Archive for April, 2010

Army Sgt. First Class Ken Losoncy just returned home from his second tour of duty in Iraq. At the very least, Losoncy and his wife — also an Iraq war veteran — deserve a gift of praise for their service.

Cucolo sees progress in Iraq

The Third Infantry’s commander said he’s seeing progress in Iraq between Kurdish and Arab factions.

BAGHDAD (AP) Leery of using a mobile phone, the militant tasked with directing some of Baghdad’s deadliest recent bombings would get his orders from al-Qaida in Iraq’s leadership by meeting a …

BARACK OBAMA is determined to withdraw all but 50,000 of his troops from Iraq in the coming months – despite rising diplomatic disquiet over a post-election power struggle and a possible return to the brutal sectarian chaos that seized the nation in the aftermath of the US-led invasion in 2003.

Bomb kills Lewis-McChord soldier in Iraq

A Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier and father of four children who was on his first combat deployment was killed Tuesday by an enemy bomb in Iraq , the Department of Defense announced Thursday.