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Memorial Day 2009 - A Look at Women in the Military

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 06.23.2009 | Politics

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Marcia G. Yerman

Hopefully, in between the barbecues and the parades, our citizens will reflect on both the physical and emotional challenges that our service women have -- and continue -- to face.

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Pentagon Telepathy Program Wants Soldiers To Communicate Through Neural Signals On Battlefield

Danger Room | Posted 06.14.2009 | World

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Forget the battlefield radios, the combat PDAs, or even those infantry hand signals. When the soldiers of the future want to communicate, they're goin...

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Lets Show US Troops in Iraq That Americans Have Changed

Rob Tacy | Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics

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Rob Tacy

Let's show our brave men and women, fathers and mothers, sons and daughters who fought in Iraq that the sacrifices they have made for our continued safety have been appreciated.

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What I Learned In Afghanistan

Stewart Nusbaumer | Posted 06.09.2009 | World

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Stewart Nusbaumer

From my three months in Afghanistan in 2006 and these two months in 2009 I have learned a national flag, a constitution, a president and a national seal do not make a nation.

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Ryan Grim

Soldiers In Afghanistan Given Bibles, Told To "Hunt People For Jesus" (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 06.04.2009 | World

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A U.S. church raised money to send Bibles, printed in the Pashtu and Dari languages, to American soldiers stationed in Afghanistan, a report on Al Jaz...

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Gunman In Iraqi Army Uniform Kills 2 US Soldiers

AP | BRIAN MURPHY | Posted 06.02.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD — An Iraqi soldier opened fire on a U.S. military team Saturday, killing two American soldiers and wounding three, the U.S. military sai...

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5 US Soldiers Killed In Mosul, Iraq Truck Bombing

AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 05.11.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD — A suicide truck driver detonated a ton of explosives near a police headquarters in the northern city of Mosul on Friday, killing five ...

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Being a Woman Veteran

Kayla Williams | Posted 04.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Women's Rights, Iraq Veterans, US Soldiers, Army, Women's Issues, San Francisco, Veterans, Living News
Kayla Williams

Last Wednesday, I was honored and proud to be invited to the SHOUT! Art by Women Veterans show put on in San Francisco by Swords to Plowshares.

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Pentagon Phasing Out "Stop-Loss" Policy

AP | PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 04.18.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The Army this summer will start cutting back on use of the unpopular practice of holding troops beyond their enlistment dates and h...

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Army Fired 11 Soldiers In January For Being Openly Gay

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 04.12.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The Army fired 11 soldiers in January for violating the military's policy that gay service members must keep their sexuality hidden...

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No Glory in War

Aaron Huey | Posted 04.10.2009 | World

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Aaron Huey

2009-03-10-drapepull.png War is death. I think we need to be reminded as much as possible that real people are in those flag-draped boxes.

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Roadside Bomb Kills 4 US Troops In Afghanistan; Deadliest Attack This Year

AP | HEIDI VOGT | Posted 03.27.2009 | World

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KABUL — A roadside bomb killed four U.S. troops in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, inflicting the year's deadliest single attack on internation...

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Obama Nixed Full Surge After Quizzing Brass

Inter Press Service | Gareth Porter | Posted 04.14.2009 | World

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President Barack Obama decided to approve only 17,000 of the 30,000 troops requested by Gen. David McKiernan, the top commander of U.S. and NATO tro...

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Iraq: US Soldier Convicted Of 2007 Murder

BBC | Posted 03.23.2009 | World

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A US soldier has been convicted of murder for his involvement in the killing of four Iraqis who were shot and dumped in a Baghdad canal in 2007. Sgt ...

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A Military Family Treated Shabbily -- a Demand for Accountability

Hal Donahue | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics

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Hal Donahue

Sgt. Ryan Maseth, a highly decorated Army ranger, stepped into the community shower of his Iraq building, reached out to turn on the water and died, a victim of electrocution.

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Immigration Reform is a Promise Waiting to be Filled

Marisa Treviño | Posted 03.02.2009 | Politics

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Marisa Treviño

Some analysts are guessing that Obama, while he won't utter the words "immigration reform" in the same breath, might be more willing to tackle the issue one piece at a time.

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Inauguration Reflection

Bill Allen | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics

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Bill Allen

Just yards from where slaves were auctioned and on the steps of a building constructed with slave labor, an African-American took the oath of office in a peaceful passage of power.

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Violent Veterans, the Big Picture

Helen Benedict | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics

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Helen Benedict

Iraq War veterans seem to be killing and hurting themselves and others more than veterans of any other war in American history.

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US Denies Russia's Claim That Its Volunteers Fought With Georgia

AP | Posted 01.24.2009 | World

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MOSCOW — The U.S. Embassy has denied Russian investigators' claims that American volunteers fought on Georgia's side in its war against Russia. ...

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Coming Home

Darryle Pollack | Posted 01.11.2009 | Living

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Darryle Pollack

Since my daughter joined the military community, she has opened my eyes to the military lifestyle, as foreign to me as another planet.

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US Soldiers Re-Enlisting Because Of Poor Economy

AP | JOHN MILBURN and STEPHEN MANNING | Posted 01.02.2009 | Politics

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FORT RILEY, Kan. — Sgt. Ryan Nyhus spent 14 months patrolling the deadly streets of Baghdad, where five members of his platoon were shot and one...

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A Moment to Reflect

Scott Kesterson | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics

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Scott Kesterson

Some soldiers' opinions I recently wrote about are theirs to have, even though they may be highly unpopular. Being unpopular does not, however, make their opinion any less valid nor criminal.

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The Eleventh of the Eleventh of the Eleventh

Tom Cosgrove | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics

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Tom Cosgrove

Today, 90 years after the Allies and Germany signed an armistice to bring an end to WW I, President George W. Bush will preside over his last Veterans...

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Re: Scott Kesterson's "The Other Side of Paradise"

Sean Gilfillan | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

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Sean Gilfillan

The one thing that all US Army personnel have in common is their choice to wear the uniform and volunteer to serve the nation, regardless of who is in charge and regardless of if they agree.

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The Other Side of Paradise, Part 2

Scott Kesterson | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

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Scott Kesterson

Talking about the election, the Staff Sergeant said to me, "If there is anything I take away from this, it is that change is fearful."

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