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Army: soldier suicide rate may set record again
WASHINGTON - Soldier suicides this year could surpass the record rate of last year, Army officials said Thursday, urging military leaders at all levels to redouble prevention efforts for a force strained by two wars.
Source:(AP)
2008-09-04
Arrest made in slaying of pregnant N.C. soldier
FAYETTVILLE, N.C. - A Fort Bragg soldier was charged with first-degree murder Tuesday in the death of a pregnant colleague whose partially decomposed body was found in a motel bathtub more than a month ago, police said.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-07-29
Soldiers risk ruin while awaiting benefit checks
SAN ANTONIO - His lifelong dream of becoming a soldier had, in the end, come to this for Isaac Stevens: 28, penniless, in a wheelchair, fending off the sexual advances of another man in a homeless shelter.
Nations:U.S. Activities:Gulf War Coalition Forces Source:(AP)
2008-06-16
Fewer children go to war, but problem lingers
The number of children forced to fight wars around the world has fallen but a hardcore of governments, rebels and armed groups are resisting pressure to stop using underage soldiers, a report said on Tuesday.
Nations:Sri Lanka Chad Sierra Leone Uganda Somalia Sudan
2008-05-20
More convicted felons allowed to enlist in Army, Marines
Under pressure to meet combat needs, the Army and Marine Corps brought in significantly more recruits with felony convictions last year than in 2006, including some with manslaughter and sex crime convictions.
2008-04-21
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