A soldiers waves to the crowd from his Humvee during a welcome home parade for the soldiers of the U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, at Brentwood, Tenn., Nov. 10, 2006. Defense Dept. photo by William D. Moss

The Bravo Company Guide On waves in the wind during the welcome home parade at Brentwood, Tenn., Nov. 10, 2006. Defense Dept. photo by William D. Moss

A soldier slaps hands with the crowd as he passes by during the welcome home parade at Brentwood, Tenn., Nov. 10, 2006. Defense Dept. photo by William D. Moss

Parade spectators hold up a banner thanking the troops for their service in Iraq during the welcome home parade at Brentwood, Tenn., Nov. 10, 2006. Defense Dept. photo by William D. Moss

A woman smiles and waves to a soldier during the welcome home parade at Brentwood, Tenn., Nov. 10, 2006. Defense Dept. photo by William D. Moss

A soldier hands out candy to a little girl during the welcome home parade at Brentwood, Tenn., Nov. 10, 2006. Defense Dept. photo by William D. Moss

Ladies wave American flags and hold signs for the troops to see as they pass by during the welcome home parade at Brentwood, Tenn., Nov. 10, 2006. Defense Dept. photo by William D. Moss

A citizen shows his support for the troops as they pass by while wearing an Uncle Sam red, white and blue hat and holding an American flag during the welcome home parade at Brentwood, Tenn., Nov. 10, 2006. Defense Dept. photo by William D. Moss

American flags line the parade route as the U.S. Army Band performs during the welcome home parade at Brentwood, Tenn., Nov. 10, 2006. Defense Dept. photo by William D. Moss

A yellow ribbon, one of hundreds displayed throughout the city, adorns a tree during the welcome home parade at Brentwood, Tenn., Nov. 10, 2006. Defense Dept. photo by William D. Moss

A banner with the names of the eleven U.S. Army soldiers from the 101st that lost their lives while serving in Iraq, leads the welcome home parade at Brentwood, Tenn., Nov. 10, 2006. Defense Dept. photo by William D. Moss

by Lt. Col. William Thurmond
November 8, 2006
Soldiers from the U.S. Army Drill Team perform during a pre-race NASCAR event at the Texas Motor Speedway Nov. 5. US Army photo

News of Note
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Sunnis Ambush Shiites in Iraq, Kill 10 and Kidnap 50
At least 52 others killed or found dead in country
National Guard Units May Go Back to Iraq
Third Son From Wash. Family to Be Sent to Iraq
Bush talks of change, car bombs kill 8 - Video
Bush hails troops as Iraq war reviewed

Operation Enduring Freedom
Flash floods hit Eastern Afghanistan

Homeland Security / War on Terror
Relatives struggle with 9/11 discoveries

Other Military News
Bush Hails American Veterans in Ceremony at Arlington Cemetery - VIDEO
Navy to Help USS Intrepid Get Unstuck From Mud
The Furious Fight for Dong Ha

Mid-East Ceasefire / Hamas Rising / Israel at War
U.S. Rejects Israeli Hostilities Resolution
Ministers Resign En Masse From Lebanon's Gov't
W.House brands Iran, Hezbollah as terror "nexus"

Religion of Peace??
Indonesian Islamists seek to isolate pro-bin Laden radicals

Worldwide Wackos
Russia, Iran to work on resumption of six-party talks
Putin meets Iran's nuclear negotiator
Chavez welcomes Shakira to Venezuela
Nicaragua's Ortega vows close U.S. ties

Politics / Government
Democrats Now Look to Sustain Their Majority
Bush approval drops, Democrats' goals backed: poll - Video
Halliburton shares may face Democrat headwind
Pelosi-led House seen not rocking boat on China
Senate race reveals regional divide in Virginia

U.N. News
U.N. envoy says Myanmar's Suu Kyi in good health

Mother Nature
Tourist Injured After Shark Attack Off Maui Beach
Kyoto countries seen agreeing steps to extend pact

Oddities
Deer Frees Itself From Fake Pumpkin
Brazilian Woman Survives 6 Shots to Her Head
Town gives women equal footing on road signs
Absentee Florida ballot sent with precious stamp

Other News of Note
American Airlines Flight 587 to Get Memorial in N.Y.
FEMA official gets dunked in New Orleans

Fox News
2 Arrested After Hit-and-Run Kills Mother, 2 Kids
Elton Slams Religion
Week in Photos
Gerald Levert Dead

Reuters: Top News
S.Ossetia independence vote to pit Russia vs West
Lupus raises pregnancy death risk: study
Study suggests painkiller naproxen safe for heart
Inflation, retail top U.S. stocks' agenda
Dollar pressured by concerns about China reserves
Hormel lifts forecast; shares jump
Oil falls below $60 as inventories rise
NYSE shares at new high, exchange stocks rise
Market edgy over China's reserves plan
Smokes and a good meal, by Paul DeMartino
Google CEO sees free mobile phones, funded by ads
Ousted CEOs stay on as exit deals worked out
Host says G-20 summit to discuss energy security
Big buyouts come with their own problems
Ford CEO says ahead of schedule on buyouts: report
El Paso pipeline explosion in Wyoming kills 1

AP World News
Mom in Calif. drownings to begin trial
Hunger seen as big enemy in war on AIDS
Older toys seek new fans with makeovers
Kylie Minogue dazzles in return to stage
Klitschko knocks out Brock in 7th
No. 1 Ohio State ready after 54-10 rout
Christian population falls in Holy Land
No. 2 Michigan cruises to 34-3 victory
Georgia upsets No. 5 Auburn 37-15
Eakins painting sells for $68 million
Pynchon fans eager to feast on new novel
No. 19 Georgia Tech shuts down UNC 7-0
Henin-Hardenne will finish year No. 1

Military.com
Marine to Receive Medal of Honor
Visit Our Veterans Day Center
Sign the Veterans Bill of Rights
Opinion: The Price of Freedom
Blog: Deadly Suicide Attack in Pakistan

CENTCOM: News Releases
IRAQI POLICE DRIVE RECRUITS 400 IN RAMADI

IED INJURES TWO AFGHAN BROTHERS

PROVINCIAL SECURITY SHURA IN KHOWST PROVINCE

USJFCOM
USJFCOM signs cooperative research and development agreement with Raytheon - podcast
USJFCOM to join high-tech scientific research network
Planning discussions continue for next multinational experiment
More about Multinational Experiment 5
USJFCOM to participate in Orlando military conference - podcast

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IN AFGHANISTAN
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BACKGROUND
IRAQ
Renewal In Iraq
Iraq: Security, Stability
Fact Sheet: Progress and Work Ahead
Report: Strategy for Victory in Iraq
Iraq Daily Update
This Week in Iraq
Multinational Force Iraq
State Dept. Weekly Iraq Report (PDF)
'Boots on the Ground' Audio Archive
Weekly Reconstruction Report (PDF)
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps

AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan Update
Maps

WAR ON TERRORISM
Fact Sheet: Budget Request
Fact Sheet: War on Terror
Fact Sheet: Terror Plots Disrupted
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base

Weather
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

National Hurricane Center

Today in History
1775 - General Washington forbids recruiting officers from enlisting Blacks.
1892 - Pudge Heffelfinger receives $500, becoming the first professional football player.
1915 - Britain annexes Gilbert and Elice Islands.
1918 - Emperor Karl of Austria-Hungary abdicates; Austria becomes a republic.
1920 - Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis is elected as the first baseball commissioner.
1921 - The Washington Conference for the Limitation of Armaments takes place.
1927 - Trotsky is expelled from the Soviet CP; Stalin becomes undisputed dictator.
1933 - The first known photo of Loch Ness monster is taken; Nazis receive 92% of the vote in Germany.
1936 - Oakland Bay Bridge opens.
1938 - Hermann Goering announces he wants Madagascar as a Jewish homeland.
1939 - Jews of Lodz, Poland are ordered to wear yellow armbands.
1940 - A blizzard strikes the midwest; 154 die (69 of those on a boat on the Great Lakes).
1941 - Germany's drive to take Moscow is halted.
1944 - The German battleship Tirpitz is sunk off Norway.
1946 - The first drive-up bank window is established in Chicago.
1948 - Japanese premier Hideki Tojo is sentenced to death by a war crimes tribunal.
1953 - U.S. district Judge Grim rules the NFL can black out TV home games.
1954 - Ellis Island immigration station in NY Harbor is closed.
1960 - The Mercury-Redstone-1 test launch fails at an altitude of 10 cm.
1965 - The U.S.S.R.'s Venera-2 is launched towards Venus.
1975 - Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas retires after 36 years.
1977 - New Orleans elects its first Black mayor, Ernest (Dutch) Morial.
1979 - The U.S. halts Iranian oil imports, and freezes Iranian assets.
1980 - The U.S. space probe Voyager-I approaches within 77,000-mi (124,000 km) of Saturn.
1981 - The second shuttle mission (Columbia-2) marks the first time a spacecraft is launched twice.
1982 - Yuri V. Andropov succeeds Leonid Brezhnev as Soviet leader.
1984 - Space shuttle astronauts snare a satellite in the first space salvage.
1987 - Heavy snow closes schools from DC to Main.
1989 - Brazil holds its first free presidential election in 29 years.

Birthdays
1790 - Letitia Christian Tyler, first wife of President Tyler
1815 - Elizabeth Cady Stanton, suffragist (80 Years & More)
1866 - Sun Yat-sen, father of modern China (ROC, PRC)
1889 - DeWitt Wallace, publisher, founder of Readers Digest (1921)
1908 - Harry A. Blackmun, Supreme Court justice (1970-1994)
1934 - Charles Manson, criminal (Tate-Labianco)
1937 - Richard H. Truly, Rear Admiral USN/astronaut (STS T-2, T-4, 2, 8)

Passings
1035 - Canute "The Great," King of the Danes (1016-1035)
1558 - Rabbi Shalom Shakna ben Joseph, founder of the first Polish Yeshiva
1987 - Roger Lewis, aviation executive (Lockheed, C. Wright, Pan Am)

Reported Missing in Action
1965
Hunting, Peter M., Civilian; remains returned November, 1965

1966
Frosio, Robert Clarence, USN (FL); A4E shot down (pilot), KIA, body not recovered

Jones, James Grady, USN (AL); A4E shot down (pilot), KIA, body not recovered

1967
Cayce, John D., USNR (TX); swept overboard by a wave while performing duties as part of a helicopter detail, Killed, body not recovered

Roark, James D., USNR (VA); swept overboard by a wave while performing duties as part of a helicopter detail, Killed, body not recovered

1969
Bodahl, John Keith, USAF (ID); F4E crashed (w/Smith)

Dennany, James E., USAF (MI); F4D shot down (co-pilot, w/Tucci)

Helmich, Gerald Robert, USAF (NH);A1H crashed, presumed Killed

Smith, Harry Winfield, USAF (LA); F4E crashed (w/Bodahl)

Tucci, Robert L., USAF (MI); F4D shot down (pilot, w/Dennany)