The United States expects heavy fighting around the key Afghan city of Kandahar until late this year. And, claims of civilian deaths spark protest in Afghanistan.

First Lieutenant Andrea Wolfe is collecting data from former and current military members of all branches who have deployed to Iraq and/or Afghanistan. Wolfe chose to focus her research on an area that is central to the military: deployments.

Congress moves to repeal ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ and we look at some of the improvements being made to the GI bill.

Today we look at the likelihood of a military pay raise in 2011 and Zablon Simintov, the last Jew in Afghanistan, vows to stay put.

Death toll in Iraq rises to 114, now US looks at slowing the pace of major troop pullout this summer in light of the rise in violence. Also, we look at the “clogged pipeline” perpetually slowing down the applications for VA disability benefits.

Headlines include a look Obama’s pick for the Supreme Court and the latest insights into the attacks in Iraq and the war in Afghanistan.

The sacrifice, honor, and recognition of our American soldiers
 
 
The mission: To preserve their legacy and pay tribute to their families
 
Operation Never Forget was created to memorialize the over 3,300 soldiers of the United States Armed Services who have put lives on hold and their life on the line for America.  They fought a good fight, [...]

The movement started among Sunni tribes in Anbar Province to become an ad-hoc armed force across the country in less than a year. The rapid growth of the US-funded groups has led to concerns about some of their members’ insurgent pasts fighting against coalition forces.

It’s hard to say good-bye.  It can be just as difficult to say hello.  That’s the reality of life as a military family.  The Pentagon reports that more than 1,600,000 military have been deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq since 2001.  Post traumatic stress disorder, brain injury and major depression are most frequently reported and diagnosed [...]

Recently, the government concluded that there are about 200,000 homeless vets in the United States. About 10 percent are either from the 1991 Gulf War, Iraq or Afghanistan.