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July 14, 2010

Medal of Honor recipient Vernon Baker dies at 90

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. - The Congressional Medal of Honor Society announces that 1st Lt. Vernon Baker, Medal of Honor recipient,…
June 23, 2010

Obama is right to fire McChrystal, but wrong on Afghanistan

OPINION - With or without General McChrystal, it is clear that a major rethinking of strategy is required, which should…
June 1, 2010

Will ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal start new ‘separate but equal’?

OPINION - The military is an institution built upon uniformity, integrity, equality and singularity of mindset. How then will it…
May 28, 2010

US toll reaches 1,000 deaths in Afghanistan war

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The grim milestone was reached when NATO reported that a service member was killed Friday in…
May 27, 2010

Congress to vote on gays in the military ban

WASHINGTON (AP) - The legislation would give the military as much time as it wants before lifting the ban...
May 22, 2010

Slideshow: Obama salutes soldiers at West Point

SLIDESHOW - Obama commended the cadets for serving the country and for setting a standard of service and sacrifice "as…
April 14, 2010

Militia movements pose a danger to democracy

OPINION - I am deeply distressed when a group of organized, active-duty personnel seem to suggest that a coup is…
April 13, 2010

African-American expected to be named US Commander in Iraq

WASHINGTON (AP) - The senior U.S. general in Iraq since 2008, Gen. Ray Odierno, will be succeeded by Lt. Gen.…
April 1, 2010

Army officer joins birthers, refuses to follow Obama's orders

Lt. Col. Terry Lakin, an Army physician, has refused to obey any orders from his commanding officers -- including President…
February 22, 2010

New book tells story of first black female POW

FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) - It tells the story of Shoshana Johnson, a single mother from Texas who was a…
February 1, 2010

US troops more than welcome in Haiti — for now

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Despite a checkered history in Haiti for the forces that are now providing a huge humanitarian…
January 14, 2010

US Army charges single mom who refused deployment

SAVANNAH, Georgia (AP) - Spc. Alexis Hutchinson, a 21-year-old Army cook from California, could face a prison sentence if she…
January 13, 2010

Single mom charged by Army for refusing deployment to care for infant son

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Spc. Alexis Hutchinson, a 21-year-old Army cook, could face a prison sentence and a dishonorable discharge…