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Soldiers make us proud: Troops should come home in 2014 — or sooner – Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
 Khaama Press | Soldiers make us proud: Troops should come home in 2014 — or sooner Fairbanks Daily News-Miner by Mark Begich With nearly one in 10 troops in Afghanistan hailing from Alaska-based units, I spent the recent Martin Luther King Day weekend traveling throughout the country. My mission: thank our troops for great work in incredibly tough conditions, ... Suspected militant detained in eastern Paktia province Doing Afghan Drugs 'Afghan army less equipped than Taliban' |
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George F. Will: Onward civilian soldiers NewsOK.com Hence Barack Obama's State of the Union hymn: Onward civilian soldiers, marching as to war. Obama, an unfettered executive wielding a swollen state, began and ended his address by celebrating the armed forces. They are not “consumed with personal ... |
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Fort Benning opens new center for Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Program – Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer | Fort Benning opens new center for Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Program Columbus Ledger-Enquirer By SARA PAUFF - spauff@ledger-enquirer.com Fort Benning marked the opening of a new center to house its Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Program on Friday afternoon. The Comprehensive Soldier Fitness-Performance and Resilience Enhancement Program center ... |
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 CBS Local | Soldiers Honored in St. Louis CBS Local LOUIS (KMOX) - They are reading the names of all 6502 soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan at Soldier's memorial. A bell was rung after each name was read. St. Louis is recognizing veterans and those who gave their lives in a higher calling. Reading of fallen soldier's names special for each reader |
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Exhibit to Honor Fallen Soldiers Unveiled MyFox Phoenix PHOENIX - A new exhibit arrives at the State Capitol, and it pays tribute to Arizona soldiers killed in the War on Terror. At the ceremony, Gold Star Families read aloud the names of their fallen loved ones. These are the sons and daughters, ... |
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Japanese soldiers 'make ready' at live-fire training DVIDS A soldier with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force fires at a target at Range 222 on Camp Pendleton, Jan. 25. The training was planned in a crawl, walk, run format, designed to build confidence in the soldiers' with their weapons. |
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 Daily Mail | British soldier shot dead in southern Afghanistan Channel 6 News Online KABUL/LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- A British soldier was killed on Friday morning when insurgents attacked a coalition foot patrol in southern Afghanistan, a spokesman for the British Ministry of Defense said. It is the third British fatality in Afghanistan so ... Injured soldier takes up Cyprus holiday scheme Last updated at 5:10 PM on 26th January 2012 |
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 BBC News | France resumes Afghan mission after soldiers' deaths Deutsche Welle A freeze on French operations in Afghanistan, imposed after the deaths of four soldiers last week, has been lifted. President Nicolas Sarkozy says troops will remain only until the end of next year, if he is re-elected. French President Nicolas Sarkozy ... Nicolas Sarkozy orders 2013 end to France's combat role in Afghanistan days ... Sarkozy: French soldiers to resume training mission in Afghanistan despite ... Afghan soldiers to conduct night raids without Nato |
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 WNYT | New York National Guard soldiers mobilize for overseas service DVIDS LATHAM, NY - The New York Army National Guard mobilizes more than 1800 soldiers this weekend across the state as members of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team prepare to depart for training at Camp Shelby, Miss. More than a dozen sites across New ... Local soldiers mobilize for overseas mission Army National Guard soldiers slated to leave Fort Drum Saturday Local Soldiers Prepare for Deployment to Kuwait |
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Wisconsin National Guard 1157th soldiers lose benefits through Army glitch – Appleton Post Crescent
Wisconsin National Guard 1157th soldiers lose benefits through Army glitch Appleton Post Crescent The convoys became routine over time, but the soldiers never let their guard down. "You were always on edge watching for what was waiting around the next corner," said Richard Vander Sande, one of the roughly 170 guardsmen and women in the unit. |
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 swissinfo.ch | Former child soldier raps peace WSLS At six or seven, his father sent him to Ethiopia where he was recruited as a child soldier in the Sudan People's Liberation Army. He was ready and willing to fight, he said. He wanted revenge on the people who burned his village. South Sudan: Soldiers, armed corruption and audits |
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Soldier captured in Dryden, charged in September crime spree Ithaca Journal WATERTOWN -- A former Fort Drum soldier who surrendered to police Sept. 17 in Dryden after a three-day man-hunt following his escape from military custody is facing new charges. State police charged Russell C. Marcum, 20, with three counts of ... |
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1157th soldiers lose benefits through Army glitch The Oshkosh Northwestern The convoys became routine over time, but the soldiers never let their guard down. "You were always on edge watching for what was waiting around the next corner," said Richard Vander Sande, one of the roughly 170 guardsmen and women in the unit. |
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 WFMY News 2 | Army chief lays out force cuts; sees greater role for Guard and reserves Washington Post WASHINGTON — The Pentagon's decision to cut the size of the Army by 80000 soldiers will force the military to rely more on the National Guard and reserves, particularly if the US gets into two major, long-term combat operations at the same time, ... Odierno is OK with 80000 fewer soldiers |
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 Kansas City Star | Odierno is OK with 80000 fewer soldiers USA TODAY By Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY WASHINGTON – The Pentagon's plan to cut 80000 soldiers is fine with Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno, as long as it takes six years to do it. "If they told me I had to do it in two years, I would not have been OK ... Army chief sees greater role for reserves Army chief lays out Army cuts in Europe Top Army general backs plan to cut 80000 troops |
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