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"The meaning of America is not to be found in a life without toil. Freedom is not only bought with a great price; it is maintained by unremitting effort".
-- Calvin Coolidge
JuneauEmpire.com: Associated PressIraq lawmakers fail to agree on speakerAnnan criticized in oil-for-food reportSeattle Post-Intelligencer: War on IraqKarami said likely to quit Lebanon gov'tJewish settlers warn of violenceAnanova: War In IraqMan remanded on terror chargeThe US News: Iraq NewsSunnis the Focus of Negotiations in IraqAmman hosts Iraqi reconstruction showOfficial cites security improvementArmy wife fights to defer debtU.S. names 6 Soldiers, 1 Marine, killed Easter Saturday in Afghanistan, IraqIraqi Youth Adopt Western WaysUAE glassmaker to take part in Iraq exhibitionPhilippine government claims no evidence of Filipino rebels in Iraq >Iraq May Be Secure in 18 MonthsFREE PRESS: Navy SEALs Sue The Associated Press Over Iraq Prisoner PhotosSunni Leader Vows Support for InsurgentsYahoo! News: War with IraqIraqi PM Walks Out of Parliament MeetingIraqi lawmakers hold assembly meeting3 Romanian Journalists Kidnapped in IraqIraqi troop training: signs of progressKey Oil, Food Probe Focuses on Annan and His SonBush welcomes Iraqi voters to White HouseKatu.com: Iraq & TerrorCNNLaura Bush making quick trip to AfghanistanReporters kicked out, video feed cut at Iraqi assembly Source: Oil-for-food report to be difficult for Annan5-foot-thick layer of Nazi camp ashes to be buriedFox NewsOil-for-Food Report to Criticize Kofi AnnanSettlers Warn on Gaza PulloutKyrgyz Parliament Fight EndsDepartment of DefenseMyers Discusses Leadership, Terror War —
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StoryON THE GROUNDSchool Doors Open Again for Iraqi Children —
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StoryIN IRAQTroops Give Four-Star Rating to Movie ArmorySoldiers Provide Aid to Chubaka CitizensTexas Soldiers ‘Ride Shotgun’ to Protect ConvoysBuffalo Joins Brigade Combat Team ArsenalIN AFGHANISTANU.S. Forces Aid Afghan Flood Victims PhotosCoalition Medics Treat Young Burn VictimsU.S., NATO Troops View Potential Team SiteCorps of Engineers Awards Bridge Contract IN SOUTHWEST ASIA Aircrew Training, Diversion Saves SoldierFACE OF DEFENSE Bugling Paratrooper in Iraq Carries on Family Tradition —
StoryHOMECOMINGUSS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group Heads HomeRhode Island Artillerymen Return HomePhotos: 272nd MP Company Returns from IraqPhotos: New Hampshire Guard Brigade ReturnsMaine Group Greets Troops —
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Two Years in Iraq'Gitmo' Detainee CampIN IRAQ
Iraqi Raid Nets TNT, Suspects Abizaid: Foreign Fighters IncreaseIraqi Police Take Screening Tests Iraqis Build New Army BaseSoldiers Kill Seven TerroristsTip Leads to Bombing ArrestSuccess in Iraq - DoD Fact SheetYear in Review 2004 Fact Sheets (pdf)Iraq Daily UpdateIraq ReconstructionMapsWeekly Progress Report (pdf)IN AFGHANISTANAfghan Academy Opens GatesCommander Pledges ContinuityOfficer Candidates Finish Training Missing Aircraft Search ContinuesDefense Leaders' Views on AfghanistanEnduring Freedom Marks 3 YearsAfghanistan Daily UpdateMapsWAR ON TERRORISM
Bush: Must Remember TroopsU.S. Troop Role in Djibouti VitalArmy Chief Talks TransformationMyers Outlines WMD ThreatWaging and Winning the War on TerrorTerrorism TimelineTerrorism Knowledge BaseMILITARY NEWS
Course Prepares Deploying TroopsTroops Get Available Protection Deployed Troop Morale High Unit Gets Presidential Unit CitationHealth Plan Benefits Some Troops'Faces of Fallen' Exhibit OpensNational Guard, Reserve UpdateToday in History1461 - Edward IV secures his claim to the English thrown, defeating Henry VI at the battle of Towdon.
1638 - A permanent European colony is established in what is now Delaware.
1644 - At the Battle of Alresford, Parlimentatians secure a victory during the English Civil War.
1847 - U.S. troops under General Winfield Scott seize the Mexican stronghold at Vera Cruz.
1867 - The United States purchases Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million.
1879 - British troops of the 90th Light Infantry Regiment repulse 20,000 Zulu tribesmen in northwest Zululand in the Battle of Kambula.
1884 - At the Battle of El Teb, the British defeat Osman Digna's Mahdists in a non-stop five hour battle.
1913 - The German government announces it is increasing taxes in order to finance the new military budget.
1916 - The Italians scrap the fifth attack on Isonzo.
1936 - Italy firebombs Harar, in Ethiopia.
1941 - The British sink five Italian warships in the Mediterranean.
1951 - The Chinese reject Gen. Douglas MacArthur's offer for a truce in Korea.
1952 - President Harry Truman removes himself from the presidential race.
1961 - The 23rd amendment, which allows Washington, D.C. residents to vote for president, is ratified.
1962 - Cuba opens the trial of the Bay of Pigs invaders.
1966 - Leonid Brezhenev becomes First Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party, denouncing what he calls the US policy of agression in Vietnam.
1967 - France launches its first nuclear submarine.
1971 - Lt. William L. Calley Jr. is found guilty for his actions in the My Lai massacre.
1973 - The last U.S. troops withdraw from South Vietnam.
1975 - Egyptian president Anwar Sadat declares that the Suez Canal will reopen on June 5, 1975.
1976 - Eight Ohio National Guardsmen are indicted for shooting four Kent State students during an anti-war protest on May 4, 1970.
Birthdays1790 - John Tyler, 10th President of the United States.
1875 - Lou Henry Hoover, first lady to President Herbert Hoover.
1916 - Eugene McCarthy, U.S. Senator / presidential candidate.
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