Knight Ridder/Tribune|November 08, 2009
More than 100 people gathered at All Veterans Memorial Park in Berg Park to witness the unveiling and dedication of the Medal of Honor Memorial. The new memorial is dedicated to three northwest New Mexico residents, Marine Lance Cpl. Kenneth Lee Worley, U.S. Army Pfc. Jose F. Valdez and Staff Sgt. Franklin D. Miller, who received the Medal of Honor for their heroic acts during war.
Associated Press|November 07, 2009
A chaplain exhorted hundreds of mourners gathered at a candlelight vigil to not give up hope as Fort Hood and its surrounding community looked to each other for comfort after an Army psychiatrist allegedly went on a deadly shooting spree at the military base. At least 13 died and more than two dozen were wounded.
Associated Press|November 07, 2009
Afghanistan's Defense Ministry says a NATO airstrike in the western province of Badghis mistakenly hit a joint base housing coalition troops and Afghan security forces, killing four Afghan soldiers and three policemen.
Associated Press|November 07, 2009
Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry said Saturday that the top U.N. official in the country overstepped his authority by giving instructions on how to rid the government of corruption and warlords.
Associated Press|November 07, 2009
A top Pentagon official says President Barack Obama's new strategy for Afghanistan will be certain to include reinforcements of foreign troops.
Stars and Stripes|November 07, 2009
Hiring more mental health counselors, asking Soldiers to keep tabs on each other’s mental health and working to remove the stigma of getting psychological help are all well and good.
Associated Press|November 07, 2009
Pakistani soldiers killed 12 militants in gunbattles over the past day, officials said Saturday, as government forces pressed on with their offensive in the mountainous Taliban sanctuary of South Waziristan.
Associated Press|November 06, 2009
An Army psychiatrist suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood cleaned out his apartment in the days before the rampage that left 13 people dead, a neighbor said Friday.
Associated Press|November 06, 2009
Two American soldiers disappeared in western Afghanistan after a routine resupply mission, and more than 25 NATO and Afghan security forces members were wounded during the search mission for them, the alliance said Friday.
Associated Press|November 06, 2009
The top commander at Fort Hood is crediting a civilian police officer for stopping the shooting rampage that killed 13 people at the Texas post.
Associated Press|November 06, 2009
The Pakistani army entered the last of three militant strongholds targeted by a major offensive in the northwest on Friday, as gunmen wounded a senior army officer and a soldier in the capital.
Associated Press|November 06, 2009
A pharmacy college graduate was indicted Thursday on new charges in an alleged terror plot to kill two prominent U.S. politicians and shoot people at American shopping malls.
Associated Press|November 06, 2009
Senior U.S. and Czech defense officials held talks Friday to discuss ways for the Czech Republic to participate in a reworked U.S. missile defense plan.
Associated Press|November 06, 2009
The name of the suspect in the Fort Hood rampage that left 13 dead and 30 wounded appears on radical Internet postings. A fellow officer says Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan fought his deployment to Iraq and argued with Soldiers who supported U.S. wars.
Associated Press|November 06, 2009
A military official says one more person has died after being injured during a shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Texas. Post spokesman Tyler Broadway said early Friday that the toll now stands at 13 dead and 30 wounded.
Associated Press|November 06, 2009
Intense deliberations are under way between the United States and its allies regarding the future of Afghanistan as the Obama administration continues its protracted strategic review of the war, the NATO chief said Friday.
Stephens Media|November 06, 2009
Smoke hid the carnage. Some 200 yards toward safety, Vanlandingham realized one Iraqi vehicle was missing. He told his sergeant to reverse the Humvee and ordered a Mark-19 grenade launcher to cover one roadside, two 50-caliber machine guns to cover the other. Vanlandingham then ran into the kill zone.
Stars and Stripes|November 06, 2009
To date, 22 class-action lawsuits related to burn pit illnesses have been filed in federal courts, covering both contractors and Soldiers exposed to particulate matter from the pits. But the Pentagon maintains that “only minor, temporary effects have been identified with the burn pit smoke.”
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services|November 06, 2009
Massachusetts servicemen and women returning home from their second and third tours of duty overseas will receive an added $500 bonus under a sweeping new law approved by House lawmakers on Wednesday that extends new benefits to veterans in a show of appreciation just days before Veterans Day.
New Haven Register|November 06, 2009
For Thomas J. Beirne Jr., the upcoming November funeral service with military honors for the remains of a Revolutionary War soldier is about 230 years too late.