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Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET

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Providing Faith Comfort for Soldiers at War

The front lines are nothing like home. But for thousands of religious Americans serving their country overseas, a special MP3 player has become a friend through hard times. The players are loaded with spiritual messages, courtesy of The Frontline Faith Project. It's like "somebody by your side to remind you that there's a higher purpose, to remind you of the hardships that others have had to endure, to make ... read more

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Heather Childers

December 12, 2010 5:06 PM

Let’s Bring ‘Em Home

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Faith Mangan

September 14, 2010 6:40 PM

War Tanks Road Trip

It's moving day at Fort Bliss, but not your typical flurry of tape guns, cardboard boxes, styrofoam pellets and wheeled dollies.  Instead, picture tanks tearing up the asphalt, rolling on sheets of plywood to get enough traction to turn into ... read more



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Rick Leventhal

May 31, 2010 4:48 AM

Faces of War: The Fallen Marine

from the Marines Combat Outpost in Taghaz, Afghanistan: There is much Fox News can't report about the valor and heroism of the most recent casualty in Afghanistan, a U.S. Marine with the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion.  It's just too soon. But after spending time with his unit, Alpha Company of the 1st L.A.R., two things are clear:  this Marine's loss ... read more



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Rick Leventhal

May 28, 2010 2:09 PM

U.S. Marine Killed in Afghanistan

Dispatch from Forward Operating Base Payne in Southern Afghanistan: Marines with the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (1st LAR) just assumed control of Helmand Province one week ago. Now they've suffered their first casualty. The 1000th U.S. Service member to die in Afghanistan (by AP's count) was a Marine with the 1st LAR.  He was on foot patrol in the ... read more



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Rick Leventhal

May 28, 2010 1:48 AM

Faces of War: SEABEES

The Navy's Construction Battalion is known as the SEABEES (C-B's... get it?) and they are among the most appreciated troops on a base.  That's because they make things more comfortable for the troops by building almost everything... and almost anything. They often work "outside the wire", constructing a Forward Operating Base or Combat Outpost from the ground up, ... read more



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Rick Leventhal

May 27, 2010 9:27 AM

The Surge is On in Afghanistan

If you're wondering when the U.S. Military is beginning it's surge in Afghanistan, wonder no more.  It's on. If you're wondering why you haven't heard more about battles with the Taliban, it's complicated. There are tens of thousands of Marines fresh on the ground in Afghanistan, including more than 13,000 in the Helmand River Valley, under the command of Brigadier ... read more



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Rick Leventhal

May 26, 2010 10:39 AM

Faces of War: Female on the Front Lines

Traditionally women have been kept at a distance from the front lines, but in Afghanistan there are no front lines.  The fight is everywhere… and it’s nowhere.  The combatants may be staying in the shadows or hiding in plain sight.  And since there’s no battlefield per se in Helmand Province, women are serving in the U.S. military here in a variety of ... read more



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Rick Leventhal

May 25, 2010 12:34 AM

Faces of War: The Mechanic

Even the toughest military vehicles break down in the harsh conditions of Southern Afghanistan. Temperatures are topping 110 degrees daily.  There are almost no paved roads in Helmand Province and none in the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion’s area of operation, plus the sand and grit wreaks havoc with many of the moving parts on the LAV’s (light armored ... read more



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Mike Emanuel

April 21, 2010 12:28 PM

How Much Does Afghanistan Surge Cost You?

This installment of "Taxpayer Calculator" will examine what it costs the military, and you, the taxpayer, to run two overseas wars. President Obama announced in late 2009 a plan to send 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan. The administration sent its request for funds to Congress in February, but the bill hasn’t been voted on yet -- even though more than half of ... read more



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Greg Palkot

November 25, 2009 8:13 AM

Hunting the Taliban With U.S. Army

At a time when President Obama is getting ready to unveil a new strategy to deal with the Taliban, the U.S. military in the eastern Afghan province of Khost are already trying a different ... read more