The Marines based at Camp Lejeune now know when their missions to Iraq will end, but they also know their deadly days of fighting overseas are far from over. ...more

February 27, 2009

Editor's note: Christine Ott of Riverview is the mother of Lance Cpl. John Doody, who was injured by sniper fire in Iraq and is recovering with help from the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital. ...more

February 25, 2009

Editor's note: Christine Ott of Riverview is the mother of retired Lance Cpl. John Doody, who was injured by sniper fire in Iraq and is now recovering with help from the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital. ...more

February 25, 2009

Marine Lance Cpl. John T. Doody was recovering nicely from injuries sustained when a sniper attacked him in Fallujah, Iraq, in 2007. ...more

December 24, 2008

PLANT CITY About 60 friends and family members gathered earlier this month to welcome home Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua Knight, who spent eight months in Iraq. ...more

December 19, 2008

A war brought Marine Lance Cpl. John T. Doody to Tampa Bay's doorstep. ...more

December 17, 2008

RIVERVIEW -- A war brought Marine Lance Cpl. John T. Doody to Tampa Bay's doorstep. A caring community offered him a warm welcome to his new home in Riverview on Monday. ...more

December 16, 2008

The cheering began as soon as the buses came into view. ...more

November 25, 2008

A federal jury on Friday acquitted a white South Carolina state trooper who bragged about striking a fleeing black suspect with his cruiser in a collision captured on videotape. ...more

October 4, 2008

Scrawny but feisty and matted with the dust of war, Kujo's loyalty to his fallen litter mate touched something in Marine Lance Cpl. Matt Kirchgraber. ...more

September 23, 2008