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More Mine-resistant Vehicles Flow to Afghanistan
By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service July 9, 2009 - The military is sending thousands of mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles to Afghanistan, even while a new version is being built, to protect troops against their biggest threat: improvised explosive devices.
U.S. Soldier From Murrieta Killed In Afghanistan
The remains of seven service members killed supporting Operation Enduring Freedom have been returned to the United States.
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Marine's mom: "He died with honor"
In living up to the Marine Corps motto "First to Fight," Lance Cpl. Charles Seth Sharp was the first to die.
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Former Hastings soldier's remains returned to the US
An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Spc. Chester W. Hosford of Hastings, Minn.
Navy sailor dies of pneumonia in Afghanistan
A sailor initially based on the Norfolk-based USS Iwo Jima died in Afghanistan. Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Darren Ethan Tate, 21, of Canyon, Texas, contracted pneumonia while part of a training team in Afghanistan.
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DoD: Local Soldier Died From Afghan Roadside Bomb
The Department of Defense says a soldier from North Carolina who was based in Germany has died from wounds sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Afghanistan.
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Two Georgia soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Spc. Issac L. Johnson, 24, of Columbus was one of four soldiers killed July 6 in Konduz, Afghanistan.
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Garner loved his Army life, family says
The family of Capt. Mark Garner, who was among seven soldiers killed Monday in Afghanistan, painted a portrait of a man who loved his family, his country and his Army life.
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Capt. dies from Afghan bomb wounds
The Department of Defense says a soldier from North Carolina who was based in Germany has died from wounds sustained when a roadside bomb detonated near his vehicle in Afghanistan.
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Columbus soldier assigned to Rome battalion dies in Afghanistan
Spc. Issac L. Johnson, 24, of Columbus was one of four soldiers killed July 6 in Konduz, Afghanistan.
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Remains of 7 service members returned to U.S.
The remains of seven service members killed supporting Operation Enduring Freedom have been returned to the United States.
Latest Canadian casualties in Afghanistan returned home
An honour guard carries the casket of Corp. Martin Joannette during a repatriation ceremony at Canadian Forces Base Trenton in Trenton, Ont.
Pierce Township Soldier Dies In Afghanistan
According to WKRC, a soldier from Pierce Township died in an attack in Afghanistan on Wednesday.
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Forget Michael Jackson. Meet Pvt. Justin Casillas
Over the weekend, I blogged about Pvt. Aaron Fairbairn, one of two American soldiers killed in in eastern Afghanistan by a jihadi suicide bomber.
An Army detail, above, carries the flag-wrapped coffin of Pfc. Justin A. Casillas, 19, after it arrived Monday at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.
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Slain North Braddock teen was considering joining military
Jodi Weigand can be reached via e-mail or at 412-380-5609. The parents of a teenager fatally shot early Tuesday said their son was studying to earn his high school equivalency degree and thinking about enlisting in the military.
Changes sought for handling of war dead
Washington a ' Concerned over the mishandling of a Georgia soldier's body last year, the state's two U.S. senators on Thursday introduced a measure that would require the Pentagon to reevaluate the way it treats military war dead and their families back home.
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Yolo soldier killed in Afghanistan coming home
An Army Corps team carried the transfer case containing the remains of U.S. Army Pfc.
Five Generations Of Female Longing, Frustration
Fresh Air from WHYY , July 7, 2009 Kate Walbert's melancholy novel A Short History of Women may be short, but it's not sweet.
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Slain Marine "thought about others before himself"
Rick Sharp thinks his son - U.S. Marine and former Dalton resident Charles Seth Sharp - is looking down from heaven wondering what all the fuss is about.