Community members have pulled together with the Connellsville Assembly of God Church on South Pittsburgh Street to bring some happiness to children in Iraq.
The Rev. Matt Goldsberry said he received an e-mail in April from his son, Sgt. Brandon Goldsberry, who is serving in Iraq with the 240th New York National Guard, requesting stuffed animals.
"As [...]

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CBS 3) SPRINGFIELD A Delaware County man received a Father’s Day feast thanks to a letter written by his son, who is currently serving overseas in Iraq.
William Kammerer of Springfield, Pa. was awarded a free barbeque courtesy of Morton’s Steakhouse in Philadelphia after he was named ‘Philly’s Best Dad’ for 2007.
Kammerer’s eldest son Chris, who [...]

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In the paper dated May 30, William Ludlow writes that “the media never shows what the men and women in the military have to say .” The following is an excerpt from an email our son sent from Iraq.
“You know that I’m here until November now and the politicians back home come up with a [...]

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STUTTGART, Germany - The U.S.  Africa Command Transition Team announces the establishment of a presence on the World Wide Web.  The site contains information about the background, purpose, and way ahead for the transition team as it develops into a command. 
The Transition Team, temporarily working at Kelley Barracks since February, is building the command from [...]

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Report: Veteran Homelessness on the Rise
A new congressional report shows female veterans are as much as four times more likely to become homeless than non-veteran women and male vets are nearly twice as likely to become homeless than their non-vet counterparts - a trend that worries veterans groups and Congress.
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U.S. Airstrike Targets [...]

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Baghdad, Jun. 18, 2007 (CWNews.com) - A Chaldean Catholic priest who was kidnapped on June 6 has been released unharmed, the AsiaNews service reports.
Father Hani Abdel Ahad, who was seized by gunmen in Baghdad, was described as "very tired but in good condition" after his release.
The Chaldean priest was seized along with several young men [...]

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BAGHDAD (AP) - Military officials say US and Iraqi forces have begun major military operations north and south of Baghdad.
An official in the office of Iraq’s national security adviser says operations also have been launched near Fallujah and in Diyala (dee-YAH’-lah) province.
Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Garver with US forces declined to give specifics, only saying that [...]

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BAGHDAD, Iraq: Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki fired the Basra police chief Monday over his force’s failure to stop weekend attacks on Sunni mosques, police said.
At least two major mosques were attacked in the Basra area over the weekend, in retaliation for Wednesday’s toppling of minarets at a prized Shiite shrine in Samarra.
A new police chief [...]

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LONDON, June 18 (KUNA) — As many as 36 people were killed in a fierce battle early Monday between Shiite militiamen and British forces carrying out house-to-house searches south of Baghdad, according to press reports here.
The clashes took place in Amarah, 200 miles south-east of Baghdad.
A doctor at the city’s general hospital said 36 bodies [...]

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BAGHDAD, June 18 (KUNA) — Armed clashes flared up on Monday between Iraqi police forces and Al-Mahdi army militiamen in Al-Nassirya city in southern Iraq, police said.
Major Firas Al-Zirjawi, a police officer, told KUNA that the clashes broke out after Iraqi police patrols were attacked by Al-Mahdi militiamen in the city.
Al-Zairjawi added the clashes first [...]

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