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There's a connection between school shootings and America's culture of violence
There is a connection between the disheartening events of Baltimore County students bringing weapons to school and the violence we see overseas ("School safety promised," Sept. 12). We are the richest, most powerful nation in the world. We are also the...Tags: Osama bin Laden, Iraq, War in Afghanistan (2001-present)
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Obama's full remarks
Below are President Barack Obama's full remarks as prepared for delivery at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday night. Michelle, I love you. The other night, I think the entire country saw just how lucky I am. Malia and...Tags: Cancer, Immigration, Government, Washington, DC, Google Inc.
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Md. Navy SEAL to be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery
A Navy SEAL from Edgewater is to be laid to rest this week at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Patrick D. Feeks of Edgewater was among seven Americans and four Afghans killed when their Black Hawk helicopter...
Tags: Accidental Death, Transportation Accidents, Military Equipment, Air and Space Accidents, Melbourne
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More, not fewer, troops in Afghanistan
In reference to The Sun's editorial, "Unfriendly fire" (Aug. 22), I am in complete disagreement with the claim that maybe it's time to consider speeding up the timetable for bringing all of our troops home from Afghanistan and the surrounding areas. We...Tags: Al-Qaeda, Armed Forces, NATO
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Humvee accidents cause of one-third of military fatalities, Hopkins analysis finds
Crashes of military vehicles account for nearly one-third of annual soldier fatalities and are among the top five causes of hospitalization, according to new Hopkins research. Researchers with the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, Injuries and Wounds, Kuwait, Armed Forces, Iraq
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Edgewater Marine killed in Afghanistan
A Marine from Edgewater has died in Afghanistan, defense officials said Wednesday. Sgt. Julian C. Chase, 22, died Monday while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, the Pentagon said. Chase was assigned to the 5th Air Naval...Tags: The Pentagon, Woodrow Wilson, World War II (1939-1945)
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Navy SEAL from Edgewater killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash
A Navy SEAL from Edgewater was killed in last week's Black Hawk helicopter crash in Afghanistan, defense officials said Monday. Petty Officer 1st Class Patrick D. Feeks, 28, was one of seven Americans killed in the crash Thursday during a firefight...Tags: Accidental Death, Transportation Accidents, Air and Space Accidents, Melbourne, Armed Conflicts
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Unfriendly fire in Afghanistan
The increasing frequency of attacks on U.S. and NATO troops by members of the Afghan security forces they are supposed to be helping has reached the point where American commanders are rightly concerned that the mistrust engendered by such incidents...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, International Organizations, Taliban, Customs and Tradition, Armed Conflicts
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Soldier from Frederick dies in Afghanistan
A soldier from Frederick has died in Afghanistan, defense officials said Tuesday. Sgt. David V. Williams, 24, of Frederick died Saturday in Kandahar, officials said. The cause of death is under investigation. Williams was assigned to the 2nd Battalion,...
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Stop wasting American lives in Afghanistan
Regarding your recent report that more than 250 members of the Maryland National Guard are being deployed to Afghanistan ("More Md. Guard units headed to Afghanistan," Aug. 15): Over the past 10 years hundreds of American soldiers have been killed in...Tags: Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Elections
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Analysts say military pay growth could be slowed
The military could slow pay increases without harming the armed forces, analysts tell the Defense Department in a new report. The authors of the Rand Corp. study point to the services' ability in recent years to meet recruiting targets, the withdrawals...Tags: The Pentagon, U.S. Department of Defense, Iraq
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Underwater on the mortgage, stationed away from home
Air Force Maj. Justice Sakyi's change-of-station orders to Germany came with a built-in dilemma: what to do about his family's home in Maryland. He and his wife, Olivia, bought the single-family house in Bowie in early 2006, near the height of the...
Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Crofton, Financial and Business Services, The Pentagon, Rentals
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