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1 hr ago | KVAL-TV Eugene

While we celebrate the Fourth, Ore. Guardsmen will deploy to Iraq

Artillery cannons flashed and bellowed. Each loud crescendo soared above Fort Stewart's Cottrell Field, where 3,000 Oregon National Guardsman from the 41st Brigade Combat Team stood in formation Friday morning.

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5 hrs ago | Fox Philadelphia

Soldier Found Dead in Georgia, Baby Disc

Police say a 21-year-old soldier from Hunter Army Airfield was found dead on Savannah's Hutchinson Island, not long before his 1-year-old child was discovered unharmed in an abandoned car seat several miles away.

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9 hrs ago | Williamson Daily News Online

Military personnel exempt from Ky. income tax

Home to two Army bases and thousands of soldiers, Kentucky is looking to entice more troops to become full-time residents by exempting them from the state's income tax.

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Related Topix: Kentucky, US Military, Fort Campbell, Fort Knox, Fort Knox, KY, Oak Grove, KY

13 hrs ago | WVTM

Army Chemical Incenerator In Anniston Begjns Last Work

The Armya s $1 billion chemical weapons incinerator in Alabama has started its final round of work.

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Related Topix: US Military, Anniston Army Depot

18 hrs ago | Albert Lea Tribune

Putting Sikhs to the cruel choice over turbans

Unless Army officials act quickly, Capt. Kamaljit Singh Kalsi and 2nd Lt. Tejdeep Singh Rattan will soon be compelled to choose between obedience to God and service to country.

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Related Topix: US Military, Religion, Sikh

22 hrs ago | Lubbock Avalanche

FBI notes: Saddam Hussein sought familiar refuge

In this image released by the U.S. Army on Dec. 14, 2003, former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is shown in custody after he was arrested near his Tikrit home.

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Related Topix: US News, US Federal Bureau of Investigation, US Military, Prison, Iraq, World News,

Thu Jul 02, 2009

KWCH

Fort Leavenworth Soldiers Launch Wiki-Effort

Authors of Army doctrine and field manuals are launching a pilot project to collect reaction from soldiers and officers on a Wiki site.

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Kdka.com

Today In History July 2, 2009

Share + Jul 2, 2009 3:02 am US/Eastern Today is Thursday, July 2, the 183rd day of 2009.

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Related Topix: US Military, Northwestern University, Skokie, IL, Suicide, Offbeat

KOMO

Convicted bank robber charged with assault in jail

An ex-Fort Lewis Army Ranger who led a bank holdup is charged with trying to kill a fellow robber behind bars.

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Tacoma News Tribune

Family always close at heart thanks to webcam

If Tara Schneider can steal a few minutes during her lunch break, she'll rush to her Steilacoom home and fire up her webcam.

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Related Topix: US Military, Fort Lewis, Florida, Brigade, Alternative, World News, Asia, Afghanistan

Air America Radio

Honduras: Undo The Coup

Honduras: Undo The Coup By Amy Goodman The first coup d'etat in Central America in more than a quarter-century occurred last Sunday in Honduras.

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Related Topix: Honduras, World News, Central America, Manuel Zelaya, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, US Military, Fort Benning

Kansas City Star

Major military operation under way in Afghanistan

Thousands of U.S. Marines and hundreds of Afghan troops moved into Taliban-infested villages with armor and helicopters early Thursday in the first major operation under President Barack Obama's revamped strategy to stabilize Afghanistan.The offensive in the once-forgotten war was launched shortly after 1 a.m. Thursday local time in Helmand ...

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Military, US Marine Corps, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Hamid Karzai

Wed Jul 01, 2009

WJLA-TV Arlington

Va. Highways Get $285M

The federal government has approved $285 million in funding for 45 Virginia highway projects in the first wave of stimulus cash devoted to transportation.

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Related Topix: Newport News, VA, York County, VA, US Military, Fort Eustis, Offbeat

Gouverneur Times

Sgt. Terry J. Lynch killed in Afghanistan

A 10th Mountain Division Soldier from Fort Drum was killed in a roadside bomb attack in Afghanistan Monday.

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Related Topix: US Military, Fort Drum, Shepherd, MT

WGNO

Slain La. Soldier Memorialized In Afghanistan

A Louisiana-based soldier killed in action is memorialized in Afghanistan. Officials at Fort Polk said Tuesday that friends and fellow soldiers of Sgt.

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KKTV

Fort Carson Has New "Mayor"

If there is anything that remains the same it is change as a constant. Fort Carson today, said farewell to Col.

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Houston Home-Journal

US Army out of Iraqi cities

The US Army withdrawal from Baghdad and other Iraqi urban centres has been completed.

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Related Topix: US Military, Middle East, Iraq, World News,

Tue Jun 30, 2009

The Post-Standard

Gay soldier faces hearing in Syracuse, possible discharge for...

Former U.S. Army Lt. Dan Choi served in Iraq. Nobody cared if Dan Choi was a homosexual while he was leading Fort Drum soldiers on patrol in Iraq.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Syracuse Metro, Syracuse, NY, US Military, Fort Drum, Fort Drum, NY

Newsday.com

Stavridis, head of US European Command, looks to blend of measures to fight Afghan insurgency

The new commander of all U.S. forces in Europe on Tuesday said quelling the Afghan insurgency would take more than bullets, calling for efforts to rebuild roads, schools and farms to win local support against the Taliban .

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Military, US Navy, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), Patch Barracks,

ClipSyndicate

VIDEO: Iraq War Memories

HUNDREDS OF IOWANS HAVE ANSWERED THE CALL TO SERVE IN IRAQ DURING THE SIX YEARS OF FIGHTING TONIGHT AND IT FEELS SAT DOWN WITH A LOCAL SOLDIER TO REFLECT ON THE WAR IN IRAQ AS HE PREPARES TO LEAVE THE MILITARY FOR GOOD THE STORY IS NEW TONIGHT INTO AS AMERICAN FORCES TAKE THEIR FIRST STEPS TOWARD LEAVING IRAQ MANY VETERANS OF THE WAR TAKE A ...

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Call, Iowa, US National Guard, US Military, Video

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