Category Archives: Troops

American general returns military flag from Iraq to U.S.

By doris | Published: December 20, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — The American general who oversaw the withdrawal of tens of thousands of troops from Iraq returns to the United States on Tuesday, carrying the military flag that flew over the Iraqi capital. The simple act is a long-standing military tradition that signifies the end of a mission. There is [...]

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Mail call: Sending love to troops abroad

By doris | Published: December 11, 2011

Full Story at CBSNews.com For military personnel far from home for the holidays . . . few sounds are more welcome than the words MAIL CALL. And dedicated volunteers here on the home front are working hard to make sure that none our troops anywhere in the world is disappointed. Our Cover Story is reported [...]

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US troops fear final spectacular attack in Iraq

By doris | Published: November 27, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com KALSU BASE, Iraq — As he watches yet another US military column prepare to drive across Iraq’s southern desert wastelands and withdraw into Kuwait, US Army Col. Scott Efflandt fears the impact of any final strike against his troops. “What we worry about is a disproportional attack that taints the overall [...]

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Obama: All US troops out of Iraq by end of year

By doris | Published: October 21, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Friday declared an end to the Iraq war, one of the longest and most divisive conflicts in U.S. history, announcing that all U.S. troops would be withdrawn from the country by year’s end. “As promised the rest of our troops in Iraq will come home [...]

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Obama orders U.S. troops to help chase down African ‘army’ leader

By doris | Published: October 14, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — President Barack Obama is sending about 100 U.S. troops to Africa to help hunt down the leaders of the notoriously violent Lord’s Resistance Army in and around Uganda. “I have authorized a small number of combat-equipped U.S. forces to deploy to central Africa to provide assistance to regional [...]

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Vet: Honor WWII survivors while we still live

By doris | Published: September 3, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — A Marine who fought in the Battle of Okinawa urged Americans on Friday to honor those who served in World War II now, while veterans from that conflict are still alive. E. Bruce Heilman, speaking at a ceremony marking the 66th year since the end of the [...]

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Price on Gaddafi’s head as fighting goes on

By doris | Published: August 24, 2011

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s new masters offered a million-dollar bounty for the fugitive Muammar Gaddafi, after he urged his men to fight on in battles across parts of the capital. A day after rebel forces overran his Tripoli headquarters and trashed symbols of his 42-year rule, scattered pockets of loyalist diehards [...]

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Rebels, troops battle near Moammar Gadhafi’s compound; no sign of dictator

By doris | Published: August 22, 2011

Full Story at  msnbc.com TRIPOLI, Libya — Libyan government tanks and snipers put up scattered, last-ditch resistance in Tripoli on Monday after rebels swept into the heart of the capital, cheered on by crowds hailing the end of Moammar Gadhafi’s 42 years in power.The 69-year-old leader, urging civilians to take up arms against rebel “rats,” [...]

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Forces in Afghanistan kill militants involved in downing of copter

By doris | Published: August 10, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) — Coalition forces in Afghanistan have killed the Taliban insurgents responsible for the downing of a helicopter that left 38 U.S. and Afghan personnel dead, the commander of U.S. forces there and NATO announced Wednesday. A precision airstrike killed Mullah Mohibullah — a Taliban leader — and the [...]

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U.S. official: More than two dozen U.S. deaths in Afghan copter crash

By doris | Published: August 6, 2011

Full Story atCNN.com Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) — More than two dozen American troops are believed to have died in a deadly Chinook helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan overnight, a U.S. military official told CNN on Saturday. Among those killed were a mix of special forces from different services, the official said. If the numbers are [...]

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Memorial Day marked by ceremonies, tributes

By doris | Published: May 30, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — Americans from Washington to California are marking Memorial Day with parades, barbecues and special tributes tied to the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. An annual holiday honoring the nation’s war dead was infused with new meaning this year, coming just months before the 10-year anniversary.

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Warriors who became walking libraries

By doris | Published: May 28, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) — Roland Marbaugh wrote 509 pages of his tales of war — from the swampy Solomon Islands in World War II to the frozen Chosin Reservoir in Korea. His son typed them all up on an electric typewriter in the 1980s but unpublished, Marbaugh’s stories remained largely in [...]

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Bin Laden hideout location challenges Pakistan credibility

By doris | Published: May 2, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com Osama bin Laden’s presence in an elaborately fortified million-dollar compound “raises questions” about what some Pakistani officials might have known about the al-Qaida leader’s presence prior to Sunday’s raid that killed him, the top White House counterterrorism adviser said Monday. The pointed comments by White House advisor John Brennan come amid [...]

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Man arrested for creating fake army unit

By doris | Published: April 13, 2011

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Chinese man was arrested for creating a fake U.S. Army unit and convincing immigrants that joining the squad was a path to citizenship, authorities said. Yupeng Deng, 51, allegedly gave his recruits military uniforms, had them parade in a Los Angeles suburb and took them to [...]

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Who gets paid in a shutdown? Congress!

By doris | Published: April 8, 2011

Full Story at money.cnn.comWHY CAN’T THEY ALL GET ALONG WITH EACH OTHER. THE HAVE TO TO SOMETHING TO GET US BACK ON TRACK. THEY GET PAID AND EVERYONE ELSE HAS TO SIT AND WATCH THEM DO NOTHING,BUT WE HAVE BILLS TO PAY. IS EVERYONE GOING TO WAIT UNTIL THE GOVERMENT PAYS US DON’T THINK SO. [...]

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US warplane crashes, Libya policy in flames

By doris | Published: March 23, 2011

Full Story at EconomicTimes.indiatimes.com WASHINGTON: A US F-15 fighter jet went down in flames while enforcing a no-fly zone over Libya while ground fighting raged on Tuesday even as Washington’s interventionist policy in the region teetered over the lack of clarity about its intention and the endgame. Equipment malfunction was cited as the reason for [...]

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Missiles strike Libya in first wave of allied assault

By doris | Published: March 19, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com BENGHAZI, Libya — A coalition of American and European forces bombed Libyan targets by air and sea Saturday in the first phase of a military campaign to drive Moammar Gadhafi from power. French warplanes fired the first shots in the broadest international military effort since the Iraq war, destroying government tanks [...]

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Lucky! Woman has 1/11/11 baby at 11:11 a.m.

By doris | Published: January 12, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com MERIDIAN, Idaho — Tyler Ashton Marx’s lucky number is going to be one, or 11, or maybe both. The son of Jared and Leslie Marx was born at 11:11 a.m. on Jan. 11, 2011, at St. Luke’s Meridian Medical Center in Meridian, Idaho. Jared Marx is serving in Iraq and watched [...]

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War hero’s tour: A soldier adjusts to fame

By doris | Published: January 3, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com CHICAGO — It was years in the making, so Staff Sgt. Sal Giunta had time to talk with his wife about the “what if” question. He’d been recommended for the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military decoration. If chosen, his name would be in headlines. His face in the spotlight. [...]

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Armed Forces

By doris | Published: May 23, 2010

Full Story at goodnewsdaily.com The valiant actions of three injured U.S. army soldiers were recognized during a March 26 Warriors in Transition Purple Heart ceremony at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The prestigious award was presented to U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jason Mazzella, U.S. Army Master Sgt. Robert Sutherland and U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class [...]

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