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	Violent History In Recent Years At U.S. Military Bases 7 Comments Last Updated: 11:11 PM 11/05/09 - While the shooting tragedy at Fort Hood is shocking, this is not the first case of violence to hit U.S. military bases. (Full Story)
	Cousin of Shooting Suspect Says Family is Shocked 3 Comments Last Updated: 9:37 PM 11/05/09 - A cousin of the man suspected of opening fire at Fort Hood, Texas, says his family is shocked and saddened by the tragedy. (Full Story)
	General David Petraeus Speaks To AFA Cadets Thursday Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 3:42 PM 11/06/09 - General David Petraeus is talking to Air Force Academy cadets Thursday. That's after some words of encouragement and support to the military community Wednesday night. (Full Story)
	Colorado Springs Native Dies In Iraq 1 Comment Last Updated: 10:56 AM 11/04/09 - Spc. Jonathon M. Sylvestre, 21, of Colorado Springs, Colo., died Nov. 2 in Kut, Iraq, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. (Full Story)
	Courage In The Face Of War Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 12:17 AM 11/04/09 - She's the one who breaks the news to soldiers’ families that their heroes won't be coming home. With one of the most difficult jobs in the Army, Chaplain PK Roberts, whose job to support military families, is about to get even more personal. (Full Story)
	VA Secretary Promises Help For Homeless Veterans Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 2:46 PM 11/03/09 - Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki is promising help for homeless veterans. (Full Story)
	U.S. House Supports National Cemetery In Southern Colorado Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 5:45 PM 11/02/09 - The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill to create a new national cemetery in southern Colorado. (Full Story)
	Colorado Marine Missing After Mid-Air Collision Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 5:30 PM 11/01/09 - The Coast Guard says the rescue mission is now classified as a recovery effort for nine people who went missing, including a Marine from Colorado, after a mid-air collision near Southern California. (Full Story)
	Fort Carson Units Headed for Afghanistan, Iraq Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 4:37 PM 10/30/09 - Two units from Fort Carson are preparing to deploy to Afghanistan and Iraq. (Full Story)
	White House: Afghan Troop Decision Within Weeks 1 Comment Last Updated: 8:39 PM 11/01/09 - A top adviser says President Barack Obama will make a decision "within weeks" on whether to send more troops to Afghanistan. (Full Story)
	Donations For Soldiers Fighting The War Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 3:24 PM 10/29/09 - A local publication is joining forces with other community sponsors and the community to help bring supplies to troops overseas. (Full Story)
	11 News Learns More About Two Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan 8 Comments Last Updated: 8:10 AM 10/28/09 - Sergeant Eduviges Wolf and Private First Class Devin Michel were killed over the weekend in separate attacks, the Army announced Tuesday. (Full Story)
	8 More American Troops Killed in Afghanistan 5 Comments Last Updated: 11:40 AM 10/27/09 - U.S. forces say eight American troops have been killed in multiple bomb attacks in southern Afghanistan. The deaths make October the deadliest month of the war for American troops since it began in 2001. (Full Story)
	Obama Says He Will Not Rush Afghanistan Decision 7 Comments Last Updated: 2:18 PM 10/26/09 - President Barack Obama is promising Marine and Navy personnel at a Florida base that he "will never rush" choosing whether to send U.S. troops into war. (Full Story)
	Two Fort Carson Soldiers Killed In Afghanistan 1 Comment Last Updated: 12:44 AM 10/27/09 - The Army says Spc. Eric N. Lembke, 25, of Tampa, Fla. and Pfc. Kimble A. Han, 30, of Lehi, Utah were killed Oct. 23 in Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device. (Full Story)
	14 Americans Killed In 2 Helicopter Crashes In Afghanistan Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 8:22 AM 10/26/09 - The separate incidents killed 14 Americans. (Full Story)
	Fort Carson Troops Get A Huge Donation 2 Comments Last Updated: 3:59 PM 10/25/09 - $100,000 in electronics and other products are heading to troops overseas who survived an attack earlier this month, thanks to local and national volunteers and fundraising. (Full Story)
	Former Ft. Carson Soldier Remembered Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 11:46 PM 10/24/09 - Sgt. 1st Class Kenneth Westbrook made the ultimate sacrifice, he died October 7th at Walter Reed Hospital. Westbrook is a former Ft. Carson soldier and was injured while on duty in Afghanistan. (Full Story)
	Fund Raises Thousands for Ft. Carson Troops Who Lost Everything In Battle Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 12:59 PM 10/20/09 - The American Legion says one of its blog sites has raised more than $50,000 in less than a week for U.S. soldiers who lost their personal belongs during an October 3 attack at a remote outpost in northeastern Afghanistan that killed eight Fort Carson soldiers. (Full Story)
	Obama Stands By Iraqi Troop Pullout Be the first to comment! Last Updated: 11:44 AM 10/20/09 - President Barack Obama vows the United States still plans to have all American combat troops out of Iraq by next August. (Full Story)
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