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Iraqi detainees needle Wis. troops about Favre
MILWAUKEE — Detainees at a camp in Baghdad have found a way to get under the skin of guard troops from Wisconsin.And it has to do with football and a painful chapter for some Green Bay Packers fans, who consider Brett Favre a traitor for...
Va. guardsmen hurt in base blast back on duty
BLACKSTONE, Va. — Thirteen Virginia National Guard soldiers sent to hospitals after a training device exploded at Fort Pickett are back on duty.Maj. Cotton Puryear... Posted Thursday Nov 19, 2009 15:54:14 EST
700 Conn. guardsmen bound for war zones
HARTFORD, Conn. — The Connecticut Army National Guard is deploying 700 soldiers this weekend to the Middle East in the largest single deployment of its troops since the Korean... Posted Saturday Nov 14, 2009 11:30:11 EST
Mom of soldier: Sunglasses saved GI’s eye
MEDFORD, Ore. — The mother of a soldier injured in Iraq this week says special protective sunglasses saved her son’s right eye.Spc. Kevin Gallo was serving... Posted Thursday Nov 12, 2009 13:43:50 EST
Colorado getting 3 National Guard centers
DENVER — Colorado plans to build National Guard readiness centers and armories in Grand Junction, Alamosa and Windsor.Gov. Bill Ritter said Tuesday he will seek... Posted Tuesday Nov 3, 2009 18:07:47 EST
Reservist arrested for stalking Ryan Seacrest
Ryan Seacrest’s alleged stalker is an Army Reservist, Army spokesman Lt. Col. Nathan Banks confirmed Monday. Posted Tuesday Nov 3, 2009 11:09:58 EST
Former Wash. guardsman fights deportation order
YAKIMA, Wash. — Although Muhammad Zahid Chaudhry is fighting deportation from the United States, he still flies an American flag at his west Yakima home. Posted Saturday Oct 31, 2009 17:38:47 EDT
Ark. Guard unit sharing info via Facebook
JONESBORO, Ark. — Friends and family of 200 local soldiers preparing for deployment are now taking advantage of a trendy and modern communication tool — Facebook — to keep up to... Posted Saturday Oct 31, 2009 14:59:41 EDT
Brother buys winning ticket for W.Va. guardsman
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A South Charleston man bought a Powerball ticket for his brother, an Army National Guard soldier recently deployed to Iraq, and it ended up being worth... Posted Friday Oct 30, 2009 18:32:12 EDT
More Alabama Guard going to Afghanistan
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — More Alabama Army National Guard members are headed to Afghanistan.A Guard spokesman says about 260 members of the 135th Expeditionary... Posted Wednesday Oct 28, 2009 13:48:55 EDT
Indiana Guard opens new armory at Gary airport
GARY, Ind. — The Indiana National Guard has opened a new $11.5 million armory at the Gary airport.The new armory will house aviation, infantry and military police... Posted Tuesday Oct 27, 2009 11:22:21 EDT
Guard recruiter pleads guilty to fraud charge
TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey National Guard recruiter has admitted defrauding a federally funded program that provides cash incentives to part-time soldiers for recruiting new members into the... Posted Monday Oct 26, 2009 15:24:20 EDT
Guard to bring gear back from Iraq
The National Guard and reserve components will take their equipment with them when they redeploy from Iraq, Pentagon officials told the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday. Posted Friday Oct 23, 2009 5:51:52 EDT
About-face on the war
The 2006 Military Times poll finds that support among U.S. troops for President Bush and the Iraq war has declined. Read the full report.