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Oklahoma delegation's reaction to President Obama's visit to Afghanistan Published: Wed, May 2, 2012 Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Tulsa: “Unfortunately, this President has allowed Washington and campaign politics to dictate his strategy in Afghanistan rather than the conditions on the ground. We saw this when he failed to provide the troops the commanders needed during the surge, and again when he brought troops home... Read More
Obama in Afghanistan to sign security pact Updated: Tue, May 1, 2012 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Under intense security and the cover of night, President Barack Obama slipped into Afghanistan on Tuesday to sign an agreement cementing a U.S. commitment to the nation after the long and unpopular war comes to an end. Obama was to be on the ground for about seven hours in Afghanistan,... Read More
INTERACTIVE: Afghanistan War timeline with Q&A about shooting suspect Updated: Sun, Mar 18, 2012 The major events shaping the decade long war in Afghanistan. Includes Q&A about suspect in the recent shooting spree which left 16 Afghan civilians dead. Read More
45th soldiers returning Friday from deployment Published: Thu, Feb 16, 2012 Officials in the Oklahoma National Guard Office of Public Affairs announced Thursday that about 30 members of the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) will return from Afghanistan on Friday. This is the second of approximately a dozen groups of 45th Soldiers to return to Oklahoma as part of their end of... Read More
Panetta blasts video of Marines urinating on dead Updated: Thu, Jan 12, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta phoned Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai Thursday and promised full investigation of a video that purports to depict four U.S. Marines urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters - a video both men condemned as deplorable. In a separate public statement,... Read More
Fort Sill museum gets another piece of history Published: Thu, Dec 15, 2011 FORT SILL -- Officials added another piece of history to the Field Artillery Museum on Friday as they placed a piece of the World Trade center on permanent display. The twisted and smashed I-beam, measuring about 31 inches tall by about 16 inches wide, was recovered at the trade center site in June 2002 by the... Read More
An attitude of gratitude, tempered Published: Tue, Nov 29, 2011 My son, Henry, was coming home from college for Thanksgiving. The timing was lousy, if only because this column was due before he arrived. A later deadline and I'm positive I'd have had plenty of material to fill this space once he was here and we had time to talk about all that father-son stuff that makes "home for... Read More
A soldier's farewell, Pfc. Tony Joe Potter Updated: Sun, Sep 18, 2011 OKMULGEE - About 500 people filled the sanctuary at the First Baptist Church Okmulgee Saturday to mourn Pfc. Tony Joe Potter - the youngest Oklahoma National Guardsman to die in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Read More
Services set for Sgt. Bret Isenhower, Oklahoman killed in Afghanistan Updated: Sun, Sep 18, 2011 Funeral services have been scheduled for an Oklahoma Army National Guard soldier who was killed in action in Afghanistan. Read More
Even more Internet absurdities Published: Tue, Sep 13, 2011 I am about to give up, dear readers! No sooner did I finish a couple of recent columns that dealt with silly Internet rumors and lies about Social Security, when I opened my email and found three more! Q: I am forwarding something I found on the Internet. You'll see that it proves the Social Security Administration... Read More
Fallen soldier's focus was on his family Published: Wed, Aug 17, 2011 1st Lt. Damon Leehan, of Moore, died Sunday in Afghanistan. Oklahoma lost “an outstanding citizen-soldier who was committed to defending our nation and protecting our way of life,” said Maj. Gen. Myles Deering. Read More
Petraeus OK'd to head CIA Updated: Fri, Jul 1, 2011 WASHINGTON — The Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday to confirm Gen. David Petraeus to be the nation's CIA director. Read More
Obama address: Surge troops home by summer 2012 Updated: Wed, Jun 22, 2011 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says 10,000 troops will come home from Afghanistan by the end of this year as the U.S. mission shifts from combat to support after nearly 10 years of war. The president said a total of 33,000 troops would be withdrawn by next summer, as he announced what he called "the... Read More
Transcript of President Obama's speech Updated: Wed, Jun 22, 2011 The text of President Barack Obama speech Wednesday night on Afghanistan, as provided by the White House: ___ Good evening. Nearly 10 years ago, America suffered the worst attack on our shores since Pearl Harbor. This mass murder was planned by Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaida network in Afghanistan, and... Read More
Ex-Bush official would advise Obama against releasing photos of bin Laden's body Updated: Tue, May 3, 2011 FORT WORTH -- If Gordon England was still in the inner circle of top defense officials, as he was for the entire Bush 43 Administration, he's pretty sure what advice he'd give when the subject turned to whether to release photos of Osama bin Laden's body. He wouldn't be a Yes. "I don't think it serves any... Read More
Suicide attack kills 5 in northwest Pakistan Updated: Sat, Apr 23, 2011 KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — A police official says a suicide bombing has killed five people in a Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border. Fazal Rabbi says the Saturday evening attack in the town of Salarzai targeted a convoy of Pakistani soldiers and elders from an anti-Taliban militia. The town is in the Bajur... Read More
Lawmakers honor 45th Infantry, deploying soldiers Published: Tue, Apr 12, 2011 The Oklahoma House and Senate met in a joint session of the Legislature on Tuesday to honor current and former soldiers with the Oklahoma National Guard's 45th Infantry Division. About 3,300 soldiers with the division's 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team are currently training in Mississippi and preparing to deploy... Read More
Attack on Afghan army recruiting center kills 35 Updated: Mon, Mar 14, 2011 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber posing as an army volunteer blew himself up outside a military recruiting center in northern Afghanistan on Monday, killing at least 35 people and escalating the insurgent campaign to scare young Afghans away from military service. It was the second deadly attack on the... Read More
Female GIs struggle with higher rate of divorce Published: Wed, Mar 9, 2011 Separations. Injuries. Mental health issues. All are added weights to the normal strains of marriage. For women in the military, there's a cold, hard reality: Their marriages are more than twice as likely to end in divorce as those of their male comrades — and up to three times as likely for enlisted women. About... Read More
Return of millionth service member commemorated at D/FW Published: Tue, Jan 11, 2011 After flying from Iraq to Kuwait, Kuwait to Germany and Germany to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, all in one very long day, Army Lt. Matthew Hargrave could still smile. It had a lot to do with the noisy welcome he received Tuesday morning in Terminal D from a disparate group of Vietnam vets, grandmas in sweaters,... Read More
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