News of Note
"Our land, the first garden of liberty's tree --
It has been, and shall be, the land of the free."
--Thomas Campbell, Song of the Greeks
Operation Iraqi Freedom
New Offensive in Iraq
Operation Enduring Freedom
Seventeen aboard crashed US chopper in Afghanistan
Supporting our Troops
Congress plans emergency funds for vets health care
Rumsfeld: Media Focuses on 'Negative'
Fallen Heroes
Car Bombs Kill Troops
Welcome Home!
America's Battalion Returns to Kaneohe Bay
Same Old Song...
U.S. accused in Iraqi journalist's death
Other News of Note
U.S. military says can defeat nuclear-armed N.Korea
Fox News
'As Long as We Are Needed'
Transcript: Bush Speech on Iraq
Dems Blast Sept. 11 References
Soldiers, Family Laud Bush Speech
Iraqis Lukewarm on Bush's Speech
Strong Reactions to Bush Speech
Opponents: Iraq War Open-Ended
U.S. Chopper Likely Was Shot Down in Afghanistan- Video: Chopper Down
Redesigned Freedom Tower to Be Unveiled
Pentagon, CIA Oppose Covert Operations Transfer
U.S. General Says North Korean Attack Would Fail
Calif. Terror Suspect Fired
Historian Shelby Foote Dies
Video
Bush Address, Pt. 1
Bush Address, Pt. 2
Sen. Warner Lauds Bush
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
Iraqis split over Bush pledge on troops
Israeli troops clash with Jewish settlers
Board said to OK Iraq detainees' release
Rice makes first U.N. visit in new post
N.J.-born Israeli soldier gets jail time
Saudis issue list of 36 terror suspects
Israelis, Palestinians warned of tactics
Clan chief caught between U.S., insurgents
Iran's leader orders smear campaign probe
Egypt candidate pleads innocent to forgery
Israelis take sides in Gaza pullout issue
Reuters: Top News
S.Arabia says high oil not yet hit growth
Bush says Iraq war worth it, cites bin Laden
Israel fears sabotage spree against Gaza pullout
Rice makes debut at UN, shuns media queries
WHouse to accept most WMD report recommendations
Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Bush rejects major changes to Iraq strategy
Iraqi leader denies rebel talks
CENTCOM: News Release
U.S. HELICOPTER CRASHES NEAR ASADABAD
Department of Defense
Bush: U.S. Will Remain Until Job is Done Story
Transcript of President Bush's Speech
Veterans' Health Care Focus of Hearing — Story
New Camp Paves Way for Future Operations — Story
ON THE GROUND
Training for Iraq Boosts Security in Caucasus — Story
Operation Diablo Reach Back Targets Militia — Story
Mountain Warfare Instructors Train Troops — Story
IN IRAQ
Soldiers Bring Fresh Drinking Water to Iraqis
Airborne Army Medics Work to Save Lives
Battalion Aid Station Finds Order in Chaos
Troops Distribute Supplies to Iraqi Villagers
Airmen, Soldiers Open Lines of Communication
IN AFGHANISTAN
Deployed Marine Shares Combat Skills
FACE OF DEFENSE
Slovakian Native Protects American Dream — Story
AMERICA SUPPORTS YOU
President Thanks Troops, Urges Americans to Thank Them Too – Story
Baseball Pitchers Show Support
North Carolina Volunteers Saluted
Home Depot Offers Discount
TOP NEWS
IN IRAQ
Rice Topic: Progress, Insurgents
Focus on Progress, Leaders Say
Momentum Favors Democracy
Police Graduate 86 from Training
Navy Qualifies Patrol Boat Officers
Iraq Daily Update
Multinational Force Iraq
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps
Weekly Progress Report (pdf)
'Eye on Iraq' (pdf)
Fact Sheet: Helping Women in Iraq
IN AFGHANISTAN
Soldiers Discover, Neutralize IEDs
Afghanistan Daily Update
Maps
WAR ON TERRORISM
DoD Works to Improve Detainee Ops
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base
MILITARY NEWS
Reserves, Guard Bring Vital Skills
FDIC Supports Guard, Reserves
Group Honors General, Mrs. Myers
Rumsfeld Talks Recruiting, Retention
Iraqi PM Visits Walter Reed Patients
National Guard, Reserve Update
Weather
from The Weather Channel
Iraq
Al Azamiyah Al Basrah Al Hillah Al Karkh Al Kazimiyah Al Kut An Nasiriyah Baghdad Baqubah Mosul Najaf Nineveh Tall Kayf
Afghanistan
Bost/Laskar Ghurian Herat Kabul Qandahar
Gitmo
Today in History
1613 - Shakespeare's Globe Theater burns down
1767 - The British Parliament passes The Townshend Acts, levying taxes on America.
1776 - Virginia adopts its state constitution, and names Patrick Henry as governor.
1863 - Lee orders his forces to concentrate near Gettysburg, PA.
1913 - The Second Balkan War begins.
1916 - The first flight of a Boeing aircraft.
1940 - The U.S. passes the Alien Registration Act.
1949 - South Africa begins implementing apartheid with the banning of mixed marriages; U.S. troops withdraw from Korea following WW II.
1952 - The USS Oriskany becomes the first aircraft carrier to sail around Cape Horn (she was decommissioned in 1989, and now is due to be scuttled in May 2006 to form the world's largest artificial reef.
1954 - The Atomic Energy Commission votes against Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer's reinstatement.
1964 - After more than eighty days of Senate filibuster, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is passed.
1965 - USAF Captain Joseph Henry Engle reaches 85,530 m in the X-15.
1966 - The U.S. bombs fuel storage facilities near North Vietnamese cities.
1967 - Israel re-unifies Jersualem, removing barricades.
1969 - The first Jewish worship service is held at the White House.
1970 - The U.S. concludes a two-month military offensive into Cambodia.
1971 - Soyuz 11 docks with Salyut 1 for 22 days .
1972 - The U.S.S.R. launches Prognoz 2 into Earth orbit.
1982 - The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is extended.
1984 - The U.S.S.R. offers to start talks on banning SDI.
1985 - NASA launches Intelsat VA
Birthdays
1858 - George Washington Goethals, engineer (Panama Canal)
1865 - Shigechiyo Izumi, achieved oldest authenticated age (120 y 237 d) ; William E. Borah lawyer/(Sen-ID)
1934 - Carl Levin (Sen-MI)
1948 - Fred Grandy, actor (Gopher-"Love Boat")/(Rep-Iowa)
Passings
1852 - Henry Clay, Senator, Secretary of State, "The Great Compromiser"
1923 - General J.C. Gomez, Venezuala's first vice president, assassinated
1978 - Bob Crane, actor (Hogan's Heroes), murdered
Reported Missing in Action
1965
Lindsey, Marvin Nelson, USAF (LA); RF101C shot down, no parachute seen
1966
Jones, Murphy N., USAF (LA); F105D shot down, released by DRV February, 1973 - retired from the USAF as a Colonel - alive and well as of 1998
1967
Hardy, William H., US Army ; Released by DRV February, 1973 - alive as of 1996
1968
Owen, Timothy S., US Army (NY); disappeared while conducting a night ambush
1970
Aldern, Donald D., USN (SD); A7A shot down, no parachute seen
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