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7 Hoosiers killed in past year in Afghanistan; Donnelly, Walorski reflect
On Monday, Senator Joe Donnelly released the following statement to honor the Hoosier soldiers who have given the ultimate sacrifice to their country while protecting the freedoms of our nation. “This Memorial Day, I join all Americans as we...
Tags: U.S. Military, Memorial Day, Human Interest, Holidays, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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RAW VIDEO: Dash-cam sheds light on plane crash that killed 5 from Michigan
New video seems to confirm that a civilian cargo plane that crashed at Bagram Air Field Monday, killing all seven people aboard, was NOT taken down by enemy action. Five of seven people killed in the crash are from Michigan. The Taliban quickly...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Boeing Co., Kabul (Afghanistan), NATO, Taliban
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Pentagon creates new medal for cyber, drone wars
WASHINGTON (AP) — They fight the war from computer consoles and video screens. But the troops that launch the drone strikes and direct the cyberattacks that can kill or disable an enemy may never set foot in the combat zone. Now, defense officials...
Tags: Stuxnet Virus, Pakistan, Viral Diseases and Infections, Washington, DC, Awards and Prizes
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US may leave no troops in Afghanistan beyond 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says it might leave no troops in Afghanistan after December 2014, an option that defies the Pentagon's view that thousands of troops may be needed to contain al-Qaida and to strengthen Afghan forces....
Tags: U.S. Military, Washington, DC, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Kabul (Afghanistan), Leon Panetta
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An insider attack: Trust cost 2 lives, including SW Mich. soldier
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a sneak attack, but not by the enemy they feared. U.S. Army Capts. Joshua Lawrence and Drew Russell were inside a small command post on an Afghan army base, wrapping up a long day of coordinating the safe arrival of nearly...
Tags: Washington, DC, Kabul (Afghanistan), The Associated Press, U.S. Army, Freedom of Information Act
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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: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Forces, Afghanistan
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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: Iran, Executive Branch, Elections, Joe Biden, Egypt
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Family Spokesman: George McGovern dead at age 90
WALTER R. MEARS,Associated PressSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — George S. McGovern, a proud liberal who argued fervently against the Vietnam War as a senator from South Dakota and suffered one of the most crushing defeats in presidential election history against Richard Nixon in 1972,...Tags: Political Candidates, Arts and Culture, Bob Dole, U.S. Senate, Behavioral Conditions
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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: U.S. Military, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Injuries and Wounds, U.S. Department of Defense
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Iraqi family finds peace in America
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterThe and quiet were deafening their first night in America. No bombs exploded. No Humvees with armed soldiers rolled up the street. No gun-toting militia knocked the front door down looking to kill traitors. Iraq was left behind a world away. "Too quiet...Tags: Iraq, Emergency Incidents, U.S. Army, Explosions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Bugged by an old problem: Residents say apartments riddled with bedbugs
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterTrash bins overflowed with mattresses and furniture last month at a South Bend apartment complex. But anyone tempted to repurpose the loot would have been in for a nasty surprise. The bedding and furnishings were infested with bedbugs. The bugs had...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hotels and Accommodations, Trips and Vacations, Business
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Afghans: US paid $50,000 per shooting spree death
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — The United States has paid $50,000 in compensation for each Afghan killed in the shooting spree attributed to a U.S. soldier in southern Afghanistan, an Afghan official and a community elder said Sunday. The families of...
Tags: U.S. Military, Emergency Incidents, Explosions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Kandahar Massacre (2012)
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