WTNHSoldiers' portraits to be added to Wall of Honor in the State Capitol ThursdayTorrington Register CitizenHARTFORD — The portraits of seven Connecticut soldiers killed in the conflict in Afghanistan will be added to the Wall of Honor tribute i…
US Army more selective on recruits, re-enlistmentsSan Jose Mercury NewsAnd soldiers already serving on active duty now must meet tougher standards to stay on for further tours in uniform. The Army is also spending hundreds of thousands of dollars less …
Wounded soldiers get lesson in resiliencyFayetteville ObserverBy Greg Barnes Kyle Maynard implored Fort Bragg's wounded soldiers to set impossible goals for themselves and then strive to reach them. When he had finished speaking, about 300 strong f…
Our soldiers show courage without limitThe Hill (blog)Raymond Odierno – 05/22/12 07:58 PM ET As we approach Memorial Day, I am reminded of our soldiers' 237-year history of fortitude and resolve to meet the needs of the nation. American soldiers ha…
YNN, Your News NowDefense says soldier never built bombAustin NewsANGELA K. BROWN, AP WACO, Texas (AP) – Wearing a medical mask over his mouth and nose, Pfc. Naser Jason Abdo listened Tuesday as prosecutors began detailing his plot to kill Fort Hood so…
US Army more selective on recruits, re-enlistmentsFox NewsAnd soldiers already serving on active duty now must meet tougher standards to stay on for further tours in uniform. The Army is also spending hundreds of thousands of dollars less in bonuses to…
Soldiers kill 5 gunmen in shootout in MexicoFox NewsSoldiers from the 19th Infantry Battalion killed the gunmen Sunday afternoon in El Guayabal, a community near the resort city of Zihuatanejo, a Guerrero Attorney General's Office spokesman told Ef…
New Zealand HeraldIsraeli soldiers watched settlers fire on PalestiniansNew Zealand HeraldBy Donald Macintyre An Israeli soldier patrols near a building occupied by Israeli settlers in the West Bank city of Hebron. Photo / AP A leading Israeli human ri…
Guinean Soldiers Beat Country Journalist At YengaAllAfrica.comBy Mohamed Massaquoi, 22 May 2012 A reporter with Standard Times newspaper who also doubles as chairman east of the Sierra Leone Reporters Union SLRU is now healing his wounds after being se…
The Chosun IlboChinese fishermen say North Korean soldiers beat and robbed themLos Angeles TimesOur ship was just drifting in the ocean the whole time with North Korean soldiers watching and guarding us all the time," said Wang. "The North Ko…
Army 'should learn from' accidental shooting of soldier Michael Pritchard …The IndependentThe father of a young soldier who was accidentally shot dead by a comrade while on active service in Afghanistan called today for lessons to be learned …
Afghan soldiers poorly equippedThe AustralianYet the foot soldiers don't have night-vision goggles to go after the Taliban under cover of darkness. At the rock-strewn firing range of the 203 Thunder Corps in Paktia province, Sergeant Said Aga recal…
Aljazeera.comColombian rebels kill 12 soldiers near Venezuela borderFox NewsA unit of about 80 FARC guerrillas presumably operating out of Venezuela killed 12 Colombian soldiers along the border, officials said. "It's a setback, a setback in t…
The Associated PressYemen Soldiers Hold Somber Ceremony After Suicide AttackVoice of America (blog)Yemeni soldiers somberly marched in a National Day parade on Tuesday, one day after a suicide bomber killed at least 96 troops and wounded more than 200 …
Voice of AmericaYemen Soldiers Hold Somber Ceremony After Suicide AttackVoice of AmericaYemeni soldiers somberly marched in a National Day parade on Tuesday, one day after a suicide bomber killed at least 96 troops and wounded more than 200 during a re…
