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Obama outlines plan to keep 5,500 troops in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON — President Obama said Thursday he will keep 5,500 U.S. troops in Afghanistan into 2017, ending his ambitions to ... Read more
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Obama calls Hagel ‘exemplary’ as defense chief to step down
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is stepping down from his post after 21 months in office amid ... Read more
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Five myths about military suicides
Jeremy Sears, a Marine who had served multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, walked onto a shooting range ... Read more
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‘Unknown factor” is the hardest thing for Marine Brandon James
Family is the center of many of Brandon James’ decisions, even his reason for enlisting in the military. ... Read more
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Marine brings lessons home from Afghanistan deployment
A former north Jefferson County family has learned volumes from an experience that has become all too familiar ... Read more
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Sheriff’s force adds two canine veterans of Afghanistan, Iraq
Two veterans of U.S. Marine service in Iraq and Afghanistan have joined the Jefferson County Sheriff’s force — ... Read more
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Local soldier returns from Afghanistan
By Melanie PattersonThe North Jefferson NewsThe family and friends of Maj. Jim McCool thought he would never get ... Read more