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NC National Guard Prepares for Major Deployment (www.wfae.org)
Nearly half of North Carolina's 11,700 National Guard soldiers are on alert for deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan next year. It will be their second deployment, and state officials want to be better... More
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4-star: NATO wavering on Afghanistan (www.militarytimes.com)
NATO’s political will for its mission in Afghanistan is wavering, one of the organization’s top commanders said Monday, citing reluctance from some nations to commit troops to tough combat roles.
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Petraeus sounds off on Afghanistan (www.militarytimes.com)
Incoming Central Command head Gen. David Petraeus questioned whether al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden continues to play a significant operational role in the terrorist network and said that even if bin... More
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Service (www.newyorker.com)
This summer, the photographer Platon took pictures of hundreds of men and women who volunteered to serve in the military and were sent to Iraq or Afghanistan. He followed them on their journey through... More
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Afghanistan: Fighting In A "Hornet's Nest", U.S. General Tells 60 Minutes More Soldiers And Assets Needed To Defeat Enemy (www.cbsnews.com)
This past year in Afghanistan was the deadliest yet for American troops. Seven years into this war, U.S. commanders from Kabul to Washington are pleading for more soldiers, exposing an uncomfortable... More
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Soldier: Troop Morale Remains High (www.zwire.com)
Scott Tynes, a DAILY LEADER staff writer from Lawrence County, was activated in October 2007 with the 102d/382d Mobile Public Affairs Detachment. Discussing events while home on leave for 15 days,... More
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Portrait of an Army Cemetery: An Interview With the Directors of HBO's "Section 60"
(www.alternet.org)
Most Americans have never heard of Section 60, let alone visited it. But thanks to filmmakers Jon Alpert and Matt O'Neill, you can now get a glimpse of the area in Arlington National Cemetery where... More
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Afghan Tree Line (alexpeterc.wordpress.com)
A Recon Marine writing in detail about his experience and actions on the ground in Afghanistan.
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State parole freeze bloating prison populations (www.philly.com)
Two weeks after Gov. Rendell halted paroling state inmates, the population of Pennsylvania's 27 prisons continues to swell. Officially, the Sept. 30 monthly census - taken one day after Rendell... More
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Group calls for changes in Alaska Guard (www.militarytimes.com)
A report by a nonpartisan veterans group is slamming the ongoing deployments of the Alaska National Guard to Iraq and Afghanistan. Washington, D.C.-based Veterans For America released the report... More
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