U.S. Department of Defense

The names, hometowns and cause of death of ten American soliders in Iraq have been released to the media by the Department of Defense. Date Total Name Place of Death - Province Cause of Death 06-May-2008 2 US: 2 UK: 0 Other: 0 US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Anbar Province Hostile - hostile fire US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Ninewah Province Hostile - hostile fire 02-May-2008 3 US: 1 UK: 0 Other: 2 GE Lieutenant Giorgi Margiev Diyala Province Hostile - hostile fire - IED... Read Full Story

The official Department of Defense casualty figures for the month of April have been released and 51 US servicemen were killed during the month. Some of the names have yet to be confirmed pending contact with next of kin. The rest of the soliders and Marines killed in the month of April are listed by name and date of death with the province where they were killed and cause of death. You can click on the names in "BLUE" to obtain more details of each death. Total Name Place of Death... Read Full Story

We have the latest list of US fatalities in Iraq. The names and hometowns of some of the GIs who have died can be read in more depth by clicking on the "blue" in their names. Date Total Name Place of Death - Province Cause of Death 02-May-2008 3 US: 1 UK: 0 Other: 2 GE Lieutenant Giorgi Margiev Diyala Province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack GE Corporal Zura Gvenetadze Diyala Province Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack US NAME NOT RELEASED YET Baghdad... Read Full Story

JALALABAD, Afghanistan — Single soldiers and civilians working for the U.S. military in Afghanistan can now have sex legally. Sort of. Wednesday, May 14, 2008Ban on sex for soldiers in Afghanistan is lifted ... sort of By Drew Brown, Stars and Stripes Mideast edition, Wednesday, May 14, 2008 http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=54774 A new order signed by Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Schloesser, commander of Combined Joint Task Force-101, has lifted a ban on sexual relations... Read Full Story

When it comes to hypocritical "Support the Troops" rhetoric, I thought I'd seen it all. But I was wrong. This week, a small group of Democrats are using back door dealings to torpedo the widely-supported new GI Bill. For anyone new to the issue, here's the bottom line up front: In 1944, FDR signed the original GI Bill, which gave every veteran a chance to go to college. It paid for tuition, fees, and books, and gave veterans a living stipend. Paul Rieckhoff Huffington Post Posted May 12... Read Full Story