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Our Wounded Warriors: No Typical In-flight Magazine Story
One doesn’t normally expect to find articles of an inspirational nature in an in-flight magazine. On a flight yesterday, I started my perfunctory flipping of pages of the “American Way” magazine, and there, tucked among descriptions of alluring vacation paradises, interesting travelogues and ...
U.S. troops in Iraq have time on hands
U.S. troops in Iraq have time on hands
usatoday.com — He was happy to discover when he arrived in Iraq earlier this year that his war experience... also would include salsa dancing, yoga and martial-arts classes. "When I signed up for the Army, I thought I was going to be a hero — go out and do some ... (more) U.S. troops in Iraq have time on hands
Exclusive: Army Brigade Will Not Go to Iraq in January as Scheduled
Exclusive: Army Brigade Will Not Go to Iraq in January as Scheduled
abcnews.go.com — The move frees up an additional combat unit that could be sent to Afghanistan.... (more) Exclusive: Army Brigade Will Not Go to Iraq in January ...
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