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21 Sep 2009 21:04

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U.S.: The new top drill sergeant admires George S. Patton, is female

I don’t know what you’ve been told, but a lady drill sergeant is mighty bold. Sound off ONE TWO and meet Command Sgt. Maj. Teresa L. King. source

02 Aug 2009 21:16

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World: Iraqi authorities say elite soldiers, not terrorists, robbed a bank

  • $4.8 million was stolen from a bank last week; 8 were killed source

21 May 2009 23:42

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U.S., World: Ringleader of rape, murders in Iraq sentenced to life in prison

  • what The case, which we covered in detail (for us, anyway) a couple of weeks ago, was a brutal killing of a family in Iraq and and a rape of a 14-year-old girl. *shudder*
  • who Steven Green, who was arrested after his discharge from the Army, was sentenced by a civilian jury to life, though he could’ve gotten the death penalty.
  • how The defense argued successfully that Green was a “broken soldier” and product of a bad childhood who was mentally damaged by the effects of the Iraq war. source

08 Jan 2009 08:50

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U.S., World: The Army realizes sending “John Doe” letters is a bad idea

  • There are no words to adequately apologize for this mistake or for the hurt it may have caused.
  • Brig. Gen. Reuben D. Jones • Army adjutant general, on a series of letters sent to the families of soldiers killed in Iraq or Afghanistan. The letters sent to families include the phrase “Dear John Doe.” • source