Hero Stories for military

Iraqis controlling air traffic alongside U.S. counterparts

As aircraft pour in and out of the Taji flight line, a flurry of Iraqi and American accents can be heard directing the flow of traffic over the airwav

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8th ANNUAL “RALLY FOR THE TROOPS” Sunday April 25, 2010 CLEVELAND PUBLIC SQUARE CEREMONY 11:00 AM Please support regardless of weather. Free PARKING Tower City Parking lots. Post Rally food and entertainment Harley Davidson Sales Company of Cleveland from 1 PM to 3 PM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6TH ANNUAL “FIREFIGHTERS MEMORIAL RIDE” Sunday May 30, 2010 Ceremony at Firefighters Memorial 10:30 AM Ride begins at 11:00 AM MOTORCYCLES STAGE 9 ...

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Aviators answer Afghan teacher's call for help

Sgt. Matthew West said he didn't know what to think when a rock came flying at him while guarding his Black Hawk helicopter at a landing zone on Camp Kiwi in central Afghanistan's Bamyan provin

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Haiti native heads home to help

Sgt. Maj. Jean Chouloute was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and lived in Saint-Marc until he was about 11. Although he moved away, he still has family living in Port-au-Prince, and like the rest of the world, the events that have unfolded in Haiti have held his rapt attenti

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My Hero. My son. Pfc Ryan D Christensen

My name is Suzette DeTulio my son was Pfc Ryan D Christensen U.S. Army he gave me away at my wedding 12-31-04 before he left for Iraq in Jan he died Nov.24,05 Thanks Giving Day.He is my hero and I miss him very much.Sending hugs and lots of love to heaven. lol

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My Hero. My Son. Pfc Ryan D Christensen, U.S. Army, Iraqi Freedom

MY ONLY CHILD WAS MY HERO AND I`M VERY PROUD OF HIM AND MISS HIM VERY MUCH HE WAS MY LIFE HE BECAME ILL IN IRAQ TEN MONTHS AFTER BEING THERE.CAME HOME A MONTH LATER AND DIED 6 DAYS AFTER HE CAME HOME.HE WAS WITH 1-64 AR 2ND BRIGADE 3RD ID NEVER FORGET LOVE FOR EVER CARRY YOU IN MY HEART. LOVE,

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General wants troops ready for 'complex human terrain'

U.S. troops need to be prepared to operate in a "complex human terrain" when they arrive in Afghanistan, the commander of International Security Assistance Force Joint Command said Mond

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U.S.-Iraqi partnership halts smuggling across Syrian border

Since U.S. advise and assist forces began partnering with Iraqi border patrols along the Syrian border in mid-November, instances of smugglers circumventing port-of-entry stations have all but ceas

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Time right to transfer security to Iraqis, Odierno says

It is necessary and right that Iraqi soldiers and police assume security responsibilities for their people, the commander of Multinational Force Iraq said in New York City Wednesd

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Obama promises conditions-based Afghanistan transition

Any changes in U.S. troop strength in Afghanistan, when security responsibility starts to transfer to the Afghans in July 2011, will be considered in light of the situation on the ground at that time, President Barack Obama said Thursd

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