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TYNGSBOROUGH, Mass.—The knock on Brian Hart's door came at 6 a.m. An Army colonel, a priest and a police officer had come to tell Hart and his wife that their 20-year-old son had been killed when his military vehicle was ambushed in Iraq. Brian...
The Pentagon has extended the tour of duty of 2,200 US Marines fighting alongside British forces in southern Afghanistan, amid fears that a resurgent Taliban will force the postponement of next year's crucial presidential election in the country. The...
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Top gun: The Air Force has a fondness for fancy toys of questionable necessity. In what may long be remembered as a turning point in the Pentagon’s approach to investing in technology, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates earlier this year...
I originally wrote this post for Independence Day 2005 on Captain’s Quarters, on my first visit to Washington, DC.  When I first announced my trip to Washington, DC, I received many kind offers from local readers for assistance and pointers. One of...
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