others before his own. it was back on march 11th, 1968 he was in an outpost in laos it was during the vietnam war. they were taking heavy enemy fire. he was calling in air strikes in northern vietnam and essentially he put ...

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Enemy fire. >> shepard: realistically speaking, whats the sense of how this will affect al qaeda in iraq? >> well, abu al masri, you will see this operative on the left in the graphic, and an operative identified by the a.p. tonight as abu omar baghdady, you will see him on the right. they were the central pillars for al qaeda in iraq. seen as traditional list to al qaeda. egyptian. al baghdadi meant to show grass roots insurgency and not one imposed by foreign fighters. the question is whether ...

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