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Diversity Cited as New Goal for Military Academies
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Last Updated: 4:09 AM 11/20/09 - The nation's military academies are trying to increase diversity to boost the number of minorities in the officers' ranks. (Full Story) |
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Military to Pay for Stop Loss Service
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Last Updated: 10:44 AM 11/20/09 - Thousands of families in southern Colorado know what it Is like to have a loved one in uniform directly in the line of fire. Some of those servicemen and women had no choice but to stay in longer than they agreed following orders under the military stop loss policy. (Full Story) |
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Senate Passes Benefits For Vets' Caregivers
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Last Updated: 2:08 PM 11/19/09 - The Senate has unanimously passed legislation that would provide monthly stipends and medical benefits to family members who stay home to care for severely injured veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. (Full Story) |
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Hearing on Fort Hood Shootings Today
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Last Updated: 4:47 AM 11/19/09 - The first Capitol Hill hearing on the Fort Hood shootings is set for this morning. (Full Story) |
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Army Drops Appeal Over Pinon Canyon Study
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Last Updated: 12:04 PM 11/18/09 - The Army is dropping its appeal of a court ruling related to plans to step up training at Pinon Canyon. (Full Story) |
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15 Fallen Soldiers Remembered, Secretary of Army in Attendance
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Last Updated: 9:44 AM 11/19/09 - In two separate ceremonies Wednesday, 15 Fort Carson soldiers killed in Afghanistan back in October are being remembered for their heroism. (Full Story) |
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Victims' Families Exchange Words With Murderer As He Gets Life In Prison
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Last Updated: 8:42 PM 11/19/09 - Jomar Dionisio Falu-Vives has been found guilty on all counts, including two counts of first degree murder, for randomly shooting and killing two people in Colorado Springs and shooting and badly injuring another. He was sentenced Thursday to two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole. (Full Story) |
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Army Suicides Likely To Top Last Year's High
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Last Updated: 2:39 PM 11/17/09 - Army officials say they appear to be getting a handle on the problem, but they also admit that suicides among soldiers this year will likely top last year's pace. (Full Story) |
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Army Suicides
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Last Updated: 2:21 PM 11/17/09 - Army officials say they appear to be getting a handle on the problem, but they also admit that suicides among soldiers this year will likely top last year's pace. (Full Story) |
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Alleged Marine Impostor Pleads Not Guilty
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Last Updated: 2:18 PM 11/17/09 - A man who brought attention to homeless veterans in Colorado Springs has pleaded not guilty to charges of lying about being a decorated veteran. (Full Story) |
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Army Boss To Attend CO Services For Soldiers
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Last Updated: 12:21 PM 11/17/09 - Army Secretary John McHugh will attend memorial services at Fort Carson for 15 soldiers killed in Afghanistan last month. (Full Story) |
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Army Releases Video Of Fort Carson Soldiers Fighting In Afghanistan
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As President Obama continues to consider the next steps in Afghanistan, thousands of troops, many from Fort Carson, are on the ground fighting. The Army released video of soldiers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team involved in a two hour fire fight with the Taliban. (Full Story) |
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Flags Lowered For CO Soldier Who Died In Iraq
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Last Updated: 8:36 AM 11/16/09 - Flags on state buildings will be lowered Monday in honor of a Colorado Springs soldier who died in Iraq. (Full Story) |
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Military Plane Lands Safely After Losing An Engine
Last Updated: 10:44 PM 11/12/09 - Fire crews were on the runway Thursday night at Colorado Springs airport as a C-130 military plane landed following a malfunction in one of four engines. (Full Story) |
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Army Dog Returns After A Year Of Being Lost In Afghanistan
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Last Updated: 4:21 PM 11/12/09 - Over a year after an Australian bomb sniffing Army dog disappeared during a fierce battle in Afghanistan, the animal has been safely returned to her unit. (Full Story) |
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President's Choice For Afghanistan: None of the Above
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Last Updated: 8:20 AM 11/12/09 - There's word that President Barack Obama won't accept any of the Afghanistan war options before him without changes. (Full Story) |
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Death Penalty Possible For Fort Hood Suspect, But Military Executions Rare
Last Updated: 2:11 PM 11/11/09 - He could face the death penalty if convicted of last week's massacre at Fort Hood. (Full Story) |
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Petraeus: Decision Near On Troops To Afghanistan
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Last Updated: 2:08 PM 11/11/09 - Gen. David Petraeus spoke to CNN on Wednesday shortly before heading into a meeting with President Barack Obama and his war council about a new strategy in the 8-year-old Afghan conflict. (Full Story) |
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Bennet Asks Army to Drop Pinon Canyon Appeal
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Last Updated: 6:47 AM 11/11/09 - Bennet asks the Army not to appeal Pinon Canyon ruling. (Full Story) |
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State Politicians in Fort Logan For Veterans' Day
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Last Updated: 6:30 AM 11/11/09 - How elected officials are spending Veterans' Day. (Full Story) |
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