It is disbelief for the family of Capt. Russell Seager. The Mount Pleasant soldier arrived in Texas just one day before the shooting massacre. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WTMJ Milwaukee, WI]
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]
Soldier sister robbed [www.clipsyndicate.com | WPRI CBS 12 Providence]
Earl Caudle had been in a coma for more than a year before he died. His hummer was attacked in Iraq in 2008. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KHBS ABC 40 Fort Smith AR]
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Representative John Murtha, a staunch supporter of the U.S. military who became an outspoken opponent of the Iraq war, died at age 77 yesterday after a 36-year career in Congress. Bloomberg's Peter Cook reports. (Source: Bloomberg) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Bloomberg]
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U.S. Rep. John Murtha, an influential critic of the Iraq War whose congressional career was shadowed by questions about his ethics, died Monday. He was 77. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WTXF FOX 29 Philadelphia,]
A spokesman says Democratic Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, a retired Marine Corps officer who became an outspoken critic of the Iraq war, has died. He was 77. (Feb. 8) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
A spokesman says Democratic Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, a retired Marine Corps officer who became an outspoken critic of the Iraq war, has died. He was 77. (Feb. 8) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
'The Hurt Locker' is up for nine Oscar awards including Best Picture. Brooklyn resident Anthony Mackie plays 'Sgt. JT Sanbron' in the film about an elite bomb squad in Iraq. Mackie spoke with Entertainment Reporter Julie Chang about what it was like filming the war movie. Watch the video. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WNYW FOX 5 New York, NY]
Soldier holds twin boys for first time [www.clipsyndicate.com | WIVB CBS 4 Buffalo]
Three months after a tragedy that changed the military and the nation, everyone at Fort Hood continues to cope with the strain of fighting two wars and the emotional effects of the shooting. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KXAN NBC 36 Austin]
Governor John Hoeven and Major General David Sprynczynatyk fly across the globe to visit North Dakota men and women serving in Kosovo. The 620 soldiers are about half done with their yearlong peacekeeping mission... Through a video conference Hoeven and Sprynczynatyk give an update on how the troops are doing... Donnell Preskey was there... "Good Evening from Kosovo" Governor John Hoeven and Major General David Sprynczynatyk are spending a few days visiting the hundreds of North Dakota Guardsmen and women serving in Kosovo... (Spry) "Every soldier I've talked to is very cheerful, very proud of the fact they're here." As a country, Kosovo is getting stronger... So soldiers are able to slowly pull back... (Dohrmann) We are doing less route patrols doing that because of increase capacity of Kosovo police." So their mission has transformed... Soldiers used to be the first to respond now Kosovo police are handling more security operations on a daily basis. However military leaders believe our presence in Kosovo is still necessary... (Spry) "The people of Kosovo, you can only imagine how much they appreciate and respect the American soldier and our North Dakota National Guard members. They know that with our presence their lives will be safe, their communities will thrive and they know they have a future. So our people are making a difference." A calmer Kosovo is reflected in the number of soldiers who have been serving in the country... In 1999 fifty thousand KFOR soldiers were in Kosovo... 11 years later there are ten thousand. Governor Hoeven says soldiers are developing critical skills in Kosovo that someday they may use in other parts of the world... (Hoeven) "Things doing here, what may do in not to distant future in Iraq and Afganistan so our forces can leave and come back home. " While the North Dakota soldiers' mission in Kosovo may be less intense than prior deployments Hoeven and Sprynczynatyk say soldiers are proud of the job their doing helping a war torn country get back on it's feet... The 620 North Dak
More than 40,000 American troops have been injured since the start of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Many of the most severely wounded are sent to Central Texas and treated at the military’s only burn unit at Brooke Army Medical Center. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KTBC FOX 7 Austin, TX]
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VIDEO: Father Of Slain Soldier Battles Funeral Protesters In Court
A military father is fighting back. His son was killed serving in Iraq and a protest at the funeral set up a rollercoaster court battle. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WGAL NBC 8 Lancaster PA]
20-year-old zachary lovejoy died tuesday in an explosion -- those who knew him say serving in the military was his dream. it's hard to believe this has happened. the department of defense says private first class zachary lovejoy was killed in the zabul province of afghanistan tuesday, after his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device. us old guys say, why him? how come i'm still standing here. major william barker was lovejoy's rotc instructor in high school. he graduated from la cueva in 2008. former co- workers at a smith's food & drug center in the northeast heights say they'll always remember this: his smile and his charisma. if he did do something bad, he'd feel true remorse. other kids would just pay lip service, but not zachary. and that's one of several things that set him apart. on his facebook, zachary writes he "is the luckiest guy in the world." friends say he was recently engaged. he did what he wanted to do in life, he was happy where he was at. he had finally gotten a fiancee that loved him, treated him right, you know. they also say he was proud to serve his nation overseas. he was living and fulfilling the dream and what he wanted to be. he's definitely a hero to go out and have so much pride and stand for our country. 08:44. major barker says five la cueva high school alums have died while serving in iraq and afghanistan [www.clipsyndicate.com | KOB Albuquerque]
A local casualty from the war on terror was laid to rest on the southern tier. Meghan Backus takes us to the Hornell funeral of Marine Lance Corporal Zachary Smith. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WNLO CW 23 Buffalo]
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