Mar 29
“Coming Home” on PBS April 1
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Coming Home: Military Families Cope with Change

Tune in to PBS on Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at 8 p.m. to join Queen Latifah, John Mayer, and your Sesame Street friends for “Coming Home: Military Families Cope With Change.” This family television special tells the stories of military families coping with the challenges and impact of combat-related injuriesboth visible (such as the loss of a limb) and invisible (such as post-traumatic stress disorder Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 29

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 599 
    (AP)

AP – As of Saturday, March 28, 2009, at least 599 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Friday at 10 a.m. EDT. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 28

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 599 
    (AP)

AP – As of Friday, March 27, 2009, at least 599 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Friday at 10 a.m. EDT. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 26

Pilot killed in California F-22 fighter jet crash 
    (AFP)

AFP – A Lockheed Martin test pilot was killed after his US military F-22 aircraft, the world’s most advanced fighter jet, crashed in the southern California desert, the aerospace giant said. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 26

US F-22 fighter jet crashes in California 
    (AFP)

AFP – A US military F-22 aircraft, the world’s most advanced fighter jet, crashed in the southern California desert Wednesday, an Air Force spokesman said. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 26

US says warships deployed before NKorea launch 
    (AFP)

AFP – The US Navy said Thursday it had deployed two warships in waters off Japan ahead of North Korea’s planned rocket launch early next month. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 25

Taking on US defense lobby will be 'tough:' Obama 
    (AFP)

AFP – US President Barack Obama has renewed his vow to cut spending on costly weapons programs but acknowledged taking on influential defense contractors would be politically “tough.” Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 25

Obama needs to clarify exit from Iraq: US report 
    (AFP)

AFP – President Barack Obama needs to clarify what he means by promising a “responsible” withdrawal of US forces from Iraq, an independent US auditor’s report said Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 24

Rudd, Obama avoid Afghanistan troop level issue 
    (AP)
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Mar 24

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 595 
    (AP)
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