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16 hrs ago | WWLP

Photos: Remembering Pearl Harbor

The destroyer USS Shaw explodes after being hit by bombs during the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, December 7, 1941.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, US Army, Schofield Barracks, HI, Honolulu, HI

21 hrs ago | The Honolulu Advertiser

Isle troops were able to accomplish 'great things'

The commander of 1,000 Hawai'i Marines who returned about a month ago from fighting in southern Afghanistan yesterday said he is equally optimistic about the country's future and the task of more Marines heading there to bring stability to it under President Obama's new plan.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Marine Corps, World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Army

Wed Dec 02, 2009

Honolulu Star-Bulletin

180 in isle Army Guard to go to Afghanistan

More than 180 Hawaii Army National Guard soldiers will be mobilized next month and sent to Afghanistan for nearly a year.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, US National Guard, Schofield Barracks, HI

Tue Dec 01, 2009

Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Schofield general assigned to Europe

Brig. Gen. Robert B. Brown, second in command of the 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks since December 2007, has been picked to become chief of staff of U.S. Army Europe and the 7th Army and deputy commanding general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Germany.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Schofield Barracks, HI, Fort Shafter, World News, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), US National Guard, Haleiwa, HI

Sun Nov 29, 2009

Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Army to gauge electricity billing

Nearly 6,000 residential homes on Oahu Army posts next year will be part of a pilot program intended to help soldiers and their families save on electrical costs.

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Related Topix: US Military, Fort Bragg, Fort Shafter, US Army, Fort Drum, Hawaii, Schofield Barracks, HI

Fri Nov 27, 2009

NPR

Damned 'From Here To Eternity'

It was my summer read, 1960. I was 12 and had already come to see the world as a harsh place ruled by secret agendas.

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Related Topix: From Here to Eternity, War Movies, Drama Movies, US Military, US Army, Schofield Barracks, HI

Wed Nov 25, 2009

Erickson Tribune

An Army nurse remembers Pearl Harbor

Myrtle Watson holds the flag that once flew over Schofield Barracks hospital at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Wheeler Army Airfield, Schofield Barracks, HI, Waianae, HI

The Baltimore Sun

Herman J. Travers, Pearl Harbor survivor

He was 89. Born in Baltimore and raised in Canton, Mr. Travers attended Patterson High School for a year before dropping out and going to work in waterfront packing houses in Fells Point and Canton to help support his family.

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Related Topix: Baltimore, MD, Baltimore Metro, US Military, US Army

Mon Nov 23, 2009

Samoa News

Samoan soldier presented Bronze Star for exceptional service

Staff Sgt. Leatimua with two of his six children. Pictured are Iosefa, 6 yrs old and Falefaoali'i, 13 months.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Lewis, Fort Lewis, WA

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Army must curb suicides

Suicides caused by mental stress on soldiers have increased in recent years, and the Army has launched a pilot program aimed at identifying the most vulnerable.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Tripler Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, Fort Hood, TX, Opinion

Thu Nov 19, 2009

This Week Community News

Cianciosi inducted into Sgt. Audie Murphy Club

Headquarters Company Commander Holly Y. Grey; 130th Engineer Brigade Commander Fabian E. Mendoza Jr.; SSG Zachary L. Cianciosi; 130th Engineer Brigade Command Sergeant Major Dale A. Moran; and Headquarters Company First Sergeant Frank S. Salajcik pose for a picture after Cianciosi received his award.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Schofield Barracks, HI, Hilliard, OH

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Centre Daily Times

Army suicides expected to rise for 5th year, setting record

Suicides in the Army are expected to reach a new high this year, with 140 suspected cases among active-duty soldiers so far, Army officials said Tuesday.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Hood, Fort Campbell, Fort Hood, TX

Department of Defense News

The Army's Suicide Prevention Efforts

A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A COL. GEORGE WRIGHT :A Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.A My name is George Wright.A I'm with Army Public Affairs.A Welcome to today's media roundtable.A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A We're joined by General Peter Chiarelli, vice chief of staff of the Army; Brigadier General Colleen McGuire, director of the Army ...

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Richard Thomas

Boston Herald

Army suicides to top 2008, but progress reported

Soldier suicides this year are almost sure to top last year's, but a recent decline in the pace of such deaths could mean the Army is making progress in stemming them, officials said Tuesday.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Campbell

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Florida Times-Union

Soldier killed in Iraq returned to Jacksonville

Services for 24-year-old Army Chief Warrant Officer Earl "Scotty" Scott III, who was killed Sunday in a helicopter crash in Iraq, will be at the Jacksonville Naval Air Station's All Saints Chapel at 2:30 p.m. today.

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Related Topix: Jacksonville Metro, US Army, US Military

Sat Nov 14, 2009

WTLV

Jacksonville Soldier, Pilot Dies in Iraq

The Department of Defense confirms two soldiers were killed when their "Kiowa" helicopter went down in Tikrit, Iraq, Nov.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Iraq, World News, Schofield Barracks, HI

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Ex-Schofield chief receives prominent Afghan posting

TOPEKA, Kan.>> A former Schofield Barracks and Pacific Command general has been picked to help train local army and police forces in Afghanistan.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, US Military, US Army, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

Wed Nov 11, 2009

The Gaston Gazette

Veteran recalls time in Hawaii during Pearl Harbor attack

The shockwaves from the bombing of Pearl Harbor nearly 70 years ago made their way around the world in the days after the historic attack.

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Related Topix: Belmont, NC, US Military, US Army, Wheeler Army Airfield, Shelby, NC, Gastonia, NC

Tue Nov 10, 2009

KTVB.COM

Idaho soldier killed in helicopter crash in Iraq

The Department of Defense announced Tuesday that an Idaho solider is one of two Army soldiers killed Sunday in a helicopter crash in Tikrit, Iraq.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Iraq, World News, Kimberly, ID, Boise, ID

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Landscape Management

Famous turf photo mystery finally solved

A photo of a soldier using scissors to trim grass on a tiny plot of turf at what appears to be some remote location has been circulating on the internet for several years has been a mystery.

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Related Topix: Iraq, World News, US Military, US Army, Stayton, OR

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