Posted today in The Birmingham News:
An Alabama-born Army officer who was shot three times during the Nov. 5 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, still has his good days and bad days, but he had a good one over the weekend when he rode on a float in the Saturday [...]
Printed in The Birmingham News:
Several dozen Alabama Army National Guard soldiers will head out for Camp Shelby, Miss., this week to begin final training for a mission that involves disposing of unexploded bombs and shells in Iraq.
A send-off ceremony will be Wednesday in Huntsville for the 441st Ordnance Battalion (Explosive [...]
26 Nov 09
To mark their return from operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, 300 soldiers from both 3 and 4 Logistic Support Regiments marched through the town of Abingdon in [...]
By Jessica Rinaldi for USA TODAY Lt. Col. Houck and Army Warrant Officer Carlton Royster, 30, of Philadelphia, pray together during a farewell event for the III Corps Special Troops Battalion on the verge of deploying to Iraq.This winter, an estimated 140,000 U.S. military personnel will be serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, in combat environments or in support of combat operations. Some will be on their 4th or 5th deployments–spending yet another Holiday away from the loving arms of family and friends. We want them to know [...]
One of the first-ever female Iraqi Police officers to attend and complete training at the Baghdad Police College proudly poses for a photo following the BPC’s latest graduation ceremony, Nov. 9. Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Edwin L. Wriston, Joint Combat Camera Center - [...]
11/12/2009 - A U.S. Soldier speaks to residents during a walk-and-talk through a market in Nassir Wa Salaam, Iraq, Nov. 12, 2009. During the walk through, the Soldiers, who are assigned to 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment (Manchus), 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, spoke [...]