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Sunday, October 5, 2008
Soldier is among 9 killed in a firefight
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12:00AM, October 5
Army Sgt. Read more
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Soldier killed in Vietnam in 1971 is home for burial
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October 4, 2008
Army Sgt. Read more
Blast kills seven Russian soldiers
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October 4, 2008
A car exploded Friday, killing seven soldiers outside Russia’s military headquarters in South Ossetia, and Russian authorities said it was a terrorist bombing meant to wreck the tense cease-fire that ended the war with Georgia. Read more
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Death toll in India temple stampede rises to 168
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October 1, 2008
The death toll in a stampede of thousands of pilgrims at a Hindu temple here rose to 168 Tuesday, officials said, and a false rumor of a bomb was blamed for causing the panic. Read more
Thursday, September 18, 2008
The Taliban’s cunning takes West by surprise
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September 18, 2008
A summer of heavy fighting during which Western military leaders had hoped to seize the initiative from Islamic militants has instead revealed an insurgency capable of employing complex new tactics and fighting across a broad swath of Afghanistan. Read more
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Soldier was among 3 who drowned in canal
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September 14, 2008
When their armored truck toppled into a canal that night in southern Afghanistan, the soldiers struggled to free themselves in the darkness as the water level rose. Read more
At least 18 killed in series of blasts in Indian capital
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September 14, 2008
Multiple bomb blasts rocked this densely populated city Saturday evening, killing at least 18 people and injuring dozens more in the worst terrorist incident to hit the Indian capital in nearly three years. Read more
Friday, September 12, 2008
Terror attacks are a driving force to serve country
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September 12, 2008
Morgen Jacobs was a high school senior when terrorists attacked the U.S. on Sept. Read more
Monday, September 8, 2008
Brought together by grief
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September 8, 2008
When a married soldier dies, the military removes his wedding band to send to his widow. Read more
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Suicide bomber kills six in northern Iraq
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September 7, 2008
A suicide car bomber struck at an outdoor market Saturday in a northern Iraqi city, killing six people and wounding 54, police and hospital authorities said. Read more
Rifleman is killed in bomb explosion in Afghanistan
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September 7, 2008
The opening line of Ivan Wilson’s last letter home to his mother had a poignant resonance at his memorial service. Read more
Monday, August 25, 2008
Iraq suicide attack kills 25
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August 25, 2008
A suicide bomber rushed into a neighborhood celebration for a man who had just been released from detention Sunday night, detonating his explosives and killing at least 25 other people, police said. Read more
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Soldier is killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq
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August 17, 2008
Du Hai Tran of Chatsworth could not stop smiling the day his daughter was born. Read more
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Al Qaeda official is said to be dead
World |
August 13, 2008
A senior Al Qaeda figure died this week in fighting in Pakistan’s tribal borderlands, a Pakistani security official and other sources said Tuesday. Read more
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Sunni leader reported killed
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August 6, 2008
Gunmen killed a senior leader of a U.S.-allied Sunni Muslim group and six of his guards in an ambush south of Baghdad, a group member and residents said Tuesday. Read more
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Legislators fail again to vote on Iraq election law
World |
August 5, 2008
Two U.S. soldiers died in a roadside bombing in eastern Baghdad on Monday, and Iraq’s government once more failed to hold a vote on a crucial law that would allow provincial elections this year. Read more
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Military deaths
California | Local |
July 20, 2008
The Defense Department last week identified the following American military personnel killed in Afghanistan and Iraq or who died at a U.S. hospital of their injuries:
Sergio S. Abad, 21, of Morganfield, Ky.; private first class, Army. Read more
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Taliban attack raises doubts
World |
July 15, 2008
An insurgent raid that penetrated an American outpost in eastern Afghanistan, killing nine soldiers, has deepened doubts about the U.S. military’s effort to contain Islamic militants. Read more
Monday, July 14, 2008
9 U.S. troops die in Afghan attack
World |
July 14, 2008
Insurgents armed with machine guns, mortars and rocket-propelled grenades mounted a fierce assault on a remote, relatively lightly manned U.S. outpost in northeastern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing nine American soldiers. Read more
