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January 11, 2012
In a tragic story that could have played out on many college campuses across America, Private Danny Chen, 19, committed…
December 19, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - Lance Cpl. Aaron Leeks, 20, of Frederick, Md., said he asked Obama to accompany him because he's…
December 17, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is welcoming home troops who served in Iraq, saying that their service offers a…
December 15, 2011
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) - The U.S. Army has suspended the first woman to lead its drill sergeant school while…
December 15, 2011
BAGHDAD (AP) - After nearly nine years, 4,500 American dead, 32,000 wounded and more than $800 billion, U.S. officials formally…
December 12, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama heralded the end of the divisive Iraq war Monday, and warned Iraq's neighbors that the…
December 7, 2011
At long last, an American hero who earned a place in the hearts of many West Virginians is being honored…
December 1, 2011
SLIDESHOW - The White House has decked its halls with boughs of holly and plenty of shiny, sparkly bling for…
November 24, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has telephoned 10 U.S. service members stationed abroad to wish them a happy Thanksgiving…
November 23, 2011
BAGHDAD (AP) - After more than eight years in Iraq, the departing American military's legacy includes a fledgling democracy, bitter…
November 21, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The legislation, which creates tax breaks for companies that hire jobless veterans, marks the first proposal from…
November 11, 2011
TheGrio REPORTS -- The Barack Obama administration earlier this year launched Joining Forces, a national initiative designed to enlist broad-based…
November 10, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP)- Assuring military veterans that 'America has your back,' first lady Michelle Obama announced commitments from companies Thursday to…
October 27, 2011
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - While putting few U.S. troops at risk, the United States is also providing intelligence and training…
October 25, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's first black Marines received a rare national tribute Tuesday as the House voted to award…
October 21, 2011
OPINION - President Obama's announcement that the U.S. will withdraw all of its troops from Iraq by December 31st brings…
October 21, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama on Friday declared an end to the Iraq war, one of the longest and…
October 20, 2011
TheGRIO REPORT - The deployment is the biggest effort by the U.S. to eradicate the cult-like group the Lord's Resistance…
October 17, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Army medic was wounded in Afghanistan in 2004 when his transport helicopter was attacked as he…
October 7, 2011
VIDEO - Major General Andersen says that the new ranking 'fulfilled my dreams and aspirations of a lot of my…