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Ex-Alaska National Guardsman honored for service

By Christopher Eshleman, The Associated Press

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Sam Pierce isn't surprised his son, Jeremy Pierce, is handling adversity well. The now 23-year-old Jeremy has shown a stubborn persistence since he was a boy. So it was par for the course when he started physical therapy... Full story

Flags lowered for Colorado Springs soldier who died in Iraq

DENVER • Flags on state buildings will be lowered today in honor of a Colorado Springs soldier who died in Iraq. Twenty-one-year-old Spc. Jonathon M. Sylvestre died Nov. 2 in Kut, Iraq of injuries from a noncombat incident. He was... Full story

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MILITARY UPDATE: Vets disturbed by modern war's pressures

By Tom Philpott

A small group of U.S. war veterans, the age difference among them as wide as 70 years, gathered last Saturday at American Legion Post 177 in Fairfax, Va., for a special event at the annual Veterans’ Day Community Fair.They had agreed to... Full story

Bennet says Piñon Canyon funding is still frozen

PUEBLO • U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet said he’s been assured by colleagues in the Senate that a funding ban on the Army’s proposed expansion of a disputed training site in southeast Colorado will remain in effect. Bennet said the ban... Full story

Obama promises public support if troops sent off

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska • Nearing a decision on sending more troops off to war, President Barack Obama told a military audience Thursday that he will not dispatch them into conflict without proper support — including the... Full story

As Obama ponders Afghanistan, so does Europe

LONDON • President Barack Obama's delay in deciding U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan has found an echo chamber in Europe, where coalition leaders in NATO are weighing whether to send more help or bow to public demands for a speedy exit.... Full story

Pentagon announces six-month push against roadside bombs

OSHKOSH, Wisconsin • Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday he will lead an intensive push for new ways to defuse the threat from homemade bombs, the crude ambush weapons that account for eight in 10 casualties in Afghanistan. "The... Full story

Muslims in military hope Fort Hood shootings don't roll back progress they have seen

U.S. Muslim service members say they stand out in both their worlds. Among fellow troops that can mean facing ethnic taunts, awkward questions about spiritual practices and a structure that is not set up to accommodate their worship. Among Muslims,... Full story

Shooting makes military life hard for Muslims

Colorado politicians at Fort Logan for Veterans' Day

DENVER • Gov. Bill Ritter, Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Mike Coffman honored service men and women during a Veterans Day ceremony Wednesday at Fort Logan National Cemetery. Coffman, an Iraq war veteran, said Americans should remember... Full story

VETERANS DAY: Backers say local vets cemetery closer than ever

Sen. Bennet asks Army to drop Piñon Canyon appeal

DENVER • Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet is asking the Army not to appeal a court ruling that rejected its plans to step up training at a disputed site in southeast Colorado. The Army has appealed a Sept. 8 federal court ruling that... Full story

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