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Two Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) servicemen, Carlos Leon and Alan R. Babin, Jr., who incurred disabling injuries, will join Paralyzed Veterans of America's national leadership to honor present and past veterans on Veterans Day, November 11, 2006. Leon, a former Marine, suffered a C-5 spinal cord injury on
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Local veterans, including Durbin Keeney, a veterans' activist, have been working to revive the tradition of a Veterans Day parade in Duluth. The practice, which started after World War I, fizzled out soon after World War II ended in 1945. However, Keeney and a group of local veterans are
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Sen. John Kerry's criticism of U.S. troops in Iraq has sparked a bipartisan backlash, with even Democratic lawmakers and the party's chairman criticizing his remarks. The 2004 Democratic presidential nominee apologized for his comments, which suggested that a lack of intelligence and poor academic performance
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As the world marks the 9/11 anniversary of the devastating terrorist attack that sparked the global war on terror, the situation in Afghanistan is more precarious than ever. Despite the efforts of Nato forces, the country remains plagued by insurgency, with chronic insecurity hindering development and reconstruction efforts. The
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Senator John McCain, a prominent Republican voice on the Iraq war, said on Friday that the United States should deploy an additional 20,000 troops to the country. This proposal comes as McCain, a possible 2008 presidential candidate, continues to weigh in on the ongoing conflict. A member of the
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A group of Tibetan refugees, allegedly fired upon by Chinese soldiers on September 30, have described the incident as an "unprovoked attack" where they were shot at without warning. The refugees, who were attempting to flee to Nepal, were left reeling after the incident, with one 12-year-old boy
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A Royal Marine has died and a second marine is seriously injured after a suicide bomber attacked their Land Rover in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan. The attack on a two-vehicle convoy near the capital city, Lashkar Gah, resulted in the death of a marine and the injury of another. Two
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The Tamil Tiger rebels carried out a suicide bomb attack on the Sri Lankan Navy in the north central district of Sri Lanka, killing 69 personnel and injuring 60. The attack occurred near Habarana, approximately 173 km northeast of the capital Colombo, and is seen as a revenge attack by
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As the Muslim month of Ramadan enters its final weeks, the situation in Baghdad is deteriorating, with attacks on US soldiers and Iraqis increasing 43 percent since midsummer, according to Maj. Gen. William Caldwell. The US-led security sweep, which involves over 15,000 American troops and more than 40,000
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Tensions between North and South Korea have reached a boiling point, with the North accusing the South of unprovoked attacks on its soldiers near the heavily fortified inter-Korean border. The incident occurred on Saturday, when five North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the borderline and were met with 60 warning shots
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The Ministry of Defence has been accused of paying the National Health Service (NHS) to accelerate treatment for injured servicemen, amidst growing criticism over the treatment of soldiers wounded on operations. According to Air Cdre Paul Evans, director of healthcare for the MoD, the wounded would now be seen within
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The coroner investigating the killing of two British troops in Iraq said that the soldiers should not have been allowed to enter the town where they were ambushed. The Oxford court was told that a journalist, Terry Lloyd, had been killed on the same road 24 hours before the ambush
