A Navy SEAL based in Virginia Beach was killed Saturday in Afghanistan, the Defense Department said Monday.
Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Thomas Harris, 36, of Lexington, N.C., drowned after being swept away by turbulent waters while crossing a river during combat, according to a statement from Naval Special Warfare Command.
He was assigned to the highly [...]

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PO2 (EOD2) Mike Monsoor, a Navy EOD Technician, was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously for jumping on a grenade in Iraq, giving his life to save his fellow Seals.  During Mike Monsoor’s funeral in San Diego, as his coffin was being moved from the hearse to the grave site at Ft.  Rosecrans National [...]

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of New Jersey Busy Again
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ-May 05, 2008 - “The Lone Bugler” of New Jersey is once again preparing for his 8th Annual 21 Performance Salute on Memorial Day week.
Richard Pinter - a retired Army First Sergeant - has been playing “Taps” at military funerals and other events for 38 years while serving in [...]

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DNA analysis has confirmed that human remains found in an unspecified region of Iraq are those of missing Army Staff Sergeant Matt Maupin.
In a Sunday evening press conference, Staff Sergeant Maupin’s parents Keith and Carolyn said they were told of the news around around 1 p.m. Sunday.
“My heart sinks, but I know they can’t hurt [...]

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ARMY chiefs today defended their decision to send out a patrol in Iraq which ended with a young Blackpool soldier being shot dead. Gunner Lee Thornton was on patrol in Al Qurna, just south of Basra, when he was shot through the neck by an insurgent sniper.
The former Palatine High School pupil died two days [...]

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SAN DIEGO - A Navy SEAL who sacrificed his life to save his comrades by throwing himself on top of a grenade will be posthumously awarded the nation’s highest military honor.The family of Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor will receive the Medal of Honor on his behalf during a White House ceremony, according [...]

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Leon Deraps died May 6, 2006, while serving in Iraq
JAMESTOWN, Mo. - Sandy Deraps has a sparkle in her eye and a loving smile on her face when she hears her son’s name.
It was nearly two years ago when the Deraps family learned their youngest member had made the ultimate sacrifice for his country. Since [...]

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Two-thirds of the British public think not enough is being done to recognise the sacrifice of armed forces personnel killed in Iraq, a survey suggests.The Art Fund charity says there is also support for issuing a series of stamps, dedicated to each person who has died, by official war artist Steve McQueen.
Among the 2,082 adults [...]

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WASHINGTON - Growing up, Peter Neesley was an animal-lover who always took in strays around his Michigan home. So when his family heard that the Army sergeant was taking care of two dogs outside his Baghdad military base, no one was surprised.
In e-mails and phone calls from Iraq, Neesley talked about how he came across [...]

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Nainoa Kealiihokuhelelani Hoe, who was born 30 years ago under a full moon, died three years ago this month under a similar moon when he was felled by a sniper’s bullet in Mosul, Iraq.The 1995 Kamehameha Schools graduate’s middle name means the “ali’i moon that travels the heavens.”
Now, in a blending of Hawaiian warrior tradition [...]

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