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U.S. forces defend 'castle' against Taliban (San Francisco Chronicle)
The small stone castle, sandbagged and bristling with weapons and U.S. soldiers, rises from a rock spur beside the Landa Read More

Dallas parade to honor Waxahachie family with two Iraq veterans (Dallas Morning News)
With two sons in Iraq, Kellie Law was never far from the telephone. "You live on the edge, and you live on your knees," Read More

Women at War (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Peggy Randle, second from left, leads a military funeral for indigent veterans at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Ceme Read More

G.I.s in Remote Post Have Weary Job, Drawing Fire (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
An American outpost near Afghanistans border with Pakistan draws attacks away from more populated areas. Read More

Letters to the Editor (Portsmouth Herald)
Nov. 5 and#8212; To the Editor: Read More

Former prisoner of war remembers Wilson County News November 4, 2008 (Wilson County News)
LA VERNIA — With all the hype surrounding the election, it may escape the notice of many that Veterans Day is fast app Read More

Flying the colors proudly (The Ocala Star-Banner)
OCALA - Rachel Gonzalez sounded like a typical color guard captain as she barked orders at flag-toting peers on a practi Read More

Campaign Issues (Foreign Relations)
Sen. McCain (R-AZ) says the United States should promote democracy in Africa. In a May 2007 speech before the Hoover Ins Read More

McCain, Obama both want to rebuild U.S. forces (Miami Herald)
Barack Obama and John McCain each promise that as president they'd continue to transform the U.S. military into a bigger Read More

Untreated Vets: A “Gathering Storm” of PTSD/Depression (Psychiatric Times)
Reports of 1 in 5 military service members returning from Iraq or Afghanistan with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Read More