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The Lies We Tell

Posted in Iraq, tagged on April 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »

His name is Sam. He’s the boy next door. He’s lived next door to me since he was a kid. Now, he’s all grown up – mostly, and he’s joined the Army National Guard. Smartypants spotted him in uniform last week and had a hard time reconciling this proud young man in the GI Joe [...]

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West Tennessee Unit Mobilized

Posted in Iraq, tagged , on March 27, 2008 | 11 Comments »

(WVLT) — An Army National Guard unit in West Tennessee is being mobilized for an upcoming deployment. Maj. General Gus Hargett said Wednesday that 76 soldiers in the 30th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion Headquarters in Humboldt are scheduled for deployment. The date and location of their deployment has not been announced. Several Tennessee National Guard [...]

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4,000 Fallen Soldiers

Posted in Iraq on March 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Reuters: The number of U.S. soldiers to die in Iraq has reached 4,000, the U.S. military said on Monday, just days after the fifth anniversary of a war that President George W. Bush says the United States is on track to win.

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776th Maintenance Company on alert

Posted in Iraq, tagged , on January 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The 776th Maintenance Company in Elizabethton and its detachment in Mountain City have received a warning alert for possible mobilization for Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom. If the unit is mobilized, it would mark its third mobilization in the past 17 years.

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Let’s Say Thanks Campaign

Posted in Iraq, tagged , on November 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

(Hat tip to Ms. Joline) Go to the Let’s Say Thanks web site, and you can pick out a card depicting patriotic scenes and hometown images. These designs were selected from a pool of entries from children across the country – including one from Knoxville, TN. Select the message that best expresses your sentiment or [...]

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Let's Say Thanks Campaign

Posted in Iraq, tagged , on November 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

(Hat tip to Ms. Joline) Go to the Let’s Say Thanks web site, and you can pick out a card depicting patriotic scenes and hometown images. These designs were selected from a pool of entries from children across the country – including one from Knoxville, TN. Select the message that best expresses your sentiment or [...]

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Soldier charged with AWOL arrested at VA hospital

Posted in Iraq, tagged on November 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky soldier facing his second tour of duty in Iraq said in a jailhouse interview Monday that he was seeking mental help at a veterans hospital when police showed up in the middle of the night to arrest him. Spc. Justin Faulkner, 22, of Stanton, Ky., is accused of being [...]

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Repetition on the Surge

Posted in Iraq, tagged on August 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

The Politico’s Jim VandeHei tells us in 1296 words things we already knew.

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Davis Backs Bush

Posted in Iraq, tagged , on July 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Following a trip to Iraq, US Rep. David Davis reaffirms his support of military efforts in Iraq. Davis said of his trip: ‘The thing that probably struck me the most was the caliber of the men and women in uniform. We have an exceptional group of men and women, and an officer corps that is [...]

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Tennesseans on Iraq

Posted in Iraq, tagged , , on July 14, 2007 | 1 Comment »

In January 2007, Bush said during his Address to the Nation: I’ve made it clear to the Prime Minister and Iraq’s other leaders that America’s commitment is not open-ended. If the Iraqi government does not follow through on its promises, it will lose the support of the American people – This week the initial benchmark [...]

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