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Three UK Paras killed in Afghanistan

The news of Mehsud death is general respite for the NASA troops in Afghanistan. Meanwhile three British para soldiers killed in an explosion and fouth one is critically injured.195 British soldiers have died since 2001 in Afghanistan." Three British soldiers have been killed...

ISAF Soldiers Killed in Southern Afghanistan

The NATO causalities risen in Afghanistan. the dead of these two servicemen were took place when the Afghan defense ministry has announced that security forces will be strengthened this year. " Two ISAF servicemen...

Two killed and Three Canadian Soldiers Wounded in Afghanistan

day by day the sense of resistance is raising among the afghan people. and as result of that the resistance spread all over the country.   Yesterday two Canadian Soldiers were killed and three of them were...

Time to re-Pass the GI Bill in the USA

"By JOEL MCNALLY  Tuesday, June 3, 2008As someone who opposed the Vietnam War and didn’t spit on a single soldier, I have never believed those stories about servicemen in uniform encountering a tsunami...

Brit Military Toll In Afghanistan Hits 100

" The number of British troops killed in Afghanistan since 2001 has reached 100, following the deaths of three soldiers.The Ministry of Defence said the trio died following a suicide attack on a routine patrol in...

Call to raise salary of UK troops

In the UK, a soldier's starting salary is £12,572 a year, comparedwith a traffic warden's basic wage of £17,000. Generals are now calling for this pay to be increased."The head of the British Army has demanded a pay rise for troops following revelations that some soldiers...

Israeli Jailed for Facebook Photo

Further proof that there is no such thing as privacy on the internet.Be wary, be warned, and be careful, soldier."Israel has sentenced a soldier to 19 days in jail for uploading a photograph taken on his military...

California lowriders become art, big business

I've always been a fan of lowriders.  Not so good with the kids car seats but hard to beat their style.  Maybe I'll trade in the kids and get myself one in the name of art."LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!)...

Army housing gets £80m boost

"DEFENCE Secretary Des Browne today announced an extra £80million funding to improve Army housing. The money will pay for a further 1,350 new en-suite bed spaces to be built under phase two of a project to improve Armed Forces housing across the country. The Ministry of...

Sixty percent of servicemen not to vote in 2009, minister

""The results of a survey conducted by a TNI headquarters` team show about 60 percent of TNI members will not exercise their voting right in the 2009 general election," he said on the sidelines of a hearing with...

Tensions rise in Ukraine over troops

"Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said Friday he was taking command of Ukraine's Interior Ministry troops, but a ministry spokesman rejected the order in a move of defiance that dramatically escalated the...

Americans Without Basic Human Rights

"There remains one issue that many people seem to know little or nothing about, and this concerns orphaned children fathered by Americans overseas, most of them servicemen. In Vietnam, the Philippines, Thailand, Korea, and Japan live hundreds of thousands of these children...

Sex Slavery And Male Prostitution Plaguing Russian Army

"According to the UN International Panel for Struggle against Sexual Exploitation, the Russian army is plagued with male prostitution. A small amount of money is enough to find a Russian soldier-prostitute in the center of Moscow. Russian soldiers in a line-up seemingly...

The Administration Had Detailed Advance Warning Of The Attack

"The attack was a surprise to our men at Pearl, their families, the American public, and the world at large. But while the extent of the human toll may have come as a shock to him, FDR was hardly surprised by the attack itself."

Japanese Soldier Resurfaces in Ukraine

Just when his family gave up all hope, the MIA shows up.

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