en-us http://www.newsique.com/tags/us/soldiers/ Get Informed. Choose Your News. http://www.newsique.com/us/casino_mogul_hosts_wounded_vets_/ All too familiar with the gambles of war, Jimmy Kinsey, Kyle Riley and a few dozen fellow soldiers landed in the desert. But for these guys this Memorial Day, the most at stake is a few bucks. The soldiers-turned-high rollers took a private jet to Las news us 2008-05-26 08:16:44 http://www.newsique.com/us/casino_mogul_hosts_wounded_vets_/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24826015/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Interesting [7] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/casino_mogul_hosts_wounded_vets_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/married_troops_can_live_together/ When American soldiers get off duty in Iraq, the men usually return to their quarters, the women to theirs. But Staff Sgt. Marvin Frazier gets to go back to a small trailer with two pushed-together single beds that he shares with his wife. In a histori news us 2008-04-01 08:16:52 http://www.newsique.com/us/married_troops_can_live_together/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/261711940/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Interesting [8] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/married_troops_can_live_together/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/suicide_rate_in_army_at_a_26-yea/ Ninety-nine U.S. soldiers on active duty killed themselves last year, the highest rate of suicide in the Army in 26 years, a military report said. One out of four soldiers who committed suicide did so while serving in Iraq or Afghanistan, according to news us 2007-08-16 08:20:36 http://www.newsique.com/us/suicide_rate_in_army_at_a_26-yea/ USA Today http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/144751862/2007-08-16-army-suicide_N.htm http://www.newsique.com/sources/usatoday/ 91 Important [7] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/suicide_rate_in_army_at_a_26-yea/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/pentagon_confirms_it_sought_to_b/ A Berkeley watchdog organization that tracks military spending said it uncovered a strange U.S. military proposal to create a hormone bomb that could purportedly turn enemy soldiers into homosexuals and make them more interested in sex than fight news us 2007-06-09 20:21:41 http://www.newsique.com/us/pentagon_confirms_it_sought_to_b/ CBS News http://cbs5.com/topstories/local_story_159222541.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cbsnews/ 93 Funny [8] 60 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 1 http://www.newsique.com/us/pentagon_confirms_it_sought_to_b/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/terror_video_missing_soldiers_ki/ An al-Qaeda-umbrella group claimed its militants killed three American soldiers after capturing them last month in Iraq, according to a new video released Monday. "The Americans sent 4,000 soldiers looking for them and ... fearing that this will have b news us 2007-06-04 16:52:38 http://www.newsique.com/us/terror_video_missing_soldiers_ki/ USA Today http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/122049405/2007-06-04-video-missing-soldiers_N.htm http://www.newsique.com/sources/usatoday/ 91 Important [15] 95 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/terror_video_missing_soldiers_ki/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/not_to_see_the_fallen_is_no_favo/ On this Memorial Day, thousands of United States men and women are engaged in untold acts of bravery and drudgery on behalf of what our leaders have defined as vital American interests in Iraq and Afghanistan. But even as the flags wave to honor soldie news us 2007-05-30 14:57:09 http://www.newsique.com/us/not_to_see_the_fallen_is_no_favo/ New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/28/business/media/28carr.html?_r=2&ref=business&oref=slogin&oref=slogin http://www.newsique.com/sources/nytimes/ 96 Important [19] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/not_to_see_the_fallen_is_no_favo/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/are_us_soldiers_wearing_the_best/ For troops in the line of fire, body armor can spell the difference between life and death. Brig. Gen. Mark Brown, who oversees body armor for the Army, told NBC, “The body armor that we issue to our soldiers today is the best in the world. Bar none. news us 2007-05-19 13:02:13 http://www.newsique.com/us/are_us_soldiers_wearing_the_best/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18720550/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Important [7] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/are_us_soldiers_wearing_the_best/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/youtube_pioneers_challenge_penta/ YouTube's co-founders on Thursday challenged the Pentagon's assertion that soldiers overseas were sapping too much bandwidth by watching online videos, the military's principal rationale for blocking popular Web sites from Defense Department computers. news us 2007-05-17 21:01:12 http://www.newsique.com/us/youtube_pioneers_challenge_penta/ SF Gate http://feeds.sfgate.com/~r/sfgate/rss/feeds/news/~3/117571323/article.cgi http://www.newsique.com/sources/sfgate/ 95 Interesting [8] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/youtube_pioneers_challenge_penta/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/islamic_radicals_charged_with_/ The federal government charged five alleged "Islamic radicals" with plotting to kill U.S. soldiers at Fort Dix in New Jersey. A sixth was charged with aiding and abetting the illegal possession of firearms by three of the others. "The philosophy tha news us 2007-05-08 17:02:04 http://www.newsique.com/us/islamic_radicals_charged_with_/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/08/fortdix.plot/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Important [19] 40 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/islamic_radicals_charged_with_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/troops_at_odds_with_ethics_stand/ More than one-third of U.S. soldiers in Iraq surveyed by the Army said they believe torture should be allowed if it helps gather important information about insurgents, the Pentagon disclosed yesterday. Four in 10 said they approve of such illegal abuse i news us 2007-05-05 09:49:35 http://www.newsique.com/us/troops_at_odds_with_ethics_stand/ Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/04/AR2007050402151.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/washingtonpost/ 94 Important [9] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/troops_at_odds_with_ethics_stand/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/army_issues_stringent_new_regula/ The Army is cracking down on soldiers who blog about their experiences on the battlefield or want to send a quick e-mail home. New regulations require troops to clear the contents of blog posts and e-mails with a superior officer before sending them out, news us 2007-05-03 12:15:45 http://www.newsique.com/us/army_issues_stringent_new_regula/ FOX News http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,269772,00.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/fox_news/ 82 Important [19] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 1 http://www.newsique.com/us/army_issues_stringent_new_regula/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/group_plans_to_picket_va_tech_fu/ The families of those killed in the Virginia Tech massacre may not be able to grieve in peace at the funerals of those they lost. An anti-gay religious group known for protesting at the funerals of American soldiers killed in Iraq is planning on appearing news us 2007-04-19 13:00:06 http://www.newsique.com/us/group_plans_to_picket_va_tech_fu/ CBS News http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/18/national/main2699800.shtml http://www.newsique.com/sources/cbsnews/ 93 Shocking [28] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/group_plans_to_picket_va_tech_fu/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/pay_soars_to_keep_people_in_mili/ The struggle to entice Army soldiers and Marines to stay in the military, after four years of war in Iraq, has ballooned into a $1 billion campaign, with bonuses soaring nearly sixfold since 2003. The size and number of bonuses have grown as officials news us 2007-04-11 16:52:56 http://www.newsique.com/us/pay_soars_to_keep_people_in_mili/ FOX News http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,265296,00.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/fox_news/ 82 Interesting [6] 70 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/pay_soars_to_keep_people_in_mili/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/military_spending_soars_to_keep_/ —The Army paid more than $1 billion last year in bonuses to attract and keep soldiers in the service, more than three times the total amount of bonuses paid before the Iraq war began. Higher bonuses show the increasing costs of maintaining the troop s news us 2007-04-11 14:45:06 http://www.newsique.com/us/military_spending_soars_to_keep_/ USA Today http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/108269861/2007-04-11-military-bonuses_N.htm http://www.newsique.com/sources/usatoday/ 91 Important [16] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/military_spending_soars_to_keep_/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/more_national_guard_units_may_ge/ The nation's citizen soldiers, already strained by long tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, could be tapped again under new plans being developed by the Pentagon. news us 2006-11-11 23:33:08 http://www.newsique.com/us/more_national_guard_units_may_ge/ CNN http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/11/11/iraq.national.guard.ap/index.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/cnn/ 94 Under Rated [8] 0 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/more_national_guard_units_may_ge/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/soldiers_getting_brain_tests/ Before they leave for Iraq, thousands of troops with the 101st Airborne Division line up at laptop computers to take a test: basic math, matching numbers and symbols, and identifying patterns. They press a button quickly to measure response time. It’ news us 2007-09-20 08:22:22 http://www.newsique.com/us/soldiers_getting_brain_tests/ MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20876109/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/msnbc/ 95 Interesting [4] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/soldiers_getting_brain_tests/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/more_than_500_search_for_missing/ Soldiers searched the sprawling Fort Hood Army base in 90-degree heat for a 25-year-old sergeant who got lost during a navigational training exercise after telling superiors he was determined to finish. More than 500 soldiers and civilians conducted gr news us 2007-06-12 13:09:44 http://www.newsique.com/us/more_than_500_search_for_missing/ FOX News http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,280992,00.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/fox_news/ 82 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/more_than_500_search_for_missing/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/us_examining_body_found_in_river/ U.S. authorities took custody of a body found in the Euphrates River south of Baghdad on Wednesday but have not determined if it was that of a missing U.S. soldier, the chief military spokesman said. Thousands of U.S. and Iraqi troops have been searchi news us 2007-05-23 08:15:57 http://www.newsique.com/us/us_examining_body_found_in_river/ USA Today http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/118977345/2007-05-23-iraq-wednesday_N.htm http://www.newsique.com/sources/usatoday/ 91 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/us_examining_body_found_in_river/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/pentagons_teen_recruiting_metho/ With over half of America's 1 million active and reserve soldiers enlisted as teens, the military is luring kids as young as 13 using a PR machine that would make Joe Camel proud. Congratulations: You have lived long enough to cringe at the bad decisio opinion us 2007-05-22 08:00:23 http://www.newsique.com/us/pentagons_teen_recruiting_metho/ Alter Net http://www.alternet.org/story/51889/ http://www.newsique.com/sources/alternet/ 86 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/pentagons_teen_recruiting_metho/#comments http://www.newsique.com/us/strained_army_extends_tours_to_1/ Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced yesterday that all active-duty soldiers currently deployed or going to Iraq and Afghanistan will see their one-year tours extended to 15 months, acknowledging that such a strain on the war-weary Army is necessar news us 2007-04-12 13:54:17 http://www.newsique.com/us/strained_army_extends_tours_to_1/ Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/11/AR2007041100615.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/washingtonpost/ 94 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/us/strained_army_extends_tours_to_1/#comments