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U.S. / NEWS Thu Aug 16, 2007 @ 8:20am neoform

USA Today -- 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.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Jan 11, 2007 @ 4:53pm mrmdc

Houston Chronicle -- For the first time since President Bush mobilized the National Guard and Reserve after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the Pentagon is abandoning its limit on the time a citizen-soldier can be required to serve on active duty... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Jun 2, 2007 @ 11:32am neoform

Yahoo News -- The mayor has ordered the city's firefighters to cut grass and trim shrubs while on duty to help the service department care for parks and other public areas. "We have 54 firefighters, and they have a lot of downtime," Mayor Eric Brewer said Thursday... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Mar 23, 2007 @ 11:25pm neoform

SF Gate -- A look at the punishments resulting from earlier inquiries into Pat Tillman's death, with the soldiers' ranks at the time: The officers who controlled the movements of Tillman's platoon: _Capt. William C. "Satch" Saunders: Formal written reprimand f.. Read More