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U.S. / NEWS Mon May 26, 2008 @ 8:16am neoform

MSNBC -- 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.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Apr 1, 2008 @ 8:16am neoform

SF Gate -- 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.. Read More

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 Sat Jun 9, 2007 @ 8:21pm neoform

CBS News -- 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.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Jun 4, 2007 @ 4:52pm neoform

USA Today -- 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.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed May 30, 2007 @ 2:57pm neoform

New York Times -- 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.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat May 19, 2007 @ 1:02pm neoform

MSNBC -- 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... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu May 17, 2007 @ 9:01pm neoform

SF Gate -- 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... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue May 8, 2007 @ 5:02pm neoform

CNN -- 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.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat May 5, 2007 @ 9:49am neoform

Washington Post -- 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.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu May 3, 2007 @ 12:15pm neoform

FOX News -- 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,.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Apr 19, 2007 @ 1:00pm neoform

CBS News -- 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.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Apr 11, 2007 @ 4:52pm neoform

FOX News -- 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.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Apr 11, 2007 @ 2:45pm neoform

USA Today -- —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.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Nov 11, 2006 @ 11:33pm neoform

CNN -- 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... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Sep 20, 2007 @ 8:22am neoform

MSNBC -- 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’.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Jun 12, 2007 @ 1:09pm neoform

FOX News -- 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.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed May 23, 2007 @ 8:15am neoform

USA Today -- 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.. Read More

U.S. / OPINION Tue May 22, 2007 @ 8:00am neoform

Alter Net -- 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.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Apr 12, 2007 @ 1:54pm neoform

Washington Post -- 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.. Read More