Quote of the Day
"The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil Constitution, are worth defending at all hazards."
-- Samuel Adams
-- Samuel Adams
News of Note
No Injuries Reported in Triple Afghan Rocket Attack
American Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Iran
Fox News
50 Casualties in Iraq
Six cops killed at popular Baghdad eatery
Iran to Hold Run-Off Election
'A Lot Is at Stake'
Terror Chief Blasts Mideast Reform
Vote to Decide Syria's RoleIn Lebanese Politics
Hushed A-Bomb Notes Found
S. Korea to Talk Nukes in D.C.
S. Korean Soldier Kills Eight Comrades
JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Iraq restaurant blast kills 16, hurts 25
Israel, Palestinians committed to pullout
AP: Terror expertise not priority at FBI
Ahmadinejad, Rafsanjani to vie in run-off
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Iraq restaurant blast kills 16, hurts 25
Rice: Parties committed to Gaza pullout
Ahmadinejad, Rafsanjani to vie in run-off
Suicide bomber blows kills 8 in Iraq
Last round of elections begins in Lebanon
3 Israelis wounded by Palestinian gunmen
Suicide bomber kills 3 at Iraqi checkpoint
Sharon: U.S. has key role in Gaza pullout
Sudanese government, opposition sign pact
Egypt reform movement attacks anger women
Ahmadinejad forces way into Iran run-off
Major events in Lebanon's recent history
Major events leading to Lebanon elections
Facts and figures on Lebanon
Summary: Electoral facts about Lebanon
Palestinian parliament OKs election law- A look at key players in Lebanon election
Hard-liners, reformers wary of Rafsanjani
Summary: Run-off in Iran president race
Blast, gunfire occurs near Gaza crossing
Saudi officer shot dead outside his house
Gaza Strip gunfight leaves militant dead
Taliban rebels kidnap 11 police officers
Clashes in Egypt leave two dead
Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Troops press offensive as Baghdad restaurant bombed
Saddam upset over court interrogation: lawyers
US claims success in Iraq raids
U.S., Iraq Launch Large Assault on Insurgents Near Border With Syria
CENTCOM
OPERATION ROMHE (SPEAR) UPDATE
MARINES BEGIN OPERATION SPEAR IN AL ANBAR PROVINCE
COURT-MARTIAL CHARGES PREFERRED AGAINST TASK FORCE LIBERTY SOLDIER
MOSUL'S MOST-WANTED CAPTURED
GERMAN FRIGATE RESCUES SIX MARINERS IN THE ARABIAN SEA
AIR STRIKES OUTSIDE OF KARABILAH
Department of Defense
Bush Asks Public to Unite Against Terror — Story
Operations Continue to Root Out Insurgents — Story
Operation Spear Begins in Anbar Province
Iraqis Increasingly Intolerant of Insurgents
Citizens Providing More Help to Iraqi, Coalition Forces
Patience Needed as Democracy Emerges — Story
DoD Strongly Supports Stabilization Office — Story
Exercise Trains Africans to Fight Terrorism — Story
ON THE GROUND
U.S., Iraqi Soldiers Reverse Effects of War — Story
Kitchen Builders Serve Up Safer Humvees — Story
Mississippi Guard Troops Patrol for Insurgents — Story
IN IRAQ
Woman Soldier Receives Silver Star for Valor
Iraqis Prepare for Oil Platform Security Duties
U.S. Army Doctors Offer Hope, Health to Iraqis
IN AFGHANISTAN
Bagram Groundbreaking Marks Hospital Start
Infantry Course Provides Realistic Training
FACE OF DEFENSE
First Female Pilot Joins 2006 Thunderbirds Team — Story
HOMECOMING
'Chalk 68' Soldiers Return from Afghanistan
AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
Band Rocks for Wounded Troops — Story
TOP NEWS
SPECIAL REPORTS
Base Realignment and Closure 2005
Medal of Honor
Two Years in Iraq
IN IRAQ
Two Soldiers, Two Marines Killed
Soldier Charged in Deaths
Leader Talks of Progress in Iraq
Employee Lauded for Iraqi Progress
Iraq Daily Update
Multinational Force Iraq
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps
Weekly Progress Report (pdf)
IN AFGHANISTAN
U.S. Soldiers Wounded by IED
Defense Leaders' Views on Afghanistan
Enduring Freedom Marks 3 Years
Afghanistan Daily Update
Maps
Afghan Reconstruction Group Recruiting
WAR ON TERRORISM
DoD Guidance Deals with Detainees
Exercise Tests Attack Response
Officials Detail Detainee Efforts
Progress in WMD Countermeasure
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base
MILITARY NEWS
Influencers Can Affect Recruiting
Invention Eases Helmet Discomfort
Deployed Can Use Travel Specials
National Guard, Reserve Update
HONORING THE FALLEN
Memorial Remembers Fallen — Story
CASUALTIES
Officials Identify Marine Casualties — Story
Weather
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Iraq
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Afghanistan
Bost/Laskar Ghurian Herat Kabul Qandahar
Gitmo
Today in History
1778 - Washington's troops finally leave Valley Forge.
1862 - Slavery is outlawed in U.S. territories.
1864 - The sloop USS Kearsarge sinks the CSS Alabama off the coast of France.
1865 - All slaves in Texas are freed (Juneteenth).
1875 - The U.S. Marine Hospital at the Presidio is formally opened.
1910 - Father's Day celebrated for the first time.
1917 - King George V orders members of British royal family to cease the use of German titles and surnames; they take the name Windsor.
1931 - In West Haven, CT, the first photoelectric cell is installed commercially.
1934 - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is created.
1947 - Alberty Boyd flies the first plane to exceed 600 mph (An F-80, 1004 kph).
1961 - Kuwait regains complete independence from Britain; The U.S. Supreme Court strikes down a Maryland constitutional provision requiring state office holders to believe in God.
1967 - Muhammad Ali is convicted for refusing induction into the U.S. Army.
1976 - The U.S. Viking 1 goes into Martian orbit after a 10-month flight from Earth.
1981 - The Boeing commercial Chinook 2-rotor helicopter is certified.
Birthdays
1556 - James VI of Scotland (James I of England)
1903 - Henry Louis Gehrig, New York Yankee first baseman
1908 - Quentin N Burdick (Sen-NC)
1914 - Alan Cranston (Sen-CA)
1921 - Howell Heflin (Sen-AL)
1922 - Aage Neals Bohr Denmark, physicist, Nobel Prize winner
1933 - Viktor I. Patsayev, cosmonaut (Soyuz 11)
1978 - Garfield the Cat
Passings:
1867 - Maximilian, Mexican emperor, executed
1953 - Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, executed at Sing Sing
Reported Missing in Action:
1964
Ledbetter, Thomas I., US Army SF (FL); MIA after ground fight, likely KIA, body not recovered
Talley, James L., US Army SF (GA); MIA after ground fight, likely KIA, body not recovered
1969
Tellier, Dennis A., USMC (RI); Released by PRG March, 1973
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