German checkpoint attacked in Afghanistan

The American Soldier

By: laurastansbury

Tomorrow is Veteran’s Day and most people will wake in the morning, go to work, eat their dinner and go to bed without ever taking much notice of the calendar. Only our older Americans will remember a time when the meaning and solemnity of the 11th day of November was understood. In 1918, seven months prior to the signing of the http://...

23 days ago

Blast kills US soldier in Afghanistan

By: petergill

A US soldier serving with the Nato force in Afghanistan died Tuesday following a bomb blast, the coalition said."An Isaf service member died as a result of an IED strike in southern Afghanistan today," the International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) said in a statement, referring to the improvised explosive devices that are the number one ...

23 days ago

Why did Major Hasan kill?

By: prabirghose

Why did Major Nidal Malik Hasan (39), kill? Could the killings have been avoided? The FBI had reportedly identified him as a potential threat and informed the Army accordingly. His postings on a blog-site on the internet had been a worry for the FBI. In these postings, he is reported to have compared suicide bombers to heroic soldiers who are ...

26 days ago

President Obama Visits Our Falling Soldiers On Veterans Day

By: bmmcgee2009

President Obama walks through Arlington cemetary on a rainy day in virginia. This is a place  the falling soldiers are rested that served in Afghan and Iraq.He was paying his respect on Veterans Day. Arlington national cemetary reseverved for troops killed in Iraq an Afghanistan, Obama led the nation in observing Veterans Day.

21 days ago