Artifacts stolen by US Army pilot return to Egypt
AP - Wed Dec 3, 3:58 pm ESTDozens of ancient artifacts stolen by a former U.S. Army officer were returned Wednesday to the Egyptian government.
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Names of the Dead
New York Times - Wed Dec 3, 11:10 pm ESTThe Department of Defense has identified 621 American service members who have died as a part of the Afghan war and related operations. It confirmed the death of the following American on Wednesday:.
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Local briefs for 12/4: American Legion post hosts dinner, breakfast
New Jersey Herald - 2 hours, 58 minutes agoANDOVER TWP. -- The Lt. Charles A. Meyer American Legion Post 86 hosts an all-you-can-eat dinner Friday and the first Friday of each month at the post home at 20 Yates Ave.
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LockMart And ITT Team For US Navy Electronic Warfare Competition
Space War - Wed Dec 3, 11:24 pm ESTSyracuse NY (SPX) Dec 04, 2008 - Lockheed Martin has teamed with ITT to compete for the U.S. Navy's Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program Block 2 Upgrade (SEWIP BLK 2). This program will lay the groundwork for the upcoming competition for the Navy's next-generation electronic warfare system.
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Guardsmen sue KBR over chemical exposure
CNN - Wed Dec 3, 9:26 pm ESTAttorneys for 16 Indiana National Guard soldiers on Wednesday sued the largest U.S. contractor in Iraq, alleging the company knowingly exposed the soldiers to a cancer-causing toxic chemical.
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More than 100 Air National Guard members from Scott ship out for Iraq
Belleville News-Democrat - Wed Dec 3, 5:46 pm ESTMore than 100 members of the Illinois Air National Guard 126th Air Refueling Wing at Scott Air Force Base were deployed to Iraq last week.
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National Guard Says Goodbye, Heads To Kosovo
WBAL-TV Baltimore - Wed Dec 3, 5:19 pm ESTMembers of the Maryland Army National Guard left Aberdeen Tuesday morning to train in Indiana before they head off to Kosovo for a 10-month tour of duty.
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Textron gets DoD contract
BizJournals - Wed Dec 3, 12:22 pm ESTTextron Defense Systems received a $21 million funding agreement to develop a laser weapons module for the Department of Defense. (TXT)
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Stolen antiquities returned from NY to Egypt
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 3, 8:02 pm ESTDozens of ancient artifacts stolen by a former U.S. Army helicopter pilot were returned to the Egyptian government on Wednesday during a ceremony in Manhattan.
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Reluctant defense secretary 'impressed' with Obama
CNN - Wed Dec 3, 8:29 am ESTPresident-elect Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Robert Gates may have policy differences, but Gates said Tuesday he was "impressed" by statements Obama has already made on issues such as the Iraq War.
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Artifacts stolen by US Army pilot return to Egypt
Las Vegas Sun - Wed Dec 3, 4:15 pm ESTWed, Dec 3, 2008 (1:09 p.m.) Dozens of ancient artifacts stolen by a former U.S. Army officer were returned Wednesday to the Egyptian government. Officials said the items, such as small urns, came from the Ma'adi archaeological site outside Cairo and date to 3600 B.C. or earlier.
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Campbellsville Apparel awarded DoD contract
BizJournals - Wed Dec 3, 9:42 am ESTCampbellsville Apparel Co. LLC has been awarded a $5.7 million contract by the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency to provide men’s navy blue undershirts to the U.S. Navy.
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U.S. Army Awards ICx Technologies $9.4 Million Contract as Lead Technology Integrator for the Joint Force Protection ...
Centre Daily Times - Wed Dec 3, 1:02 pm ESTICx Technologies (NASDAQ:ICXT), a developer of advanced sensor technologies for homeland security, force protection and commercial applications, has been awarded a three-year, $9.4 million base contract by the U.S. Army RDECOM Contracting Center.
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Kentucky National Guard Readiness Center Coming to London
WYMT Mountain News - Wed Dec 3, 6:00 pm ESTKentucky National Guard members will soon have a new regional base of operations in London, with the construction of a Joint Readiness Center.
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Ind. soldiers sue over chemical exposure in Iraq
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 3, 4:14 pm ESTSixteen Indiana National Guard soldiers sued the big defense contractor KBR Inc. on Wednesday, saying its employees knowingly allowed them to be exposed to a toxic chemical in Iraq five years ago.
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US soldier faces hearing in 2007 deaths of Iraqis
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 3, 3:48 pm ESTA military court heard conflicting testimony Wednesday about whether a U.S. Army sergeant helped kill four Iraqis who were bound, blindfolded, shot and dumped in a Baghdad canal last year.
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Officials: Pakistan group leaders linked to attack
AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 3 minutes agoIndia suspects two senior leaders of a banned Pakistani militant group orchestrated the three-day siege of the country's financial capital that killed at least 171 people, Indian officials said Thursday.
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Rice urges 'robust' Pakistani response to attacks
AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 13 minutes agoSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday the Pakistani government must mount a "robust response" to the terror bombings in India, which blames the carnage on terrorists operating from neighboring Pakistan.
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Official: Pakistan group leaders linked to attacks
AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 44 minutes agoIndia suspects that two senior leaders of a banned Pakistani militant group masterminded last week's three-day terrorist attacks that killed 171 people in Mumbai, an Indian intelligence official said Thursday.
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American Legion to begin toy drive
Lake County Journals - Wed Dec 3, 2:55 pm ESTWAUCONDA - For 17 years, the Wauconda American Legion has collected toys for children in the community who would otherwise have a rough holiday season.
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Wreaths Across America' ceremony honors service members, veterans
Pacifica Tribune - Wed Dec 3, 8:25 pm ESTThe members of American Legion Post and Auxiliary 238 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Pacifica Post 10245 invite the community to stop and share a silent thank you, on Saturday, Dec.
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