It has crazy moves like the Reject, Tippy Toes and the Sponge Bob. put them together and you've got Jerking, the freshest dance on the street. Ed Laskos has the video report. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KTTV FOX 5 Los Angeles]
It's a scene being played out over and over in cities and towns across the county since the Iraq war began: Young men and women heading from the home front to the battlefield. Alpha Company 323rd Military Intelligence Battalion was mobilized at a ceremony at Fort Meade, Maryland on Monday morning. [www.clipsyndicate.com | FOX WTTG Washington, DC]
The war zone isn't just on the battlefield. Often times you hear reports about roadside bombings in Iraq and Afghanistan and how deadly they are. There is now an effort to keep soldiers safe on the road and it's happening right here in Arizona. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KSAZ FOX 10 Phoenix, AZ]
Covenant ceremony at Fort Hood more poignant. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KXAN NBC 36 Austin]
An Army infantryman who lost an eye fighting in Iraq six years ago isn’t letting his wound keep him out of the fight. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WAGA FOX 5 Atlanta, GA ]
A new generation of patriots are ready to take the front line.. On 9/11 some of these men and women heading to war were not able to drive, take a geometry class or even apply to college. Brad Feldman has the story of two soldiers preparing for their first tour of duty.... (Video of 9/11) It's a moment you never forget. (Erik Anderson/ ND National Guard) "I was sitting in home base class." (Chad Czeczok/ ND National Guard) "I was in spanish class." These two soldiers... Erik Anderson about to head to the front line in Iraq...and Chad Czeczok going to Afghanistan...were only in junior high when the United States was attacked on September 11th, 2001. (Erik Anderson/ ND NAtional Guard) "Being that young we just, I didn't, have any comprehension of actually being able to join themilitary when I was old enough and be fighting for." (Chad Czeczok/ ND NAtional Guard) "To be able to go after somebody that did that to us and to be a part of that is an honor." Preparing to fight for this country just eight short years later...it's an honor they never gave a second thought while sitting in their classrooms that fateful day. Here is a yearbook picture of ___ Chad Czeczok as a ninth grader... This is __ Erik Anderson when he was only in the seventh grade... (Erik Anderson/ ND National Guard) "I look back and see that and I can see how much I have grown since that picture. How much I have learned and the experiences that I have had between my military experiences and just graduating from high school and those kinds of things. Now that I am older and have a family it is just kind of unbelievable to look back and see that. Just two months from leaving family, friends, classmates and their favorite teachers behind...they prepare for another assignment.. (Chad Czeczok/ ND National Guard) "Look at the situation that we have all these people that have gone already more than once you know that is crazy and I havn't gone at all and it is not rightin my eyes. I have to put my foot forward." Brad Feldman KX News A sendoff ceremony will
Woody Harrelson and Samantha Morton talk about the message and themes in their new Iraq war film 'The Messenger.' (19 Nov.) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
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Workers at HondaJet in Greensboro will be sending care packages to troops who have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WXII NBC 12 Greensboro NC]
Volunteers are making thousands of quilts. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WTMJ Milwaukee, WI]
A North Texas soldier stationed in Iraq watched the birth of his daughter as it happened back home in Arlington -- thanks to the magic of the Internet. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KDFW FOX4 Dallas-Ft Worth]
A treat for U.S. soldiers in Iraq, especially action movie buffs. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has visited with U.S. troops in Baghdad, thanking them for their service and sacrifices. (Nov. 17) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
A D.C. Superior Court judge just returned from a six-month tour of duty in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait, where he presided over court martial trials. Judge Robert Rigsby is an Army reservist who earned the rank of colonel. He is the first judge sent to war full-time, and the first sitting D.C. judge to see active duty in war. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WTTG FOX 5 Washington, DC]
A Kuwaiti logistics company has been charged with multiple conspiracy counts to defraud the U.S. in connection with multibillion-dollar contracts to feed American troops in Iraq, Kuwait and Jordan. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WAGA FOX 5 Atlanta, GA ]
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Bob Wilson reports [www.clipsyndicate.com | WTNH ABC 8 New Haven]
Pitney Bowes is teaming up with the American Red Cross to launch the "Holiday Mail for Heroes" [www.clipsyndicate.com | WTNH ABC 8 New Haven]
Operation Home for the Holidays [www.clipsyndicate.com | WTNH ABC 8 New Haven]
The family of Jonathan Diaz, 22, says they are spending the holiday season thinking about their son, who is serving a tour of duty in Iraq as an Army medic. When Jonathan was 18, he shocked his family by finishing his GED, kissing his sisters goodbye, and leaving for boot camp. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WNYW FOX 5 New York, NY]
Iraq War Veteran Honored 11-12-09 [www.clipsyndicate.com | WUPW FOX Toledo, OH]
The Longhorn football team will honor Iraq War veteran Lt. Col. Greg Gadsen by making him an honorary coach for the Baylor game in Waco. Gadsen will travel with the team and be on the sidelines during the game. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KTBC FOX 7 Austin, TX]
Nidal Malik Hasan may be charged for a 14th premeditated murder charge since one of the soldiers killed at Fort Hood was pregnant. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KXAN NBC 36 Austin]
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