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Soldiers receive gifts from students

democratandchronicle.com     Feb 26, 2008   1 related          

Second-graders at Plank Road North Elementary School in Penfield made T-shirts for local soldiers who will be deployed to Afghanistan next month. On Monday, three soldiers visited the class and picked up the gifts. ... (February 26, 2008) — PENFIELD — As soon as one of...                    

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Mersey Hero Saves Afghan Bomb Girl

redorbit.com     Feb 26, 2008          

By MICHELLE FIDDLER Chief Reporte A MERSEY Marine has saved two children horrifically injured by a Taliban rocket attack. Medic Martin McCaffrey carried out emergency first aid on the sisters after their distraught uncle arrived at the gates of their base in southern Afghanistan.                    

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IN PICTURES: Royal Marines see steady progress in Sangin

mod.uk     Feb 25, 2008          

Royal Marines from 40 Commando are seeing continued signs of progress in the Helmand province town of Sangin, scene of some fierce fighting in the last two years between ISAF troops and elements of the Taliban. ... Royal Marines of Bravo Company, 40 Commando, on patrol...                    

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Families wave goodbye, pray as Guard unit heads overseas

modbee.com     Feb 25, 2008          

STOCKTON -- Two-year-old Ryean Cowan of Modesto had no idea how symbolic her cry was Sunday morning. A brigadier general was honoring the valley citizen-soldiers who were about to leave for Afghanistan. ... three brothers Brian, Christopher and Geoffrey Bennett pose...                    

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At long last, Vietnam vet tells his story of war and pain

startribune.com     Feb 23, 2008   2 related          

Tony Bresina of Buffalo, Minn., has a featured role in a National Geographic Channel documentary; it may be too hard for him to watch. ... 4:35 PM INSIDE THE VIETNAM WAR This documentary done from a soldier's perspective will air again on the National Geographic Channel...                    

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SAFE IN THE ARMS OF A HERO

servefeed.com     Feb 21, 2008   2 related          

Brit's life-saving dash ... By Mark Ellis, Foreign Editor Mark.Ellis@Mirror.Co.Uk21/02/2008 A royal Marine risks his life under fire in Afghanistan to rush a seriously hurt little girl to a first aid post. The cradled youngster suffered head injuries when her home was hit...                    

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Afghan girls 'saved' by marines

bbc.co.uk     Feb 20, 2008   28 related          

Marines saved the lives of two Afghan girls injured in a Taleban rocket attack, say the Ministry of Defence. ... The lives of two Afghan girls wounded in a Taleban attack have been saved by marines, said the Ministry of Defence. The girls were injured when the Taleban...                    

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The drive for combat

philly.com     Feb 17, 2008   4 related          

Standing at the end of a double line of parked Stryker combat vehicles at the National Guard armory in Phoenixville, Capt. Anthony Passero watched the road. Four more of the green, eight-wheeled, 19-ton Strykers had just arrived from Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.                    

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