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From Vietnam to Afghanistan

Posted on 26 September 2011

Roy Brown served with the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam – and he’s back with the Screaming Eagles again, this time in Afghanistan as his military career draws to a close 41 years later.

‘My First Thought Was, I Better Go To Work’

Posted on 07 September 2011

Today, Peter Rosie is an Army staff sergeant serving here with the 1st Infantry Division’s 1st Battalion, 4th Cavalry Regiment. On Sept. 11, 2001, he was a paramedic with the New York City Fire Department

‘We’re Reminded of Where This Journey Began’

Posted on 06 September 2011

Bonnie Carroll, president of the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, was among a team of volunteers who responded in the wake of the devastating terrorist attack that took 184 lives at the Pentagon ten years ago.

Unbreakable

Posted on 01 August 2011

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Matt Garst should be dead. Few people survive stepping on an improvised explosive device, even fewer walk away the same day after directly absorbing the force of the blast.

Identical Twins Promoted Together

Posted on 15 July 2011

Two twins. Two deployments. Two promotions.

The Faces of 2/8 Marines

Posted on 21 June 2011

Here’s a look at some of the Marines of the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, who have been improving security here in Marjah, in southern Afghanistan, since January.

Marine’s Best Friend

Posted on 03 June 2011

Marine Corps Cpl. Angelo Melendez and his military working dog, Rocky, spend 8 to 14 hours a day training for missions such as bomb-sniffing, IED detection, vehicle extraction, and other security duties.

Combat Veteran Talks About Fighting PTSD

Posted on 11 May 2011

A U.S. Army captain who fought in Iraq opens up about seeking help for post-traumatic stress disorder.

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Darrell Mangham

Posted on 18 April 2011

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Darrell Mangham spent a year in Afghanistan helping to stand up preventive medicine programs he said will have a long-term impact, not just on the Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police, but also on the country’s civilian population. For his efforts, he became the first enlisted U.S. service member to receive the prestigious Hunter-Strickland Excellence Award for Deployment Preventive Medicine.

Katie Wade

Posted on 02 February 2011

When Chad and Katie Wade got married, she created a blog called “Starting Our New Lives Together: The Wades.” A corporal in the U.S. Marines, Chad was killed in Afghanistan on Dec. 1. Katie is still blogging and her painful journey is touching readers across the globe.

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