1st Cav. Soldiers receive awards for valor

www.Army.milby Pfc. Terence Ewings, 4th BCT PAO, 1st Cavalry Division PAOCONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq - One of the first thoughts that came to Sgt. Steven Robinson during a rocket attack at Forward...

Army unveils new Stability Operations manual

www.Army.milWASHINGTON (TRADOC News Service, Oct. 6, 2008) - The commanding general of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, Gen. William S. Wallace, unveiled new Army doctrine today at the annual...

Colombia orders arrest of ex-general

" © AP 2008-10-11 01:40:02 - BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Prosecutors have ordered the arrest of a second retired general in the disappearance of 12 people during the Colombian army's bloody 1985 retaking of the...

Vets Give Report Cards to Senators McCain and Obama

At their website, the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) states it: .... is the nation's first and largest group dedicated to the Troops and Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the...

Bangkok: Two Killed in Clashes

IN continuing civil unrest in Bangkok, riot police have thrown tear gas and stun grenades into crowds of anti-government protestors from the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD).  Two have been...

Iraq pressured on future of U.S. troops. To leave in 2011?

" Iraqi officials say the draft calls for U.S. troops to leave the country by the end of 2011 unless the Baghdad government asks them to stay. But legal immunity for U.S. soldiers under Iraqi law has emerged as...

Iran Claim of US Warplane forced down in Iran Erroneous

Iranian Media related that Iran had forced down a US warship and interrogated the soldiers aboard.  The Pentagon related that no aircraft were missing or in distress.  Nearly an hour later Iran Television...

Brazil poll result mixed for Lula

" Brazil's local elections have brought mixed results for President Luiz Ignacio da Silva's Workers' Party. Almost 130 million Brazilian voters went to the polls on Sunday to elect mayors and councillors. The...

Sri Lanka: Rebel hideout bombed; clashes kill 30

The Tamil Tigers have been fighting for an independent homeland for the Tamil minority since 1972 in Sri Lanka. Tens of thousands have died in the conflict and still there is no hope of reconciliation between two...

Ex-Gurkha soldiers win right to retire in Britain

" Former Gurkha soldiers who fought alongside British troops won a long-running battle on Tuesday for the right to retire in Britain. Waving their regiment's flag outside London's High Court, members of the unit...

Over 5 killed and dozens wounded in Lebanon bomb blast

A massive bomb explosion ripped apart a bus carrying Lebanese troops in the city of Tripoli in the north of Lebanon on Monday. Initial report said  five people killed and 17 hurt in the bombing at Bahsas at the southern entrance of Tripoli during the...

Sky Soldier awarded Distinguished Service Cross

by Staff Sgt. Brandon Aird, 173rd ABCT Public AffairsVICENZA, Italy -- Staff Sgt. Erich Phillips, mortar platoon sergeant for Chosen Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, also known as "The...

'They brought me back to life'

by Sgt. Lindsey M. BradfordFORT LEWIS, Wash - Spc. Wesley Hixon never set out to get a Purple Heart or to be a hero when he left for Iraq. But on Sept. 18, hundreds of his family members, friends, fellow Soldiers and...

Veterans feel nation's appreciation on honor flight

by Karl Hawkins, Redstone RocketWorld War II veteran Paul Taylor enjoyed seeing the memorial built in his honor during the Sept. 13 Tennessee Valley Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. Yet, for Taylor, the highlight of...

Sri Lanka fighting rages, at least 67 killed

Tamils have been fighting for a separate homeland for long time and even control some part of Sri Lanka close to sea coast. Fighting under LTTE tamil rebels have acquired government status and even have their...

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