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Former Marine Raises Money to Bring Home Stray Dog He Befriended in Afghanistan

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:23:30 +0000

When former Marine Shaun Duling met Bolt, a stray Labrador-shepherd mix, the little fella was skittish and hungry. Duling was doing contract work in Afghanistan with a German military unit, and while the Germans had adopted Bolt's sister as their mascot, the less-outgoing Bolt was mostly ignored.

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10 Moving Soldier Homecomings for Memorial Day

Kathy Landin — Wed, 23 May 2012 20:23:59 +0000

The service men and women of our country make huge sacrifices to fight battles on our behalf and keep the freedoms we hold dear. One of those sacrifices is being away from their families and loved ones for long periods of time.

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US Postal Service to Stop Shipping Electronics to Troops Overseas

Kathy Landin — Fri, 11 May 2012 17:45:30 +0000

In an announcement made earlier this month, the US Postal Service told customers that as of May 16, they will no longer ship electronics like iPads, Kindles, smartphones and other devices containing lithium batteries overseas.

This means that people who want to ship electronics to troops serving abroad will have to pay a premium to go through private shipping services.

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Not Again! More Pics Surface Of U.S. Soldier With Dead Terrorist

Mike Hendren — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:13:32 +0000

Several American soldiers are in hot water after photos of them posing with mutilated terrorist corpses have surfaced.

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Soldier Dad and Daughter Have Heartwarming Reunion in Front of Packed Auditorium

Mithun Divakaran — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:59:06 +0000

No matter how old they get, some daughters will always be “daddy’s little girl.” Here’s a soldier homecoming video that proves that point, with lots of tears.

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Former Navy SEAL Honors Fallen Comrade With Touching Gesture

Don Deane — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:07:17 +0000

In one of the most poignant ways of honoring a fallen comrade we’ve ever seen, former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell recently went to a Newtown, CT, pub and offered to pay the owner enough money to buy a random person a pint of Guinness every hour for the entire day.

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US Soldier To Be Charged With 17 Counts of Murder In Afghan Massacre

Tony Kerns — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:45:21 +0000

Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, the soldier accused of being the lone shooter in the mass murder of Afghan villagers on March 11, will be officially charged today with 17 counts of murder.

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US Soldier Accused of Afghanistan Massacre Said "I Did It", Flown Out Of Country

Tony Kerns — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:39:17 +0000

An already tense situation may have just gotten worse, with US officials removing the US Soldier accused of the Afghan civilian shootings from the country.

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US Soldier Kills 16 Afghan Civilians In Their Homes [UPDATE]

Tony Kerns — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:00:22 +0000

UPDATE: According to MSNBC, though no protests or demonstrations were seen Monday morning, the Afghan Taliban has pledged to take revenge against the “sick-minded American Savages”,

“The American ‘terrorists’ want to come up with an excuse for the perpetrator of this inhumane crime by claiming that this immoral culprit was mentally ill. If the perpetrators of this massacre were in fact mentally ill then this testifies to yet another moral transgression by the American militar

Returning Soldier Surprises Family at KFC [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:33:10 +0000

We’ve all seen the heartwarming videos of soldiers stationed overseas surprising their children stateside with early returns home.

And that’s how this video of Capt. Cherissa Jackson, who had been deployed in Afghanistan, begins, with mom surprising her daughters Anita and Ashley at a Gaitherburg, Maryland Kentucky Fried Chicken. But then it gets even more touching.

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