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  • Master sgt. gets DSC for Afghanistan bravery
    In a battle that would last more than 17 hours, with intense gunfire popping all around, then-Sgt. 1st Class Brendan O’Connor stood before an open field and considered his options for reaching...
    Posted Monday May 12, 2008 11:05:44 EDT
  • Coming O-3 board to weigh specialty preferences
    A selection board that convenes July 29 will consider the requests of certain basic-branch captains who want to pursue single-track careers in a functional area.
    Posted Monday May 12, 2008 11:04:50 EDT
  • Army sets rules for campaign stars
    Soldiers and Army veterans who believe they are eligible for the newly authorized Afghanistan and Iraq campaign stars must verify eligibility with unit personnel officials or the Human Resources...
    Posted Monday May 12, 2008 6:16:15 EDT
  • IG: 3-star lied about sex in the White House
    Vice Adm. John Stufflebeem seemed to have it all. He rose from deck seaman to a Naval Academy football star whose punting prowess earned him the nickname “Boomer” and a part-time practice...
    Posted Monday May 12, 2008 10:48:31 EDT
  • 2 Humvees missing from Afghanistan base
    KABUL, Afghanistan — Two armored Humvees were missing from a U.S. military base in Afghanistan, a military spokesman said Monday.
    Posted Monday May 12, 2008 8:31:07 EDT
  • Missing soldiers seized year ago today
    WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Family and friends of a Michigan soldier missing since his unit was attacked in Iraq by insurgent forces a year ago are planning a rally Saturday.
    Posted Monday May 12, 2008 9:41:37 EDT
  • Soldier killed by roadside bomb in Baghdad
    BAGHDAD — The U.S. military says an American soldier has been killed in a roadside bombing in northwestern Baghdad.
    Posted Monday May 12, 2008 10:16:57 EDT
  • Korean War vet to get CIB 57 years late
    GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — A Minnesota Korean War veteran will receive his Combat Infantry Badge on Monday after 57 years of waiting.
    Posted Monday May 12, 2008 10:16:31 EDT
  • Gates defends troop quality, stressing strain
    WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates acknowledged that long combat tours in Iraq have strained the military, but he disputed that the quality of U.S. forces has suffered because of...
    Posted Monday May 12, 2008 10:16:12 EDT
  • Gates: MRAPs reduce troop deaths, injuries
    WASHINGTON — Few troops have been killed or wounded by roadside bomb attacks in Iraq while riding in the Pentagon’s new armored vehicles, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said, evidence of...
    Posted Monday May 12, 2008 10:15:59 EDT
  • Anti-stress dolls cheer deployed troops
    CAYCE, S.C. — A South Carolina grandmother has become a sensation among stressed-out U.S. military men and women around the globe by sending the most incongruous of gifts: pliable, google-eye...
    Posted Monday May 12, 2008 10:12:58 EDT
  • Mother, son in same Guard unit headed to Iraq
    TEANECK, N.J. — Mother-and-son soldiers are set to go to Iraq in the same New Jersey National Guard unit.
    Posted Sunday May 11, 2008 17:09:30 EDT
  • Contractor to face court-martial in Iraq
    BAGHDAD — The U.S. military on Sunday ordered a court-martial for a civilian contractor charged with aggravated assault while working as an Army translator in Iraq — the first such...
    Posted Sunday May 11, 2008 15:30:06 EDT
  • Lies earned big disability checks for faker
    Randall A. Moneymaker looked good on paper. He was a veteran of Iraq, Afghanistan, Panama and Grenada. He was an airborne Ranger who had earned two Combat Infantryman Badges, a Combat Action Badge,...
    Posted Monday May 12, 2008 10:21:11 EDT
  • Coroner: Hanging death of jailed GI a suicide
    ELWOOD, Ind. — A coroner has ruled the hanging death of an Iraq war veteran in the Elwood City Jail a suicide.
    Posted Monday May 12, 2008 10:20:56 EDT
  • Future unclear for soldier jailed in Mexico
    EL PASO, Texas — When he crossed the U.S.-Mexico border, Spc. Richard Torres was carrying a small arsenal in his car: an AR-15 assault rifle, a .45-caliber handgun, 171 rounds of ammunition,...
    Posted Monday May 12, 2008 10:45:05 EDT
  • Wounded major not daunted by Ironman challenge
    LAWRENCE, Kan. — Beyond his fitted wet suit, racing bicycle and long-distance footwear, Army Maj. David Rozelle will be packing a few extra pieces of high-tech equipment for next month’s...
    Posted Monday May 12, 2008 10:20:07 EDT
  • 300 Tenn. guardsmen return home
    TULLAHOMA, Tenn. — Seeing the return of nearly 300 Tennessee Army National Guard soldiers home to Tullahoma was the best Mother’s Day gift for Karen Williams.
    Posted Monday May 12, 2008 8:47:09 EDT
  • Soldier dies in vehicle rollover in Iraq
    BAGHDAD — The military has announced that a soldier has died in a vehicle accident near al-Asad, Iraq.
    Posted Monday May 12, 2008 8:43:28 EDT
  • Lewis engineers returning from Afghanistan
    Soldiers from the 864th Engineer Combat Battalion are returning Sunday from a 15-month deployment to Afghanistan, according to a press release from Fort Lewis, Wash.
    Posted Monday May 12, 2008 8:43:01 EDT
  • 350 Va. guardsmen return home
    VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — About 350 National Guard soldiers from southeast Virginia are back home from Iraq and Kuwait.
    Posted Monday May 12, 2008 9:49:04 EDT
  • Study: Waiver troops OK, but need discipline
    Soldiers who join the Army after receiving moral or conduct waivers tend to stay in the service longer, re-enlist at a slightly higher rate, earn more valor awards and get promoted faster, but they...
    Posted Monday May 12, 2008 6:09:47 EDT
  • Army to promote 771 officers in June
    There will be 771 active component officer promotions in June, including the first increment advancements off the new chief warrant officer lists.
    Posted Saturday May 10, 2008 7:00:45 EDT
  • Care costs rise as veteran population declines
    WASHINGTON — Increasing numbers of U.S. troops have left the military with damaged bodies and minds, an ever-larger pool of disabled veterans that will cost the country billions of dollars for...
    Posted Monday May 12, 2008 10:43:51 EDT
  • A backbone to her soldier, her family
    Renee Garcia knew she was representing thousands of other military moms as she accepted Operation Homefront’s inaugural Military Motherhood Award.
    Posted Monday May 12, 2008 6:28:51 EDT
  • Military considering new cremation policies
    WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is recommending changes in the handling of troops’ remains, after it was revealed that a crematorium contracted by the military handles both human and animal...
    Posted Sunday May 11, 2008 16:22:54 EDT
  • Detrick mom gets 15 years in poisoning
    FREDERICK, Md. — A city woman accused of poisoning her young daughter to evoke sympathy for herself was ordered Thursday to serve 15 years of a 25-year sentence.
    Posted Monday May 12, 2008 8:08:58 EDT
  • N.Y. man convicted of killing soldier, teen
    FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — A North Carolina jury has convicted a Brooklyn, N.Y., man of killing a soldier and a 16-year-old girl at a home they shared near Fort Bragg three years ago.
    Posted Monday May 12, 2008 8:09:14 EDT
  • CBO: Better GI Bill would cut retention 16%
    A new congressional report supports the Pentagon’s claims that vastly improved GI Bill benefits would hurt retention.
    Posted Friday May 9, 2008 10:49:14 EDT
  • House OKs longer foreclosure protection
    The Neighborhood Stabilization Act approved Thursday by the House of Representatives includes language giving service members one year of protection from foreclosure after release from active duty.
    Posted Friday May 9, 2008 12:04:01 EDT
  • Soldier, translator find love in Iraq
    LACEY, Wash. — Their first real date lasted only 20 minutes. It ended because darkness was falling, when unimaginable new threats and nightmares could emerge on the streets of Baghdad.
    Posted Sunday May 11, 2008 10:47:28 EDT
  • Paratrooper dies after he was shot off Bragg
    FORT BRAGG, N.C. — A paratrooper has died from a gunshot wound he sustained at a residence outside Fort Bragg, the 82nd Airborne Division said Wednesday.
    Posted Sunday May 11, 2008 9:17:42 EDT
  • Calif. man admits lying about Vietnam service
    SACRAMENTO — An Oroville man has pleaded guilty to falsely representing himself as a decorated military hero from the Vietnam War.
    Posted Friday May 9, 2008 10:18:27 EDT
  • DoD: 43,000 unfit troops sent to war
    WASHINGTON — More than 43,000 U.S. troops listed as medically unfit for combat in the weeks before their scheduled deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan since 2003 were sent anyway, Pentagon...
    Posted Friday May 9, 2008 6:58:43 EDT
  • Army to dole out $248M for barracks repairs
    The Army recently cut $248 million from other programs to make immediate fixes to barracks at eight installations across the country.
    Posted Saturday May 10, 2008 7:04:14 EDT
  • U.S. denies al-Qaida in Iraq leader arrested
    BAGHDAD — The U.S. military on Friday denied Iraqi government claims that the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq was captured and said a man with a similar name had been arrested in the northern city...
    Posted Friday May 9, 2008 8:08:06 EDT
  • House panel adds $950M for readiness needs
    A House subcommittee has approved a $950 million increase in operations and maintenance funds in hopes of restoring combat readiness, set aside $650 million to improve living conditions on military...
    Posted Friday May 9, 2008 8:02:40 EDT
  • Army responds to comments by author King
    BANGOR, Maine — The Army is weighing in on writer Stephen King’s remark about literacy and the military that drew the ire of conservative critics this week.
    Posted Friday May 9, 2008 8:35:47 EDT
  • BCT commander wounded in Iraq shares insights
    FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — Regardless of what happened before he got to Sadr City or what happened after he left, Col. B.D. Farris gives his 15 months in the Baghdad slum good marks.
    Posted Thursday May 8, 2008 12:47:22 EDT
  • Autopsy done on Carson GI who died at Irwin
    Authorities have completed the autopsy on a Fort Carson, Colo., soldier who was found unconscious in her sleeping bag while at Fort Irwin, Calif., for training.
    Posted Thursday May 8, 2008 12:47:41 EDT
  • Motorist: Soldiers open fire in Kuwait dispute
    KUWAIT CITY — The U.S. military in Kuwait says it’s investigating a traffic dispute between American soldiers and a Kuwaiti motorist claiming the troops fired shots during the wrangle.
    Posted Thursday May 8, 2008 12:06:13 EDT
  • 180 Neb. guardsmen return from Iraq
    LINCOLN, Neb. — About 180 soldiers in the National Guard are heading home to Nebraska after more than nine months in Iraq.
    Posted Friday May 9, 2008 10:53:37 EDT
  • McChord, Lewis posts to merge in 2010
    The merger of McChord Air Force Base and Fort Lewis, Wash., into a joint base will not take effect until 2010, giving officials at both bases an extra year to work out the details of how they will...
    Posted Friday May 9, 2008 10:44:27 EDT
  • Ex-soldier admits stealing weapons in Iraq
    BURLINGTON, Vt. — A former Vermont National Guard soldier has admitted stealing weapons while in Iraq, mailing them home and trying to sell them.
    Posted Friday May 9, 2008 10:44:42 EDT
  • WWI motorcycle unearthed near museum
    CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. — A bit of military history has been unearthed at Camp Ripley.
    Posted Friday May 9, 2008 12:00:15 EDT
  • Army outlines future asymmetric threats
    Terrorists, insurgents and other enemies of U.S. forces are likely to use more lethal weapons and some advanced fighting tactics in years to come, according to a new Army future threat assessment...
    Posted Friday May 9, 2008 11:01:23 EDT
  • Preventive care plan omits Tricare for Life
    Budgetary rules forced a House subcommittee to take the unprecedented step of creating a new Tricare preventive health care program that does not apply to 1.5 million for Medicare-eligible retirees...
    Posted Thursday May 8, 2008 8:54:08 EDT
  • VA warns of problems with GI Bill upgrades
    The Department of Veterans Affairs seemed to be standing in front of a fast-moving train Wednesday when a top official said VA would need two years of preparation to come up with a payment system for...
    Posted Thursday May 8, 2008 12:07:25 EDT
  • ROTC program returns to Kearney campus
    KEARNEY, Neb. — The Army is resuming its officer training program at the University of Nebraska-Kearney.
    Posted Friday May 9, 2008 11:00:39 EDT
  • Soldier killed in western Anbar clash
    BAGHDAD — An American soldier was killed Tuesday in a clash during a combat patrol in western Anbar province in Iraq, the U.S. military said Wednesday.
    Posted Thursday May 8, 2008 7:03:56 EDT
  • Former Gitmo prisoner carried out Iraq attack
    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Kuwaiti freed from Guantanamo Bay carried out a suicide car bombing recently in Iraq, the U.S. military said Wednesday, confirming what is believed to be the first...
    Posted Thursday May 8, 2008 8:53:08 EDT
  • New Yorkers begin walk to Drum for peace
    SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Opponents to the war in Iraq will join together from across upstate New York beginning this week for a 10-day march to the Army’s Fort Drum.
    Posted Thursday May 8, 2008 7:20:08 EDT
  • Army running out of payroll cash, DoD says
    In an announcement that puts troops and their families in the middle of a political dispute, a Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday that the Army will not be able to pay soldiers after June 15 unless...
    Posted Thursday May 8, 2008 5:44:46 EDT
  • Reservist killed training in Canada ID’d
    SEATTLE — The Army Reserve has identified the soldier from a Fort Lewis unit who died in a training exercise in Alberta.
    Posted Thursday May 8, 2008 7:05:27 EDT
  • Man convicted of falsely claiming MoH
    It was a novel argument: freedom of speech protects falsely claiming an award of the Medal of Honor.
    Posted Thursday May 8, 2008 7:04:55 EDT
  • Parents hear Afghan firefight on voice mail
    OTIS, Ore. — An Oregon couple checking their voice mail found a frightening three-minute recording of their son caught in a battle in Afghanistan.
    Posted Thursday May 8, 2008 7:56:03 EDT
  • Distance learning center opens at FOB Kalsu
    Deployed soldiers assigned to Forward Operating Base Kalsu southwest of Baghdad now have a dedicated place where they can work quietly on their education courses using the Army’s distance...
    Posted Thursday May 8, 2008 7:00:23 EDT
  • Senator offers planes to help stranded troops
    Maine’s senior senator has offered up her state’s Air National Guard assets to bring home troops whose flights from the war zone have been delayed.
    Posted Wednesday May 7, 2008 12:48:58 EDT
  • Common base-access rules unlikely until 2012
    The Defense Department said it cannot meet a Jan. 1 deadline to craft a defensewide policy for allowing entry to installations and is asking for more time.
    Posted Wednesday May 7, 2008 6:26:59 EDT
  • Green Zone golf: A course with real bunkers
    BAGHDAD — The weight of the 9-iron felt just right. My first swing off the first tee was smooth and the ball sailed straight and true.
    Posted Wednesday May 7, 2008 10:27:20 EDT
  • Congressman accuses VA of criminal negligence
    WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs’ top mental health official said Tuesday he made a poor choice of words when he sent his colleagues an e-mail about suicide data that...
    Posted Wednesday May 7, 2008 10:26:59 EDT
  • 3,500 from Benning to leave Iraq in weeks ahead
    BAGHDAD — About 3,500 American soldiers who were part of last summer’s troop “surge” are scheduled to leave Iraq in the coming weeks, the U.S. military said.
    Posted Wednesday May 7, 2008 10:26:24 EDT
  • Senate prepares for GI Bill showdown
    A showdown Wednesday in the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee over improvements in GI Bill education benefits could hinge on whether the Veterans Affairs Department softens its opposition to...
    Posted Wednesday May 7, 2008 10:25:55 EDT
  • Overseas members get more health care options
    Active-duty members overseas who have urgent medical needs can now use Tricare’s overseas contractor facilities, even if they are near a military treatment facility.
    Posted Thursday May 8, 2008 13:42:08 EDT
  • Report: Saddam feared getting STDs from guards
    CAIRO, Egypt — Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein feared catching AIDS or some other venereal disease during his U.S.-supervised captivity, according to excerpts of his prison writings...
    Posted Tuesday May 6, 2008 7:32:03 EDT
  • 4-star: Spec ops need in Iraq likely to rise
    WASHINGTON — Even as the overall U.S. force in Iraq shrinks, the number of elite troops known as special operations forces is likely to grow, the U.S. military’s top commando told The...
    Posted Wednesday May 7, 2008 7:41:06 EDT
  • Lawmaker accused in GI death stepping aside
    PANAMA CITY, Panama — A lawmaker wanted in the U.S. in the killing of an American soldier said he will not seek re-election as president of Panama’s congress.
    Posted Tuesday May 6, 2008 13:12:00 EDT
  • Family of GI seeks action after his suicide
    DENVER — A soldier facing a rape charge told his family that he didn’t commit the crime and was taking the blame for somebody else shortly before he jumped to his death.
    Posted Monday May 5, 2008 21:46:29 EDT
  • Veteran gets Silver Star after 38 years
    SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — A Maine man who earned the Silver Star after he was injured during the Vietnam War 40 years ago finally has his medal.
    Posted Tuesday May 6, 2008 9:27:34 EDT
  • 34,000 medals given in first quarter of 2008
    Nearly 34,000 combat decorations and badges were awarded during the first three months of 2008, according to the latest medal count for Iraq and Afghanistan.
    Posted Monday May 5, 2008 17:24:59 EDT
  • Schwarzkopf inducted in N.J. Hall of Fame
    TRENTON, N.J. — Fifteen prominent New Jerseyans were inducted into the state’s new Hall of Fame on Sunday night, even though the actual hall doesn’t exist yet.
    Posted Tuesday May 6, 2008 7:19:38 EDT
  • Guardsman’s murder trial begins
    BARDWELL, Ky. — The trial of an Iraq war veteran charged with killing a fellow Kentucky National Guardsman is under way in a western Kentucky courtroom.
    Posted Tuesday May 6, 2008 10:37:54 EDT
  • 300 Va. guardsmen return home this week
    FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — About 300 Virginia Army National Guard soldiers are scheduled to return home this week after serving in the Middle East.
    Posted Monday May 5, 2008 11:21:26 EDT
  • Wife guilty of draining guardsman’s funds
    ST. PAUL — A jury has convicted a woman of draining her husband’s investment accounts while he was serving in Iraq with the Minnesota National Guard.
    Posted Wednesday May 7, 2008 7:41:32 EDT
  • Trio of sisters enlist in Ohio Guard
    Like a nervous bride, Tavissa Granger darted out of an Army enlistment ceremony last month. But after a pep talk from her older sister, Granger returned to make the biggest decision of her life.
    Posted Tuesday May 6, 2008 16:49:41 EDT
  • Convicted GI freed during clemency request
    ATLANTA — A Hawaii-based soldier who was convicted of aggravated assault in the shooting death of an Iraqi man has been freed pending a decision on clemency.
    Posted Tuesday May 6, 2008 8:15:02 EDT
  • Gen.: Afghanistan pullout may be 3 years off
    CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — An American general leading NATO forces in Afghanistan said troop withdrawals could start in about three years.
    Posted Tuesday May 6, 2008 12:10:44 EDT
  • 4th Stryker BCT soldiers begin returning
    FORT LEWIS, Wash. — It’s been nearly 13 months since Shawnie Salgado’s husband deployed to Iraq.
    Posted Sunday May 4, 2008 14:01:53 EDT
  • Weapons training and qualification overhauled
    FORT BENNING, Ga. — Trainers here are testing a new marksmanship qualification course that stresses shooting from behind cover, fixing jams and changing magazines — key skills all...
    Posted Monday May 5, 2008 11:39:57 EDT
  • Military donations to anti-war candidates rise
    Republicans receive the largest slice of presidential campaign contributions made by military members and their spouses, but leading anti-war candidates are getting a substantial cut, too, according...
    Posted Tuesday May 6, 2008 7:00:29 EDT
  • Hotels, shops, condos planned for Green Zone
    BAGHDAD — Forget the rocket attacks, concrete blast walls and lack of a sewer system. Now try to imagine luxury hotels, a shopping center and even condos in the heart of Baghdad.
    Posted Tuesday May 6, 2008 6:23:46 EDT
  • 9/11 charity for Pentagon victims to close
    WASHINGTON — The largest charity established to help Washington-area victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is closing nearly seven years after a hijacked airplane crashed into the Pentagon.
    Posted Tuesday May 6, 2008 6:23:33 EDT
  • ‘Northern Edge’ set to begin
    The biggest annual military training exercise in Alaska is set to kick off Monday, bringing together about 5,000 soldiers, airmen, Marines and sailors from bases in Alaska, California, Nevada and...
    Posted Tuesday May 6, 2008 5:54:41 EDT
  • Stop-loss likely to last into fall 2009
    Last year’s surge of five combat brigades into Iraq helped drive a 43-percent increase in soldiers being barred from leaving the service under stop-loss orders, and Army leaders predict the...
    Posted Monday May 5, 2008 11:41:24 EDT
  • Charge dropped for 16-year-old in Guard death
    WICKLIFFE, Ky. — Western Kentucky prosecutors have dropped a manslaughter charge against a 16-year-old in connection with the death of a Kentucky National Guardsman.
    Posted Monday May 5, 2008 8:32:42 EDT
  • 6 troops to participate in citizenship event
    An oath of citizenship ceremony scheduled for Monday morning in Washington, D.C., will include six members of the military.
    Posted Monday May 5, 2008 8:33:19 EDT
  • 50 Drum soldiers deploy to Iraq
    About 50 soldiers from the 63rd Ordnance Battalion will deploy Monday from Fort Drum, N.Y., to Iraq.
    Posted Monday May 5, 2008 8:33:36 EDT
  • UFC star to visit Quantico, Walter Reed
    Rich “Ace” Franklin, a popular star of the Ultimate Fighting Championship circuit, is no stranger to the Marine Corps.
    Posted Monday May 5, 2008 8:17:54 EDT
  • Recent combat experience marks Army leaders
    After nearly seven years of war in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Army’s top leadership is being shaped by deep combat experience at the strategic and operational levels.
    Posted Monday May 5, 2008 8:34:19 EDT
  • 177 Oregon guardsmen return from Iraq
    WARRENTON, Ore. — Members of the Oregon National Guard’s 234th Engineer Company got a warm welcome home from Iraq on Friday with cheers and an ovation from family, friends and students at...
    Posted Monday May 5, 2008 7:51:11 EDT
  • Mass. Guard unit comes home; no casualties
    HUDSON, Mass. — A state Army National Guard unit that didn’t suffer a single casualty during a yearlong deployment protecting some the highest profile targets in Iraq returned home...
    Posted Monday May 5, 2008 7:51:32 EDT
  • Probe sought into using retired officers in PR
    WASHINGTON — Forty-one House members are calling on the Defense Department inspector general to investigate a public relations effort that relied on retired military officers to defend the Bush...
    Posted Monday May 5, 2008 7:09:25 EDT
  • Defense schools chief to retire June 30
    After nearly eight years at the helm of the Defense Department’s school system, Joe Tafoya has announced his retirement from federal service.
    Posted Friday May 2, 2008 14:03:13 EDT
  • VA adds $2 million for PTSD center
    After a series of congressional hearings showed that gaps remain in mental health care for veterans, the Veterans Affairs Department announced Friday it is allocating an additional $2 million to the...
    Posted Monday May 5, 2008 9:37:36 EDT
  • Senate votes to continue health care panel
    A joint committee responsible for improving the transition of combat-injured service members from active-duty to veterans’ status would live on into the next administration under legislation...
    Posted Sunday May 4, 2008 17:21:38 EDT
  • La. guardsman shot, killed in car
    BATON ROUGE, La. — An off-duty National Guardsman who was within weeks of departure for Thailand and, eventually, Iraq, was shot and killed in Baton Rouge. A man accused in his murder was...
    Posted Saturday May 3, 2008 7:57:56 EDT
  • Jet fuel cleanup at Drum may take 10 years
    FORT DRUM, N.Y. — Army officials say it could take as long as 10 years and cost $10 million to clean up 350,000 gallons of jet fuel that has leaked into the ground at Fort Drum’s...
    Posted Friday May 2, 2008 8:32:11 EDT
  • 110 Lewis soldiers to return Saturday
    About 110 soldiers from the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, will return Saturday to Fort Lewis, Wash., after serving in Iraq, according to a press release.
    Posted Friday May 2, 2008 12:26:23 EDT
  • Bill would open Vet Centers to active troops
    Active and reserve service members would be eligible for mental health counseling from one of the 207 veterans’ centers operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs under bipartisan...
    Posted Friday May 2, 2008 13:17:01 EDT
  • Geren to speak at West Point graduation
    WEST POINT, N.Y. — Army Secretary Pete Geren is the scheduled graduation speaker for the U.S. Military Academy’s Class of 2008.
    Posted Friday May 2, 2008 13:23:58 EDT

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