We the People: Hometown hero gets a new home

A construction site in Petersburg, Michigan will become a brand-new home for an Iraq War veteran and his family, thanks to the nonprofit ‘Homes for Our Troops.’ ...
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Minn. National Guard soldier killed in Iraq

ST. PAUL - A 24-year-old Minnesota National Guard soldier was killed by an improvised explosive device while on foot patrol in Fallujah, Iraq, the National Guard said Wednesday. Sgt. James M. Wosika ...
IJR

Sen Banks Pins Long-Deserved Purple Heart On Iraq Veteran After Nearly Two Decades

Republican Indiana Sen. Jim Banks presented the Purple Heart to former Army National Guard Specialist Robert Drudy on Tuesday, almost 20 years after his injury in the line of duty. Drudy was injured ...
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Almost half of IEDs in Iraq defused by GIs

U.S. troops are now finding and defusing nearly half of the improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Iraq, and casualties from the devices are holding steady despite a sharp increase in the number being ...
syracuse.com

Fort Drum soldier killed by IED in Iraq

Watertown, NY -- A Fort Drum soldier was killed Monday in Iraq when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device, the Department of Defense announced today. Spc. Arturo Huerta-Cruz, 23, of ...