Category Archives: Troops

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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S. Korea vows ‘firm’ action against North

By doris | Published: May 20, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com SEOUL – South Korea accused North Korea Thursday of firing a torpedo that sank a naval warship in March, killing 46 sailors in the country’s worst military disaster since the Korean War. South Korea said it would take “firm” measures against its impoverished and reclusive neighbor, which furiously responded that it [...]

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Suicide bomber strikes U.S. base

By doris | Published: February 12, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) — Five U.S. soldiers were wounded Thursday when a suicide bomber attacked a U.S. base, an Afghan official said. The attacker detonated the bomb about 9 p.m. while in the “sleeping area” on the base, said Paktia province spokesman Roullah Samoun. It is unclear how the bomber got [...]

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U.S. soldiers in Iraq could face courts-martial for getting pregnant

By doris | Published: December 22, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — A new order from the general in charge of northern Iraq makes getting pregnant or impregnating a fellow soldier an offense punishable by court-martial. The directive, part of a larger order restricting the behavior of the 22,000 soldiers under Maj. Gen. Anthony Cucolo’s command, is meant to prevent [...]

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Afghan leader: Help needed to pay for larger army

By doris | Published: December 8, 2009

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Tuesday it will be at least 15 years before his government can bankroll a security force strong enough to protect the country from the threat of insurgency. Speaking at a news conference with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Karzai said Afghan security forces [...]

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Troops, families mixed over Obama’s surge

By doris | Published: December 2, 2009

Full Story at msnbc.com JACKSONVILLE, N.C. – Battle-weary troops and their families braced for a wrenching round of new deployments to Afghanistan announced Tuesday by the president, but many said they support the surge as long as it helps to end the eight-year-old conflict. As President Barack Obama outlined his plan to send 30,000 extra [...]

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U.S. military faces operation pack up

By doris | Published: November 29, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) — The U.S. drawdown currently happening in Iraq is not just about service members, it also involves military equipment. Because there’s so much of it, packing it up and moving it out has become one of the most challenging missions. “It’s like any household, you know,” explained Army [...]

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Vietnam vet: ‘I’m not ashamed to say I shed some tears’

By doris | Published: November 11, 2009

Full Story at The-Daily-Record.com RITTMAN DISTRICT — Asking all 18- and 19-year-olds to stand, Gary Maibach urged Rittman students to look at the teenagers. Those are the ones asked to serve their country in the military, Maibach said, not gray-haired grandfathers. Maibach, who served as a medic in the Army during the Vietnam War, encouraged [...]

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The bugler’s final ‘thank you’

By doris | Published: November 10, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com New York (CNN) — Long Island native Louis DiLeo began his music career as a child. As an adult, he spends his days blowing the same sad song: taps. As the sole bugler for the southern region of New York’s Military Forces Honor Guard — part of the state National Guard [...]

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Officers raid Texas home of suspect in Fort Hood shootings

By doris | Published: November 6, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com Fort Hood, Texas (CNN) — Officers raided the apartment of the soldier suspected in the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, early Friday, searching for clues as to what caused the military psychiatrist to allegedly gun down soldiers he had taken an oath to help, a police spokeswoman said. The alleged gunman, [...]

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Stress of war takes mental toll on military kids

By doris | Published: August 14, 2009

Full Story at msnbc.com The years-long U.S. commitment in Iraq and Afghanistan is taking a significant toll on the children of service members, who are 2½ times more likely to develop psychological problems than American children in general, new research indicates. The study, published this week in the Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, found [...]

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Study recommends total ban on smoking for soldiers

By doris | Published: July 14, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com A new study commissioned by the Pentagon and the Department of Veterans Affairs recommends a complete ban on tobacco, which would end tobacco sales on military bases and prohibit smoking by anyone in uniform, not even combat troops in the thick of battle. According to the study, tobacco use impairs military [...]

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Restoring the Earth helps veterans heal

By doris | Published: May 20, 2009

Full Story At  CNN.com Like many other vets returning from deployment overseas, Grisham, a medical corpsman, came back from Iraq seared by memories of war and unsure about how to re-enter civilian life. But a program in Washington state helps military veterans learn marketable job skills and make sense of their experiences in combat. Program [...]

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Army orders helmet recall

By doris | Published: May 6, 2009

Full Story  UPI.com WASHINGTON, May 5 (UPI) — The U.S. Army says it is recalling 37,000 advanced combat helmets because of substandard screws used to attach the chin strap and other parts. Lt. Col. Robert Myles, product manager for soldier survivability, said 34,533 of the helmets had been returned as of Tuesday, Stars and Stripes [...]

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12K U.S. Troops To Leave Iraq By Sept.

By doris | Published: March 8, 2009

Full Story At  CBS News CBS/AP) The U.S. military has announced that 12,000 American and 4,000 British troops will leave Iraq by September. Maj. Gen. David Perkins says that will reduce U.S. combat power from 14 brigades to 12 brigades. He also said Sunday that the U.S. is turning over more facilities to the Iraqi [...]

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Leaving Iraq: U.S. plans taking shape

By doris | Published: March 1, 2009

Full Story At msnbc.com BAGHDAD – The U.S. military map in Iraq in early 2010: Marines are leaving the western desert, Army units are in the former British zone in the south and the overall mission is coalescing around air and logistics hubs in central and northern Iraq. Meanwhile, commanders will be shifting their attention [...]

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After pullout some U.S. forces still in combat

By doris | Published: February 26, 2009

Full Story At  msnbc.com WASHINGTON – Some of the U.S. forces likely to remain in Iraq after President Barack Obama fulfills his pledge to withdraw combat troops would still have a combat role fighting suspected terrorists, the Pentagon said Wednesday. Obama could announce his withdrawal strategy as early as Friday. He will travel that day [...]

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Troops overseas get in on Super Bowl action

By doris | Published: January 31, 2009

Full Story At  CNN.com WASHINGTON (CNN) — Ready for your Super Bowl party? Sure, you have drinks, hot wings, maybe even a favorite jersey. But do you have an M-16, a Kevlar helmet and body armor?Pittsburgh Steelers fan Sheresa Coleman will watch the Super Bowl from the USS Mahan in the Gulf of Aden. Pittsburgh [...]

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