September 8, 2008 in The Fallen
August 4, 2008 in The Fallen
August 4, 2008 in Soldiers In Iraq
Sick US Soldiers Sent to WarPrensa Latina, Cuba - 1 hour agoWashington, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) The US Department of Defense has sent sick soldiers to Iraq and Afghanistan, despite medical reports suggesting that they …
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August 3, 2008 in Soldiers In Iraq
August 1, 2008 in Soldiers In Iraq
Afghan Bombings Kill 5 Soldiers and InterpreterNew York Times, United States - 6 hours agoTaliban and other militant groups have turned increasingly to the insurgents’ weapon of choice in Iraq — the improvised roadside bomb — to attack American …
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July 25, 2008 in The Fallen
July 25, 2008 in The Fallen
More than 400 people attended funeral services this morning for Army 1st Lt. Jonathan Brostrom of ‘Aiea, who was killed July 13 in Afghanistan along with eight other soldiers in the deadliest attack on U.S. forces in three years.
1st Lt. Jonathan Brostrom’s American flag-draped casket was flanked by large bouquets of flowers at Holy Family [...]
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July 21, 2008 in The Fallen
July 21, 2008 in Soldiers In Iraq
United States presidential hopeful Barack Obama has called the situation in Afghanistan “precarious and urgent” and says Washington should start planning to transfer more troops there from Iraq.
Senator Obama spoke from Afghanistan on the CBS program Face the Nation after meeting privately with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on the second day of an overseas trip [...]
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July 16, 2008 in Soldiers In Iraq
The Southern Ledger
Some US soldiers in Iraq yearn to be in Afghan war
The Associated Press - 7 hours ago
Not all soldiers in Iraq are pining for service in Afghanistan. Greis, a 21-year veteran, isn’t eager to seek out battle. “There is nothing cool about …
Spc. Grover Gebhart has spent nine months at a small [...]
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July 16, 2008 in Soldiers in Afghanistan
Times Online
US Troops Withdraw From Afghan Outpost
Washington Post, United States - 3 hours ago
US and Afghan soldiers withdrew from the makeshift outpost near the remote village of Wanat as Taliban fighters swarmed the area near the border of the …
After suffering significant setbacks in the fight against insurgents in eastern Afghanistan, U.S. and [...]
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July 16, 2008 in Soldiers In Iraq
US casualties in Afghanistan are a grim reminder that the Taliban …
Houston Chronicle, United States - 4 hours ago
After nearly seven years and the loss of more than 4000 of our soldiers in Iraq, the grim reality is that the terrorists who present a clear danger to the …
In the chaotic and ungovernable hinterlands [...]
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July 13, 2008 in Soldiers In Iraq
Times Online
Territorial Army soldiers to be ordered to fight in Iraq and …
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 9 hours ago
By Rosa Prince, Political Correspondent All Territorial Army soldiers are to be required to risk their lives on the front line in Afghanistan and Iraq, …
PA
Territorial Army soldiers are presented with Iraq service medals by the [...]
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July 11, 2008 in Soldiers In Iraq
2 Guam Guardsmen killed: One soldier seriously injured in Afghanistan
Pacific Daily News, GU - Jul 11, 2008
US Army Staff Sgt. Steven Bayow, 42, a Yap native, was one of two soldiers killed Feb. 2, 2005, in Bayji, Iraq, when a bomb hit their vehicle. …
Sgt. Brian S. Leon Guerrero
Spc. Samson A. [...]
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