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BREAKING NEWS: Seven Soldiers Killed, 20 Wounded in Fort Hood Texas Shooting »
Posted by: y_soitenly 2 days, 21 hours ago in Family
At least seven people have been killed and as many as 20 wounded in a shooting spree at a Texas military base by what officials ...
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The Obama Haters' Next Move »
Posted by: Progressive 3 months, 3 weeks ago in Political Opinion
Crackpot anti-Obama conspiracy theorists now include congressmen, a former GOP presidential candidate and an Army major. John Avlon on the "Birthers" attempts to pass federal ...
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American soldiers discuss the attacks that made them amputees »
Posted by: jovial 2 weeks, 4 days ago in News
They also discuss their lives after returning home, and the effect war has had on them. More stories that the nightly news doesn't cover ...
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Former Soldier Accused of Brutal Rape and Murder of 14-Year Old Iraqi Girl Starts Trial »
Posted by: dissent 6 months, 1 week ago in News
23-year-old Steven Green is accused of bragging 'that was awesome' after the premeditated killing of Abeer Qasim Hamza al-Janabi and her family.
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Despite Obamas Wishes,Settlers Attempt To Continue To Build New Settlements in Palestinian territory »
Posted by: Mikunited 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News
Rory McCarthy meets a group of Israelis who want to 'redeem' a patch of land near Beit Sahour
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Troops Deployed Abroad Donate 6:1 to Obama »
Posted by: Neophile 1 year, 2 months ago in News
During World War II, soldiers crouching in foxholes penned letters assuring their sweethearts that they'd be home soon. Now, between firefights in the Iraqi ...
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Israeli Soldiers Speak Out About Widespread Abuses In Gaza »
Posted by: Mikunited 3 months, 3 weeks ago in Political News
A group of soldiers who took part in Israel's offensive in Gaza say widespread abuses were committed against civilians.
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Kuwait detects H1N1 flu cases among US soldiers »
Posted by: rafaeldenillo 5 months, 2 weeks ago in News
KUWAIT CITY - Kuwait has detected H1N1 flu among US soldiers who passed through the Gulf emirate in transit, a health official said on Saturday, adding ...
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Soldiers Survive War, But Not Inner Demons - CBS News »
Posted by: orndorffter 7 months ago in News
Last year, there were 143 known or suspected suicides in the army, an all-time high. This year the numbers are even worse. David Martin reports ...
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Soldiers still waiting for tour bonuses »
Posted by: TechnologyExpert 8 months, 2 weeks ago in News
Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman acknowledged the five-month delay in paying the bonuses and said the Defense Department is working on a plan to start paying ...
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Book tells of female U.S. soldiers raped by comrades »
Posted by: bruhaha 6 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Female U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan have more to fear than roadside bombs or enemy ambushes. They also are at risk of ...
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Soldiers pulled from Iraq duty, sent straight to Afghanistan - CNN.com »
Posted by: Klarissa 6 months, 2 weeks ago in News
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The soldiers had barely arrived in Iraq before they got new orders -- get ready for Afghanistan.
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Soldier rampage hints at stress of repeated deployments »
Posted by: altnrg 5 months, 4 weeks ago in News
Military police on Tuesday charged Sgt. John Russell, a soldier on a 15-month tour to Iraq – his third deployment to the country– with murder in ...
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Hasan Was Mortified About Deployment to War »
Posted by: tehranchik 2 days, 16 hours ago in Political News
Born and reared in Virginia, the son of immigrant parents from a small Palestinian town near Jerusalem, he joined the Army right out of high ...
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U.S. Sets Fight in the Poppies to Stop Taliban »
Posted by: suzanek 6 months, 1 week ago in News
American commanders are planning to cut off the Taliban’s main source of money, the country’s multimillion-dollar opium crop, by pouring thousands of troops ...
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