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Indiana Guard unit returns without soldier killed
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Soldiers with an Indiana National Guard unit that had one of its members killed in an Afghanistan attack have been reunited with their families. About 110 soldiers of the multiunit military police force arrived Thursday for a...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Forces
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Pentagon opens combat roles to women
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is lifting its ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after generations of limits on their service, defense officials said Wednesday....
Tags: Washington, DC, James Inhofe, Politics, The Pentagon, Barack Obama
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Community benefit set for Mishawaka High grad Oppelt, injured in Afghanistan
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterThe Ryan A. Balmer American Legion Post 161 will host an upcoming benefit to support Army Spc. Lucas Oppelt, a 2000 Mishawaka High School graduate critically injured in Afghanistan over Memorial Day weekend. WHEN: 4 to 9 p.m. June 30 (Saturday) WHERE:...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, Injuries and Wounds, American Legion
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Indiana Marine injured in Afghanistan gets Purple Heart
KOKOMO, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana Marine who suffered a brain injury in a 2008 firefight in Afghanistan has been honored with a Purple Heart he initially didn't want. Capt. E. Markus Trouerbach received his Purple Heart during a Friday ceremony at...
Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Human Interest
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Romney, Obama challenge each other in third and final debate
Associated PressBOCA RATON, Fla. -- President Barack Obama sharply challenged Mitt Romney on foreign policy in their final campaign debate Monday night, saying, "Every time you've offered an opinion you've been wrong." The Republican coolly responded, "Attacking me is...Tags: Joe Biden, Television Industry, Armed Conflicts, Libya, Politics
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Soldier back from Afghanistan gives family a surprise homecoming
WSBT-TVCOLOMA, Mich. – One Berrien County third grader got the surprise of his lifetime Friday. His dad, a soldier in the U.S. National Guard, returned home from Afghanistan. Staff Sergeant Mike Hoffman just finished his third tour overseas with the U.... -
Indiana Guard unit that lost 6 back from Afghanistan
GARY, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana National Guard unit that lost six of its members during an almost yearlong deployment in Afghanistan returned to Indiana Wednesday in a tearful, hug-filled reunion with friends and family. More than 80 members of the...
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South Bend hometown boy stands tall as Navy Chief
Naval Construction Battalion Center Public AffairsGULFPORT , Miss. – There are many moments in life as children grow, where parents couldn’t be more proud. One such moment happened Sept. 14 here, as South Bend resident, Michael Hallahan, pinned the anchors of a U.S. Navy chief petty officer...Tags: U.S. Navy, Armed Forces
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U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan nearing 2,000
As of Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, at least 1,988 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count. The AP count is six less than the Defense...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, U.S. Military, Injuries and Wounds, Armed Conflicts, Defense
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Rights Watch: Evidence of wider US waterboarding
CAIRO (AP) — Human Rights Watch said it has uncovered evidence of a wider use of waterboarding than previously acknowledged by the CIA, in a report Thursday detailing brutal treatment of detainees at U.S.-run lockups abroad after the 9/11 attacks....Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Politics, Libya, Human Rights Watch, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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American Taliban fighter says prayer rule 'absurd'
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — American-born Taliban fighter John Walker Lindh says a federal prison rule barring him and other Muslims from praying together daily is "absurd" and contends the U.S. is causing him to sin against his religion by prohibiting such...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Religion and Belief, Prisons, Islam, Taliban
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10 Dowagiac-based Guard members wounded in Afghanistan
DOWAGIAC, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan National Guard says a roadside bombing in Afghanistan has wounded 10 of its soldiers, including one who lost part of both arms. The guard says the soldiers injured in Sunday's attack were from the 1-126th...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Injuries and Wounds, Health, Politics, Bombings
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