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12 17th, 2010| 
AP – An Army doctor who disobeyed orders to deploy to Afghanistan because he questions President Barack Obama’s citizenship pleaded guilty Tuesday to one of two charges against him. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The United States’ top military officer was in Baghdad Monday, an American army spokesman said, as US troops enter the final year of their mission in Iraq. Read the rest of this entry »
Army SSG Salvatore Giunta becomes the first living recipient of the Medal of Honor, our nation’s highest award for valor in combat, in more than 40 years. Giunta was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama at the White House on November 16, 2010. The 25-year-old paratrooper received the medal for actions “at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty” on the night of October 25, 2007, at age 22, while on patrol in the remote Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – Up to 950 Canadian troops will train Afghan army recruits from 2011 to 2014, maintaining a particular focus on solving the “huge problem” of low literacy levels, Defense Minister Peter MacKay said on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The top US Army general said Monday that US forces tried to stop prisoner abuse by Iraqi authorities, denying suggestions in documents released by whistleblower site WikiLeaks. Read the rest of this entry »