Nearly a year before Maj. Nidal Hasan allegedly went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, terrorism investigators conducted an "assessment" of him before deciding he did not pose a threat. ...more

November 10, 2009

Each month, American Legion Auxiliary Unit 139 sends 25 CARE boxes to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. The American Legion, SAL and Auxiliary Post 139 pack and prepare the boxes and pay the postage. All supplies are donated by members of American Legion, Auxiliary, senior ladies groups and through private donations. ...more

September 2, 2009

131,000 Number of U.S. troops in Iraq on July 31 170,000 Number of U.S. troops in Iraq in October 2007, the peak of the troop buildup ...more

August 3, 2009

The U.S. military announced Sunday that 12,000 U.S. soldiers would withdraw from Iraq by September, marking the first step in the Obama administration's plan to pull U.S. combat forces out of the country by August 2010. ...more

March 9, 2009

The U.S. military has announced that 12,000 American and 4,000 British troops will leave Iraq by September. ...more

March 8, 2009

The United States plans to withdraw most of its troops from Iraq by August 2010, 19 months after President Barack Obama's inauguration, according to administration officials. ...more

February 24, 2009

John Omohundro has been with the Arizona Cardinals for 42 years, since they were the St. Louis Cardinals, long before they came to the desert. He was the team's head trainer for 37 years before becoming the club's senior sports medicine adviser. In all his time, through all the awful losses, and suddenly all the big victories, he has never quite met anyone like Patrick Daniel Tillman. ...more

January 28, 2009

Acting on widespread complaints from its troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Marine Corps has ordered major modifications to its body armor to improve comfort, mobility and safety, The Associated Press has learned. ...more

January 5, 2009

BAGHDAD (AP) -- Acting on widespread complaints from its troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Marine Corps has ordered major modifications to its body armor to improve comfort, mobility and safety, The Associated Press has learned. ...more

January 3, 2009

A full weekend of holiday activities will include the annual Christmas street parade Saturday night. ...more

December 11, 2008