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November 18, 2009

Pentagon: Wide probe likely after Fort Hood

WASHINGTON—Worried that the Army may have missed red flags about the alleged shooter in the Fort Hood massacre, the Pentagon will likely launch an...


November 12, 2009

Obama honors veterans at Arlington cemetery

ARLINGTON—On a cold, rain-soaked Veterans Day, President Barack Obama walked slowly through the white stone markers at the section of Arlington National...

Hundreds gather at war memorial to honor veterans

Flags snapping in the brisk wind. Shots from a 21-gun salute resonating through the Virginia War Memorial, followed by the somber tones of taps. Veterans...

Death penalty rare, executions rarer in military

If history is any judge, the Army might find it challenging to impose the death penalty on the suspect in the bloodiest mass shooting ever on a U.S. military...


November 07, 2009

Richmond-area Muslims say Islam no threat to military

Ali Faruk grew up as a Muslim in an Indian-American military family in Northern Virginia. Soldiers and police officers routinely showed up in uniform for...

Virginia Muslims express dismay, sorrow at Fort Hood attack

Virginia Muslims reacted with dismay and sorrow yesterday to the shooting rampage at an Army base by a Muslim psychiatrist. “There is no political...


October 24, 2009

One killed when Army helicopter crashes on Navy ship

NORFOLK—An Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed on a Navy ship during training, killing one service member and injuring eight, the Navy said. Service...


October 18, 2009

Virginia troops active in Afghanistan

Hundreds of soldiers, airmen, sailors and Marines from Virginia are serving in Afghanistan, and many more have been boots on the ground there. Continued...

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