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Gen. Dempsey chosen to head Joint Chiefs of Staff - CBS News Tue, 31 May 2011 02:32:18 GMT+00:00

Fox News

Gen. Dempsey chosen to head Joint Chiefs of Staff CBS News Martin Dempsey as the next Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman amid protracted battle in Afghanistan, US involvement in the NATO-led effort against Libya's Moammar Gadhafi and a winding down of the war in Iraq. Obama announced a new lineup of his top ... Dempsey would bring extensive Iraq experience Joint Chiefs chairCNN Dempsey Would Support Keeping US Troops in Iraq Past Deadline If NeededBloomberg Obama nominates warrior-scholar as top U.S. military officerInternational Business Times Voice of America -USA Today all 1,353 news articles »

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No Wisconsin Service Members Die In Iraq In Past Year - WISN Milwaukee Mon, 30 May 2011 21:45:50 GMT+00:00

Christian Science Monitor

No Wisconsin Service Members Die In Iraq In Past Year WISN Milwaukee ELM GROVE -- Wisconsin has lost 10 soldiers in Afghanistan this year, but for the first time since the war in Iraq began, no Wisconsin service members have died in Iraq for an entire year -- from Memorial Day to Memorial Day. A ceremony was held Monday ... OUR VIEW — Iraq, Afghanistan veterans deserve more than our cheersHollandSentinel.com What will our Iraq War Memorial look like?Washington Post Our New Iraq-Afghanistan War National HolidayThe International News Magazine American Thinker -The Birmingham News - al.com (blog) -Cincinnati.com (blog) all 558 news articles »

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Veterans Memorialize Iraq and Afghanistan Fallen - KEZI TV Tue, 31 May 2011 01:46:18 GMT+00:00

Christian Science Monitor

Veterans Memorialize Iraq and Afghanistan Fallen KEZI TV Name by name, ring after ring, we're reminded of the more than 100 Oregon soldiers killed while fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. "It almost becomes a spiritual thing to say their names and make them a person. Not just a number, not just one of 128, ... Memorial Day tributes at Arlington to Iraq, Afghanistan fallenStars and Stripes Thank A VeteranAuburn Journal 'Support the troops': Get them jobsDaily Kos New York Daily News -Christian Science Monitor -KXLY Spokane all 65 news articles »

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Supporters Rally for Iraq War Veteran Killed by SWAT Team - MyFox Phoenix Tue, 31 May 2011 00:19:50 GMT+00:00

Daily Mail

Supporters Rally for Iraq War Veteran Killed by SWAT Team MyFox Phoenix They rallied in honor of Guerena, a US Marine Corps veteran of the Iraq War. "It's tragic..it should have never happened," said Ray Epps. But Guerena didn't die on the battlefield. He was killed at his home near Tucson as deputies served a search ... Drug Raid Turns Ugly as SWAT Guns Down Marine VetWired News (blog) Iraq Vet and former US Marine Jose Guerena gunned down in Arizona SWAT raid ...New York Daily News Iraq war vet Jose Guerena did not open fire on SWAT team who killed himDaily Mail Big Government -Gather.com -Phoenix New Times (blog) all 234 news articles »

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Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdul Mehdi quits - Los Angeles Times Tue, 31 May 2011 02:55:21 GMT+00:00

AFP

Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdul Mehdi quits Los Angeles Times One of Iraq's three vice presidents has quit the post, his political party said Monday, amid growing public frustration with the government's performance nearly six months after most of its ministers were ... Iraq VP resigns 'to force slimming of government'AFP Iraqi vice president resigns in sign of infightingArab News Iraq Vice President Adel Abdul Mehdi resignsAlsumaria TV Aswat Al Iraq -Agenzia Giornalistica Italia all 26 news articles »

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2 Americans Are Indicted in Iraq Contract Bribery - New York Times Tue, 31 May 2011 00:30:18 GMT+00:00

2 Americans Are Indicted in Iraq Contract Bribery New York Times BAGHDAD — Two American businessmen have been charged with giving Army officers airline tickets, spa vacations and more than $1 million in bribes to secure multimillion-dollar contracts to supply the American military and help rebuild Iraq ... and more »

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When Iraq War Ends, How Many Troops Will Stay? - NPR Mon, 30 May 2011 18:34:25 GMT+00:00

Fars News Agency

When Iraq War Ends, How Many Troops Will Stay? NPR US military leaders are debating how many troops will stay in Iraq when the war winds down by year's end. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates says some troops will stay for years past the deadline, but Radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr warns that if US ... Will US troops stay in Iraq?People's Daily Online Iraq: 20000 US Troops Likely To Stay As “Technical Experts”NEWS JUNKIE POST Senior MP: Maliki Seeks US Troops' Pullout from IraqFars News Agency The Media Line all 6 news articles »

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Thousands honor war dead at Fort Snelling - KARE Tue, 31 May 2011 00:21:17 GMT+00:00

Thousands honor war dead at Fort Snelling KARE The spectators, who sat through rain showers at time, ranged from World War II veterans to families of service members killed in recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Mary Clare Lindberg openly wept as she held a framed photo of her son, ... and more »

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Yocum's Hike for Heroes highlighted by Nats - MLB.com Mon, 30 May 2011 18:30:54 GMT+00:00

MLB.com

Yocum's Hike for Heroes highlighted by Nats MLB.com But despite the heat and humidity the US veteran said was absent when he served in Iraq, Yocum walked the bases Monday as part of "Run the Bases for Military Families" -- a welcomed break from his cross-country hike to raise money for military families ... and more »

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Day of honor, tears for 8 fallen servicemen from state - The Seattle Times Tue, 31 May 2011 02:36:21 GMT+00:00

Day of honor, tears for 8 fallen servicemen from state The Seattle Times The names of eight soldiers who died in Iraq or Afghanistan in the past year have been added to the Garden of Remembrance wall in the park outside Benaroya Hall. By Nancy Bartley Hannah White, 16, of Bellevue, makes a Memorial Day rubbing of her ... and more »