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Friday May 10 | Anchorage Daily News

70th anniversary of Battle of Attu noted Saturday

John Bassett alive. Sasser, a corporal at the time, was with a group of soldiers trying to fend off a suicidal bayonet charge by Japanese soldiers on May 29, 1943.

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Related Topix: Carthage, MS, US Military, US Army

Wed May 08, 2013

Patch.com

Memorial Day Ceremony Will Honor Liberty High School Alumni Who Died in Afghanistan

Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens' will host an annual Memorial Day Ceremony Monday, May 27, at 10 a.m. in the Circle of the Immortals, to honor Marylanders killed in Afghanistan since May 2012.

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Related Topix: Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Maryland, Immortals, US Military, US Army, Hunter Army Airfield

Mon May 06, 2013

KSL-TV

2. Army orders biblical inscriptions off ...

Soldiers at Fort Wainwright in Alaska were informed that the inscriptions JN8:12 and 2COR4:6 were to be removed from the scope of their rifles, Fox News reported .

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military

Tue Apr 30, 2013

The United States Army

Alaska Warrior Transition Units ready, dedicated to helping wounded warriors

On the edge of the Arctic, on Alaska's coastal plain and on the banks of the Tanana River, two elite Army units assemble daily for a unique mission.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military

Mon Apr 29, 2013

Lake Wylie Pilot

SC soldier faces JBER court-martial

A court-martial hearing has been scheduled for an Alaska-based soldier from South Carolina who is charged with killing another soldier on Christmas Day, the Army announced Monday.

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Related Topix: Alaska, US Military, US Army

Thu Apr 25, 2013

RedState

Pentagon Says They Will Unblock Southern Baptist Website

The Pentagon blocked access to the Southern Baptist Convention's website recently because it contained "hostile content" that was later determined to be malware, a military spokesman said Thursday.

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Related Topix: Southern Baptist, Religion, Department of Defense, US News, Computers, US Military, US Army

Wed Apr 24, 2013

Ledger-Enquirer.com

Decision on 3rd Brigade may come this summer, Pentagon official said

A decision is possible this summer on whether the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division remains at Fort Benning or will be cut to reduce the Army force by 2020.

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Related Topix: US Military, Fort Benning, US Army, Fort Sill, Fort Bliss, TX

Examiner.com

U.S. Army bans Bible verses, criticism of pedophilia

On Monday, it was reported that the U.S. Army is now ordering troops to remove biblical references that were engraved onto their rifle scopes by sights manufacturer, Trijicom .

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military

Tue Apr 23, 2013

Anchorage Daily News

Alaska-based soldier dies of injuries suffered in January collision

An Alaska-based soldier died this week from injuries he suffered in January when a pickup hauling logs hit him near Salcha, according to the Army.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Salcha, AK, Wainwright, AK, Tok, AK

Mon Apr 22, 2013

Free Republic

Army Removes Bible Reference from Scopes

The U.S. Army is directing troops to remove a Bible inscription that a vendor etched into the serial numbers of weapon scopes, Fox News has learned.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, US Marine Corps