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

July the deadliest month of Afghan war for US Published: Fri, Jul 30, 2010 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — NATO announced Friday that six more U.S. troops have died in Afghanistan, bringing the death toll for July to at least 66 and surpassing the previous month's record as the deadliest for American forces in the nearly 9-year-old war. In Kabul, police fired weapons into the air Friday to... Read More

A conversation with Edward Pulido Updated: Sat, Nov 15, 2008 Retired Maj. Edward Pulido, an Oklahoma City resident and reserve infantry officer, lay bleeding on a lonely stretch of highway between Baqubah and Balad Ruz in Iraq. Despite the sounds of spewing gas from the blown-up SUV he had been driving, and the shouts of his fellow soldiers keeping onlookers at bay, his mind... Read More

Blast rocks Sri Lanka's capital, wounding 45 Published: Sat, Aug 30, 2008 COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- A bomb blast blamed on separatist Tamil Tigers wounded 45 people in Sri Lanka's capital Saturday, while renewed fighting in the embattled north killed 19 rebels and six soldiers, the military said. Military spokesman Brig. Udaya Nanayakkara accused the Tamil rebels of setting... Read More

Western official: Afghan attack kills 9 US troops Updated: Sun, Jul 13, 2008 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Western official: 9 US soldiers killed in massive attack on remote Afghan base © 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our . Read More

Iraq: 3 More US Soldiers Killed Published: Tue, Mar 11, 2008 BAGHDAD (AP) -- The U.S. military said Tuesday that three soldiers were killed the day before by a roadside bomb north of Baghdad, bringing to eight the number of troops who died that day. An interpreter was also killed on Monday along with the three soldiers when they were hit by the bomb in eastern... Read More

Israel to widen ground attack Published: Thu, Aug 10, 2006 JERUSALEM - Israel’s Security Cabinet overwhelmingly decided Wednesday to send troops deeper into Lebanon in a major expansion of the ground war - an attempt to further damage Hezbollah before a cease-fire is imposed. The decision could pressure the United Nations to work faster on a cease-fire deal to try to... Read More

Senate extends ban on funeral protests Updated: Wed, May 24, 2006 State senators passed a bill Tuesday to close a loophole in the law that prohibits demonstrations within 500 feet of a funeral service. The law, signed in March, grew out of protests at the funerals of U.S. soldiers who were killed in action. The bill passed in the Senate on Tuesday was written over the weekend... Read More

Senate OKs funeral bill Updated: Tue, May 23, 2006 State senators passed a bill today to close a loophole in the law that prohibits demonstrations within 500 feet of a funeral service. The law, signed in March, grew out of protests at the funerals of America's soldiers who were killed in action. The law signed in March prohibits picketing or... Read More

Soldier's mother halts appeals Updated: Fri, May 19, 2006 TULSA -- The mother of a soldier killed in Iraq is dropping the fight to have her son disinterred from a Tulsa cemetery and returned to California. A state appeals court judge in San Jose, Calif., dismissed Renee Amick's claim seeking to overturn a lower court's ruling that granted custody of the remains of her... Read More

Students raise $40,000 for troops Updated: Wed, Apr 5, 2006 NORMAN -- Students at Norman North High School met their goal of raising $40,000 to help troops injured in Iraq and their families, a student spokesman said. The money was raised during SPUD (Students Performing Unselfish Deeds) Week, which concluded Saturday, said Matt Edge, co-chairman of the annual benefit.... Read More

Blog Spot: Funeral protest bill draws praise Updated: Wed, Feb 22, 2006 The state House passed a bill yesterday preventing protestors from demonstrating at the funerals of U.S. soldiers killed in the line of duty. Bloggers tend to agree with the legislation. Read More

Services today for Oklahoma soldier Updated: Thu, Feb 2, 2006 An Oklahoma soldier killed in Iraq was laid to rest today. Read More

Soldier laid to rest amid controversy Updated: Wed, Nov 9, 2005 An Edmond soldier killed in Iraq is laid to rest amid controversy. Hundreds of people came out to show their respects to David Martin and his family. But a church group from Kansas was also on hand to show thier disapproval. Charles Bassett was at the service and talked to both sides. Read More

Fallen soldier remembered Updated: Tue, Nov 8, 2005 EDMOND -- A 21-year-old Edmond soldier killed in Iraq was remembered today as a prankster who lived life to to fullest. Pfc. David Martin was one of four soldiers killed Oct. 31 when a roadside bomb exploded near their Humvee. Martin's three brothers remembered him during funeral services in Edmond as a... Read More

Oklahoma City soldier killed in Afghanistan remembered Updated: Mon, Feb 9, 2004 Friends and relatives of an Oklahoma soldier killed Jan. 29 in Afghanistan remembered him Sunday as a determined young man who died a hero. Kyle Seitsinger, 29, of Oklahoma City was one of eight soldiers killed when a weapons cache exploded in the village of Dehe Hendu, about 90 miles southwest of Kabul. The... Read More