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August 9, 2011

Obama pays his respects to Americans killed in Afghanistan

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AP) - Obama has been paying his respects today to the 30 Americans who were…
August 6, 2011

Obama mourns 31 US troops killed in Afghan crash

WASHINGTON (AP) - An American official says the helicopter appears to have been shot down Saturday in eastern Afghanistan in…
July 29, 2011

Somali: More aid needed; Troops gain new ground

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - African Union and Somali forces traded barrages of fire at a new front line in Mogadishu…
July 18, 2011

Suspect in Ark. soldier's death seeks bigger stage

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - When Abdulhakim Muhammad goes on trial this week in Little Rock, he won't face any…
June 22, 2011

Obama: 30,000-plus troops leaving Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama said they will leave at a steady pace, but the U.S. combat mission is not expected…
June 22, 2011

Obama likely to bring 10K troops home this year

WASHINGTON (AP) - But with 100,000 U.S. troops currently in Afghanistan, that drawdown may not be substantial enough to satisfy…
June 21, 2011

Obama to move US closer to leaving Afghanistan

WASHINGTON (AP) - The president has said he favors a significant withdrawal, his advisers have not quantified that statement...
May 30, 2011

Obamas honor America's veterans on Memorial Day

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will spend Memorial Day paying tribute to the military....
May 30, 2011

Sistas in the service: Why we love our black women in uniform

OPINION - Women serve in all four armed forces, ranking from private to general. Like our brethren, we are trained…
May 17, 2011

Army mother returns home on daughter's birthday

VIDEO - Captain Adderly-McAlmont will have to leave again soon, but you can bet, she and her baby are going…
May 6, 2011

Obama to bin Laden assault team: 'Job well done'

FORT CAMPBELL, Kentucky (AP) - President Barack Obama embraced the U.S. commandos he sent after terror mastermind Osama bin Laden...
May 4, 2011

What Osama bin Laden image will satisfy us?

OPINION - Seeing a grisly photo of Osama bin Laden will do nothing to decrease our collective pain...
August 31, 2010

Obama ends Iraq combat effort: Time to turn page

WASHINGTON (AP) - From the Oval Office, where Bush first announced the invasion that would come to define his time…
August 31, 2010

Obama honors troops as Iraq combat mission ends

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama was an early critic of the war, promising during his presidential campaign to bring the conflict…
August 26, 2010

Obama Iraq speech to signal shift to Afghan focus

VINEYARD HAVEN, Massachusetts (AP) - Before his White House speech, Obama will fly to Fort Bliss in Texas on Tuesday…
August 25, 2010

Obama to address nation to mark end of Iraq combat

VINEYARD HAVEN, Massachusetts (AP) --Iraq is scheduled to assume security for its own territory after next Tuesday, with the U.S.…
August 22, 2010

US troops unlikely to resume combat in Iraq

WASHINGTON (AP) - With a major military milestone in sight, Gen. Ray Odierno said in interviews broadcast Sunday that any…
August 19, 2010

Is Obama making good on his Iraq pullout promise?

OPINION - When I think about Obama's track record so far, I have to keep in mind the snapshot of…
August 2, 2010

Obama: US to leave Iraq ‘as promised, on schedule’

ATLANTA (AP) - President Obama is ready to spell out in greater detail America's changing mission in Iraq with the…
July 22, 2010

Records show Alvin Greene’s military missteps

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The veteran who has called himself an "American hero" was considered a lackluster service member at…