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Afghan. base attack kills 2 US troops

Taliban militants fired rockets and mortars at a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing two American troops in a fierce battle as thousands of

Colleges focus on vets with new GI Bill

With a fattened GI Bill covering full tuition and more, the number of veterans attending college this fall is expected to jump 30 percent from last year to

Marines march in Afghan sun on July 4

Taliban militants were nowhere in sight as the columns of U.S. Marines walked a third straight day across southern Afghanistan. But the desert heat proved an

Program puts vets to work in community

Many Hoosiers had the day off Friday. But one group of veterans was hard at work. For them, it was a chance to celebrate our country by investing in those who

Marines push deeper into Afghan towns

U.S. Marines moved into villages in Taliban strongholds in southern Afghanistan on Friday, meeting little resistance as they tried to win over local chiefs on

Documents describe Gitmo's early months

Newly released Defense Department documents and memos about the first years of operation of the jail at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, portray a

Navy investigates gay sailor's death

The death of a gay sailor who was killed as he stood guard at Camp Pendleton doesn't appear to be a hate crime, officials said Thursday.

VA silent on compensating for mistakes

An attorney for veterans potentially exposed to HIV and other infections by colonoscopies at three Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals said his clients

Stavridis takes helm at NATO command

NATO's new commander said Thursday that the situation in Afghanistan remains "very challenging," but that the Taliban and other insurgents can be defeated.

Marines: 1 killed in Afghan. offensive

U.S. Marines suffered their first casualties of a massive new military campaign Thursday as they engaged in sporadic gunbattles along 55 miles of

Marines fight Taliban in searing heat

U.S. Marines hiked through searing heat and took fire from small pockets of militants Thursday after landing in this Taliban-controlled southern region of

Obama to reassess Afghan. troop levels

President Barack Obama tells The Associated Press that he will reassess the possible need for additional U.S. troops in Afghanistan after the Afghan national

White House: VP Biden visiting Iraq

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Iraq on Thursday to visit U.S. soldiers, just two days after all American combat troops withdrew from Baghdad and all

American soldier feared captured

An American soldier, who disappeared after walking off his base in eastern Afghanistan with three Afghan counterparts, is believed captured, officials said

Operation Khanjar begins in Afghanistan

Thousands of U.S. Marines poured from helicopters and armored vehicles into southern Afghanistan on Thursday in the first major operation under President

North Korea test-fires 4 missiles

North Korea test-fired four short-range missiles Thursday, South Korea's Defense Ministry said, a move that aggravates already high tensions.

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