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'Ordinary' Army Reserve Soldier receives Silver Star for 'extraordinary' heroism
www.Army.mil"I don't consider myself a hero," said Army Resere Sgt. Gregory S. Ruske. "I was just an ordinary guy put in an extraordinary situation. I reacted based on my upbringing, training and compassion, and...Aging Polk barracks receiving millions in renovations
www.Army.milCommunity members who live and work on the installation know that Fort Polk's barracks are aging. Original construction of the buildings in the late '70s and early '80s was designed for a 50 year...
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SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii - The 2008 presidential campaign has entered the home stretch as Election Day quickly approaches. Soldiers and family members eligible to vote are being encouraged by the Army to take... Soldier earns rare honor for heroic actions in Iraq
www.Army.milFORT LEWIS, Wash. - The deep boom of an explosion shook the ground and awoke Staff Sgt. Christopher Waiters from sleep on April 5, 2007. The 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Soldier had bedded down... Night Fire
www.Army.milA Soldier competing in the "Best Warrior" competition participates in a night-fire exercise at Fort Lee, Va., Oct. 2. Twenty-four of the Army's finest warriors representing 12 commands from across the...Future Combat Systems gets full funding in Authorization Act
www.Army.milWASHINGTON, DC -- The testing of Future Combat Systems equipment and testimonials from Soldiers using it may have helped the program receive full funding for the first time. President Bush signed...Community members pledge support to New Jersey military families
www.Army.milby Peter Rowland and Audra CallowayPICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. — Morris County community leaders joined military representatives from Picatinny and the New Jersey National Guard to pledge their support to...U.S. Africa Command
U.S. Africa Command is officially operational. www.Army.mil1st Cav. Soldiers receive awards for valor
www.Army.milby Pfc. Terence Ewings, 4th BCT PAO, 1st Cavalry Division PAOCONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq - One of the first thoughts that came to Sgt. Steven Robinson during a rocket attack at Forward... Army unveils new Stability Operations manual
www.Army.milWASHINGTON (TRADOC News Service, Oct. 6, 2008) - The commanding general of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, Gen. William S. Wallace, unveiled new Army doctrine today at the... Gunfight on Thai-Cambodia border
Thailand and Cambodia have been fighting centres on 1.8 square miles (4.6 sq km) of scrub near the 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple, which sits on a jungle-clad escarpment dividing the countries.The tension turned violent in October when one Cambodian and two Thai soldiers...Sky Soldier awarded Distinguished Service Cross
by Staff Sgt. Brandon Aird, 173rd ABCT Public AffairsVICENZA, Italy -- Staff Sgt. Erich Phillips, mortar platoon sergeant for Chosen Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, also known as "The...
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'They brought me back to life'
by Sgt. Lindsey M. BradfordFORT LEWIS, Wash - Spc. Wesley Hixon never set out to get a Purple Heart or to be a hero when he left for Iraq. But on Sept. 18, hundreds of his family members, friends, fellow Soldiers...
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Veterans feel nation's appreciation on honor flight
by Karl Hawkins, Redstone RocketWorld War II veteran Paul Taylor enjoyed seeing the memorial built in his honor during the Sept. 13 Tennessee Valley Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. Yet, for Taylor, the highlight...
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U.S. Army Issues Doctored Photos Of Dead G.I.s To Associated Press
You can work hard not to succumb to feeling completely cynical, discouraged, and manipulated by the government, the media, and the military...and then something like this happens and throws it all right out the...
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