Tag: afghanistan
group name: veterans
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January 10, 2008 11:25 PM EST --
I will not post names to protect the privacy of the families.
An 82nd Airborne soldier died yesterday when the vehicle he was in was attacked by the enemy using an IED.
Another was injured. . . .
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January 11, 2008 11:57 AM EST --
(This may become rather long, so if you don't read to the end of this, it's OK. It's just one of those things that hit me this morning and if I don't write it, it will drive . . .
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August 11, 2007 10:01 PM EDT --
Just found this article, and wanted to share it...
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http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/10/war.adviser.draft.ap/index.html
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Frequent tours . . .
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August 19, 2007 02:18 PM EDT --
At least one aspect of next month’s anticipated report on Iraq is suddenly becoming apparent. Yesterday, the administration, through its various spokespersons, launched a multi-barreled attack . . .
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June 08, 2008 06:35 PM EDT --
During a week that has seen its news dominated by economic developments, violence has seemed to be on the increase in Iraq, while the region's political leaders have been maintaining an active, if . . .
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June 29, 2008 04:12 PM EDT --
Iran fired off the latest salvo in The Great Jawbone War yesterday, saying it might block the oil lanes in the Persian Gulf if attacked. Given the fact that the Strait of Hormuz, the only exit from the . . .
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July 06, 2008 04:41 PM EDT --
For the first time in the 117 weekly publications of The Toll, the Department of Defense released no obituaries from the war in Iraq last week.
However, bomb attacks today left one as-yet-unidentified . . .
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July 23, 2008 10:52 AM EDT --
I posted a story last night at http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977404518 about BooksforSoldiers.com, and why it needs people to donate money to stay alive. I just joined your group, . . .
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December 23, 2007 03:14 PM EST --
Some might say that it's one too many, especially during the holiday season, but last week's single combat death was the lowest casualty count ever reported on The Toll , continuing a trend that . . .
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September 23, 2007 04:20 PM EDT --
The Department of Defense released the obituaries of 20 military personnel killed in Iraq last week, ranging in age from 19 to 32. Ten of the fallen heroes (50%) were killed by improvised explosive devices. . . .
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March 31, 2008 02:09 AM EDT --
I have to say I just finished reading this story by Ricky Craven and it is outstanding. Him, Randie Lajoie, Jeff Fuller, and drag racer Hillary Will took a 10-day military tour through Afghanistan and . . .
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February 10, 2008 06:28 PM EST --
The snipers were hunkered down in what had already been a lengthy mission in Jarf Sakhr, 35 miles southwest of Baghdad. The team was observing a group of suspected insurgents situated about 500 feet away. . . .
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March 02, 2008 05:55 PM EST --
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad received a red carpet welcome in Baghdad today, according to the L.A. Times website.
Both he and his Iraqi counterpart took the occasion, initially, to blast an . . .
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March 16, 2008 10:08 PM EDT --
The news out of the Middle East has been hot and heavy during this, the final week of year five in the Iraq war.
And it comes at a time when interest in the war is waning, according to a survey by . . .
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April 27, 2008 03:55 PM EDT --
More evidence has now been uncovered regarding this Republican administration's continuing suppression and distortion of the news. In the most recent case, a series of e-mails has revealed that the . . .
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May 18, 2008 03:16 PM EDT --
One month after being feted at the White House as a member of a group of veterans dubbed the "Wounded Warriors," Travis Twiggs took his brother on a wild ride in Arizona reminiscent of the tragic . . .
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June 15, 2008 02:10 PM EDT --
Steven McDowell will never forget this Father's Day. Either will 12-year old Joshua McDowell. They are both mourning the recent death of Steven's only son and Joshua's dad, Army Sgt. 1 st . . .
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July 13, 2008 04:34 PM EDT --
The week offered evidence aplenty that, as violence trends upward in Afghanistan, the war in Iraq is nearing its final chapter. These events follow on the heels of, but are not necessarily related to, . . .
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July 20, 2008 08:42 PM EDT --
A high level meeting was held in Geneva between representatives from Iran, the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany, but little was accomplished. Today's press reports indicate . . .
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July 27, 2008 05:08 PM EDT --
One M-RAP, bomb-resistant vehicle - $1 million.
Lifelong treatment for post traumatic stress disorder - $800 thousand.
Invasion and occupation of a foreign country - priceless.
Actually, it looks . . .
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