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Local women learn an alarming lesson

By Jimmie Ferguson Killeen Daily Herald Purchasing home security became an alarming nightmare for a couple of 4th Infantry Division wives.Comment ...
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Cerritos readies a Veterans Day to remember

The ceremony will take place at the Cerritos Civic Center, 18125 Bloomfield Ave., beginning with a 10 a.m. performance by the 40th Infantry Los Alamitos Joint Forces Band.Comment ...
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Area soldier killed in Iraq Wednesday

A local teenager serving in the U.S. Army was killed in Iraq Wednesday. Jeremy Shank, 18, of Jackson was killed early Wednesday morning local time. He was in the Army s 25th Infantry Division, based... ...
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John P. King | Advertising executive, 81

John P. King, 81, of Bryn Mawr, a retired advertising executive, died of lung cancer Aug. 27 at home. Mr. King grew up in Bedford, Pa. During World War II, he was an Army corporal with the 94th Infantry Division and saw combat in Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe. He later served as president of 94th Infantry Division Association s local chapter. ...
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Pentagon taps 57,000 for deployment

WASHINGTON The Pentagon announced Friday that elements of the Armys 3rd Infantry Division will return to Iraq early next year, the first time a unit has been alerted for a third yearlong combat tour in the war. ...
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6,000Fort Riley troops to go to Iraq

More than 6,000 Fort Riley soldiers have been told they re going to Iraq next year, the Pentagon announced Friday. The bulk of the soldiers are from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Infantry Division and the Combat Aviation Brigade, composed of combat and support helicopter units. No date for the deployments has been announced. ...
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On The Scene: At Baghdad Airport

Two weeks after starting its journey, the 3rd Infantry Division has secured Saddam International Airport and is now preparing runways for U.S. transport planes and helicopters. ...
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Fierce Warrior - C.M.H. Recipient

Posted on 07082006 11:54:13 PM PDT by Graybeard58 BENNETT, EDWARD A. Rank and organization: Corporal, U.S. Army, Company B, 358th Infantry, 90th Infantry Division.Comment ...
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More photos from the trip without me

My friend Tom Jones sent me the following photos of the recent events in Hawaii. Tom was the heart behind the memorial to the 25th Infantry Division. He worked diligently to... ...
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3rd Son From Wash. Family Sent to Iraq

All three brothers are members of the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, a Stryker Brigade Combat Team from the Army s Fort Lewis, south of Seattle. When Charlie Parsons leaves for Baghdad on Monday,... ...
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New Low In Poll Numbers For Bush On War

WASHINGTON -- The Army s 3rd Infantry Division, which helped lead the charge to Baghdad at the outset of the war, will return next year and become the first Army division to serve three tours in Iraq.... ...
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Infantry Magazine - 2006 Infantry Warfighting Conference

May 1, 2006 -- The 2006 Infantry Warfighting Conference will be held Sept. 11-14 at Fort Benning, Ga. The theme for this year s conference is "Infantry in Battle ... ...
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Iraqi Police gaining in numbers, experience

Maj. Brian Payne, Battalion Executive Officer, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, addresses the Hawija District?s police chiefs. Photo taken by 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Public Affairs. KIRKUK -- Imagine a city where police didn?t investigate crimes for fear their families would be targeted by criminals for retribution. Imagine a city where police refused to leave the station because doing so put their lives at risk? That was Hawija. Today, international police liaison officers (IPLO) and 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team Soldiers are working together in the district of Hawija... ...
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18th Airborne Corps to lose units with Army transformation

The 18th Airborne Corps no longer is in command of the 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, Ga., and in December won t have the 101st Airborne Division under its command.Comment ...
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List of Ohio casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan (Reg Req d)

Spc. Joshua D. Jones, 24, of Pomeroy, was killed in combat in Iraq. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division in Fort Hood, Texas. ...
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US Soldier Focus Of Major Search

A missing soldier from the 4th Infantry Divisions Multinational Division Baghdad is the focus of a major search in Iraqs capital city. ...
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Georgia-based 3rd Infantry will return to Iraq

Fort Stewart The 3rd Infantry Division, which led the initial attack on Iraq little more than three years ago, is headed back to the combat zone for the third time. Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch, the division commander, said Tuesday that the more than 20,000 soldiers in the unit are preparing for yet another trip to Iraq less than a year after they returned from the second tour in January. "By next fall, the majority of the 3rd Infantry Division will be deployed back to combat operations in Iraq," Lynch said during a meeting with regional reporters. ...
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On The Scene: Tanks On The Tarmac

CBS News Correspondent Jim Axelrod reports that the Army s 3rd Infantry Division is in battle to take control of the Baghdad airport. ...
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America Supports You: Musicians Entertain Troops, Families

With the aroma of a barbecue lunch hanging in the air, the first chords of a welcome home concert for the soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, rang out here yesterday ...Comment ...
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Schools bracing for infantry s move

Local school districts are bracing for an influx of more than 4,000 new students as the 4th Infantry Division begins arriving at Fort Carson from Texas next year. ...
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Fort Stewart Freedom Walk Sustains Spirit of 911

Soldiers and families of the 3rd Infantry Division, representatives of Fort Stewart, the city of Hinesville and Liberty County, and more than 1,000 other guests displayed their unity at twilight yesterday to ...Comment ...
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Future Leader Gets Promoted to Specialist

by Spc Yolanda Moreno Leon, 138th MPAD MOSUL, Iraq (September 27, 2006) ?A Soldier from Co. B, 3rd Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team ,2nd Infantry Division, Ft. Lewis, WA stationed on Forward Operating Base... ...
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Columbia runner 40th in state meet

Columbia College s Jessica Self finished 40th out of 173 runners in the women s division of the California Community College State Cross Country Championships at Woodward Park.Comment ...
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Lower standards help Army recruit more

US soldiers from the 2nd Brigade, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, look on after existing a Chinoonk helicopter, Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan, in this Sunday, June 18, 2006 file photo.Comment ...
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"Big Red One" Returning To Kansas

Division to Fort Riley. Today s unanimous vote is the last major hurdle before final approval of changes that would add about 24-hundred military and Known as "the Big Red One," the First Infantry Division was ...Comment ...
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