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Group faced heavily armed insurgents

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Iraq battle yields Navy Cross, 4 Silver Stars
OCEANSIDE, Calif. — The Marine Corps will present the Navy Cross on Thursday to a junior grenadier credited with saving the lives of 10 fellow infantrymen and decimating a force...

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Casey apologizes for ‘John Doe’ letter
Gen. George Casey, chief of staff of the Army, is sending a personal letter to 7,000 families who received improperly addressed correspondence from the Army, officials said Wednesday.

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Be heard! What should Obama’s military priorities be in his first days in office?

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Troops speak out on Iraq withdrawal, gays in military and Obama as CIC

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It has been his unwavering support of the military that many in uniform have appreciated the most.

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Too soft?

“The Army isn’t soft, it’s smart. We are being prepared for a new kind of combat and the Army is adapting to that challenge. Basic was the hardest and most rewarding experience in many [of] our lives so far.” —Ft. Leonard Wood Private

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M4 review ... again

“How many times and how much money is going to be spent to show that there are better weapons out there than the M4? Just look to our Special Ops. There is no need for five years of testing!” —SFCJTGRIMES

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State and military officials have long discussed the need to use secure Internet technology to make the absentee voting progress faster and less cumbersome for military members abroad. If you had to vote absentee, would you be more likely to vote if you could do it online?