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5 Fort Carson soldiers killed in Afghanistan
FORT CARSON, Colo. — Five Fort Carson soldiers were killed when their unit was attacked with an improvised bomb in Afghanistan, the Defense Department said Wednesday.
  • Military police maj. found dead at Stewart
    FORT STEWART, Ga. — Investigators at Fort Stewart are trying to determine what caused the death of a military policeman whose body was found on the Army post.
    Posted Thursday Sep 2, 2010 5:27:19 EDT
  • 2 U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan attacks
    KABUL, Afghanistan — Two American troops died in fighting in Afghanistan on Thursday, while NATO and local officials said coalition and Afghan forces killed at least 37 insurgents in a series...
    Posted Thursday Sep 2, 2010 9:42:53 EDT
  • U.S. enters final phase of Iraq war
    BAGHDAD — The U.S. on Wednesday moved into the final phase of its military involvement in Iraq, with administration officials saying the war was ending even as the new commander of the...
    Posted Thursday Sep 2, 2010 9:23:59 EDT
  • Korea vet remains ID’d, will be buried
    OWENSBORO, Ky. — Mary K. Mitchell was 5 years old when her brother, Sgt. Charles Patterson Whitler, was executed by North Korean soldiers on Nov. 2, 1950, on a farm in North Korea.
    Posted Thursday Sep 2, 2010 8:52:56 EDT
  • O-5 who would not deploy seeks Obama records
    FORT MEADE, Md. — An Army doctor charged with disobeying a deployment order because he doubts President Barack Obama's credentials as commander in chief is asking a military judge for...
    Posted Thursday Sep 2, 2010 6:02:05 EDT
  • In Pakistan, U.S. hopes aid builds goodwill
    MINGORA, Pakistan — Marine Capt. Matt Wesenberg has been flying food, water and supplies up and down Swat Valley, the former Taliban stronghold in Pakistan where devastating floods have killed...
    Posted Thursday Sep 2, 2010 5:28:46 EDT
  • Employment program takes top nonprofit award
    A nonprofit group dedicated to training military spouses, wounded warriors and their caregivers for careers in health care is this year’s overall winner of the Newman’s Own Awards.
    Posted Thursday Sep 2, 2010 7:01:42 EDT
  • Pelosi touts progress on aid for veterans
    MILWAUKEE — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Congress has made historic progress in expanding education, health care and employment benefits for veterans and military families.
    Posted Wednesday Sep 1, 2010 17:25:19 EDT
  • Fort Carson says its suicide rate is falling
    FORT CARSON, Colo. — Commanders at Fort Carson say the suicide rate among their soldiers is on track to drop by 45 percent.
    Posted Wednesday Sep 1, 2010 12:34:20 EDT
  • Sanity of pfc. in WikiLeaks case questioned
    HAGERSTOWN, Md. — A lawyer for the Army private charged with giving classified material to WikiLeaks says his client has mental health problems that could avert a court-martial.
    Posted Wednesday Sep 1, 2010 17:22:33 EDT
  • Vet’s trial delayed over records issue
    HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. — A central Pennsylvania judge says the trial of an Iraq war veteran charged with killing two people during a sandwich shop robbery will likely be delayed until next year...
    Posted Wednesday Sep 1, 2010 12:14:33 EDT
  • Rape probe against WikiLeaks founder reopened
    STOCKHOLM — A senior Swedish prosecutor reopened a rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday, the latest twist to a puzzling case in which prosecutors of...
    Posted Wednesday Sep 1, 2010 17:21:58 EDT
  • WWII vet, 89, finally gets war medals
    HERNANDO, Miss. — Some 65 years and "20-something" grand- and great-grandchildren after the World War II, Army veteran Morris Case has been presented with six medals.
    Posted Wednesday Sep 1, 2010 8:51:27 EDT
  • Fort Carson opens medevac training area
    FORT CARSON, Colo. — Fort Carson is opening an outdoor training area to teach soldiers how to evacuate wounded comrades while under fire.
    Posted Wednesday Sep 1, 2010 8:10:06 EDT
  • Pakistan cancels CENTCOM trip after search
    ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s military canceled a trip by officers to an annual meeting at U.S. Central Command after they were taken off a plane and subjected to “unwarranted security...
    Posted Wednesday Sep 1, 2010 10:54:02 EDT
  • SC vet advocate organizes Honor Flight to DC
    COLUMBIA, S.C. — About 100 World War II veterans from South Carolina are heading to Washington, D.C., to visit the memorial dedicated to their military service.
    Posted Wednesday Sep 1, 2010 7:18:40 EDT
  • Fiscal 2011 per diem rates drop in many areas
    Employees traveling on federal business to many popular destinations will get smaller reimbursements for hotel expenses as of Oct. 1.
    Posted Wednesday Sep 1, 2010 12:06:23 EDT
  • NC drug treatment center hosts retired gen.
    WILMINGTON, N.C. — The mental health and substance abuse problems affecting returning troops and active law officers is getting attention in North Carolina.
    Posted Wednesday Sep 1, 2010 6:14:28 EDT
  • Troops, families glad for end to Iraq combat
    As President Obama spoke, Violeta Sifuentes snuggled with her 6-year-old twins on the suede sofa — Samuel beside her, Selena sprawled across her legs. When the 29-year-old Army captain...
    Posted Wednesday Sep 1, 2010 6:11:45 EDT
  • Bomb attack kills Afghan religious leader
    KABUL, Afghanistan — A bomb attack Wednesday in Afghanistan's volatile southern city of Kandahar killed the director of the local office for facilitating pilgrimages to Islamic holy sites,...
    Posted Wednesday Sep 1, 2010 5:56:38 EDT

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