Afghanistan

Soldier returns from Afghanistan to find his dog was given away

By Amanda Alderman on July 29, 2013 Afghanistan, Army

A Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier returned from Afghanistan this month to find that the loved one he’d thought was waiting for him had disappeared. First Lt. Brandon Harker left his yellow lab, Oakley, in the care of a friend during his nine-month deployment. But when Harker got home to Lakeland, Wash., he learned that his dog had been sold or given away while he was serving his country, according to an ad he posted on Craigslist. “I am just trying to get him back to me since he was wrongfully given away or sold [without] my permission while I was…

The Army as of July 18

By Meghann Myers on July 22, 2013 Afghanistan, Army

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The Army as of July 11

By Meghann Myers on July 15, 2013 Afghanistan, Army

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The Army as of July 4

By Meghann Myers on July 8, 2013 Afghanistan, Army

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The Army as of June 28

By Meghann Myers on July 1, 2013 Afghanistan, Army

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The Army as of May 16

By Meghann Myers on May 20, 2013 Afghanistan, Army

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The Army as of May 9

By Meghann Myers on May 13, 2013 Afghanistan, Army

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The Army as of May 2

By Meghann Myers on May 8, 2013 Afghanistan, Army

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MoH recipient's father inspires country hit

By Michelle Tan on May 6, 2013 Afghanistan, Army

Sgt. 1st Class Jared Monti’s father had no idea he was the inspiration behind a No. 1 Billboard country hit. It was Memorial Day weekend two years ago, and Paul Monti was interviewed on the radio about his son, who was killed June 21, 2006, in Afghanistan and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest award for valor. Connie Harrington, a Nashville-based songwriter, was listening in her car. “He mentioned that he drives his son’s truck as a way to feel close to him,” Harrington said. “I was just really moved that he still drove his son’s truck.…

The Army as of April 25

By Meghann Myers on April 29, 2013 Afghanistan, Army

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