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A long time ago in 1991, I joined the US Army and like so many other soldiers, I signed up for the GI Bill. They took $100 out of my check for a year with the promise of matching it. Supposedly, I should have had $30,000 to use for college when I desired to do so. While I was in the military, I attended the US Military Academy of health Sciences for a few of their allied health courses and eventually obtained a liberal arts degree during my time on Active duty. Due to a good life... 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
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
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
“The Pentagon is looking for contractors to provide a "Multi-Robot Pursuit System" that will let packs of robots "search for and detect a non-cooperative human". Original Department of Defense Proposal: SITIS Topic Details Program: SBIR Topic Num: A08-204 (Army) Title: Multi-Robot Pursuit System Research & Technical Areas: Ground/Sea Vehicles Objective: Develop a software and sensor package to enable a team of robots to search for and detect human presence in an indoor environment... Read Full Story
