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Army Seeks Blood Donations Associated Press | May 02, 2006 FORT KNOX, Ky. - A boyish Army recruit sits quietly in a plastic chair at Fort Knox and shields a wince from the stern gaze of a drill instructor while a nurse digs with a needle for a vein in his arm. The prick stings, but it has to...

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Ten Insurgents Killed in Iraq Raid Agence France-Presse | May 02, 2006 The US military said Tuesday its troops killed 10 alleged foreign "terrorists", as Iraq's dominant Shiites and formerly powerful Sunni Arabs neared agreement on the line-up of a long-delayed cabinet. Insur...

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Military Spouse Appreciation Day: May 12, 2006 Article by Arlene H. Hull Content provided by LIFELines "If the military had wanted you to have a spouse, they would have issued you one." Remember those words? Well, that was then and this is now. America's military has realized and ack...

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Former Secretary of State Says He Wanted More Troops By LIBBY QUAID, AP WASHINGTON (April 30) - Just back from Baghdad and eager to discuss promising developments, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice found herself knocked off message Sunday, forced to defend prewar planning and troop levels...

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Edward Caraballo Tortured Alleged Terrorists in the Prison By PAUL GARWOOD, AP KABUL, Afghanistan (April 30) - An American jailed for two years in Afghanistan on charges of torturing alleged terrorists in a makeshift jail was freed two months early on Sunday after a government decree. Edwa...

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By RUSS BYNUM, AP SAVANNAH, Ga. (April 29) - A Fort Benning soldier missing 12 days before his body was discovered in a downtown hotel died after he got caught in an industrial-sized air conditioner, officials said Saturday. A maintenance worker at the DeSoto Hilton hotel found the man's body Fr...

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By Rudi Williams American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Sept. 28, 2005 - So many people asked Susan Feland why she attended the U.S. Air Force Academy and, even more, why she would want to be in the military, it dawned on her that women graduates of military academies are special and differe...

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By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Sept. 28, 2005 - When it comes to shaping the face of the armed forces, few people have as significant and direct a role as the recruiters who fill the ranks. That's the thinking of an Army captain who recently wrapped up four years as a rec...

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Here is an article I read today on AOL. Have a read and leave your opinion. WASHINGTON (April 21) - The number of U.S. Army soldiers who took their own lives increased last year to the highest total since 1993, despite a growing effort by the Army to detect and prevent suicides. In 2005, a total of 83 sol...

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	Army Seeks Blood Donations (Preview) Army Seeks Blood Donations Associated Press \| May 02, 2006 FORT KNOX, Ky. - A boyish Army recruit sits quietly in a plastic chair at Fort Knox and shields a wince from the stern gaze of a drill instructor while a nurse digs with a needle for a vein in his arm. The prick stings, but it has to...	Amanda2380	0	313	May 3, 2006 by Amanda2380
	Ten Insurgents Killed in Iraq Raid (Preview) Ten Insurgents Killed in Iraq Raid Agence France-Presse \| May 02, 2006 The US military said Tuesday its troops killed 10 alleged foreign "terrorists", as Iraq's dominant Shiites and formerly powerful Sunni Arabs neared agreement on the line-up of a long-delayed cabinet. Insur...	Amanda2380	0	318	May 3, 2006 by Amanda2380
	Military Spouse Appreciation Day: May 12, 2006 (Preview) Military Spouse Appreciation Day: May 12, 2006 Article by Arlene H. Hull Content provided by LIFELines "If the military had wanted you to have a spouse, they would have issued you one." Remember those words? Well, that was then and this is now. America's military has realized and ack...	Amanda2380	0	321	May 3, 2006 by Amanda2380
	Powell, Rice at Odds Over Iraq Planning (Preview) Former Secretary of State Says He Wanted More Troops By LIBBY QUAID, AP WASHINGTON (April 30) - Just back from Baghdad and eager to discuss promising developments, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice found herself knocked off message Sunday, forced to defend prewar planning and troop levels...	Amanda2380	0	325	Apr 30, 2006 by Amanda2380
	American Accused of Running Fake Afghan Jail Is Free (Preview) Edward Caraballo Tortured Alleged Terrorists in the Prison By PAUL GARWOOD, AP KABUL, Afghanistan (April 30) - An American jailed for two years in Afghanistan on charges of torturing alleged terrorists in a makeshift jail was freed two months early on Sunday after a government decree. Edwa...	Amanda2380	0	369	Apr 30, 2006 by Amanda2380
	Missing Soldier Died in Air Conditioner 'Accident' (Preview) By RUSS BYNUM, AP SAVANNAH, Ga. (April 29) - A Fort Benning soldier missing 12 days before his body was discovered in a downtown hotel died after he got caught in an industrial-sized air conditioner, officials said Saturday. A maintenance worker at the DeSoto Hilton hotel found the man's body Fr...	Amanda2380	0	489	Apr 30, 2006 by Amanda2380
	Synopsis on Women in the military. (Preview) By Rudi Williams American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Sept. 28, 2005 - So many people asked Susan Feland why she attended the U.S. Air Force Academy and, even more, why she would want to be in the military, it dawned on her that women graduates of military academies are special and differe...	AS1612	0	336	Apr 23, 2006 by AS1612
	Article on Military Recruiting (Preview) By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Sept. 28, 2005 - When it comes to shaping the face of the armed forces, few people have as significant and direct a role as the recruiters who fill the ranks. That's the thinking of an Army captain who recently wrapped up four years as a rec...	AS1612	0	338	Apr 23, 2006 by AS1612
	Army Suicides Hit Highest Level Since 1993 (Preview) Here is an article I read today on AOL. Have a read and leave your opinion. WASHINGTON (April 21) - The number of U.S. Army soldiers who took their own lives increased last year to the highest total since 1993, despite a growing effort by the Army to detect and prevent suicides. In 2005, a total of 83 sol...	Amanda2380	0	327	Apr 22, 2006 by Amanda2380
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