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American journalist killed in Syria attack

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Two foreign journalists including an American were killed during shellings in Syria. More>>

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Panetta: US combat in Afghanistan to end next year

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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the U.S. and its NATO partners intend to end their combat role in Afghanistan next year, while keeping troops there in a support role through 2014. More>>

Valparaiso University honors student killed in war

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Valparaiso University will hold a memorial service for a student who took leave from his studies and was killed in Afghanistan while serving with an Indiana-based National Guard unit. More>>

Pentagon to change mission of Fort Wayne air base

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The Department of Defense is planning a mission change for Indiana Air National Guard's 122nd Fighter Wing in Fort Wayne. More>>

Lawmakers seek to protect Fort Wayne base

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The commander of Indiana Air National Guard's 122nd Fighter Wing says the base in Fort Wayne is awaiting word on whether it will be one of military bases the Pentagon closes. More>>

Indiana Guardsman injured in deadly blast recovering

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The only survivor of a roadside bombing in Afghanistan that killed four members of an Indiana National Guard unit has undergone a five-hour surgical procedure to implant titanium plates in his face. More>>

Panetta: US ground forces would be cut by 100,000

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The Pentagon says the Obama administration will propose to Congress that U.S. ground forces be reduced by 100,000 as part of budget cuts that also would eliminate older aircraft, limit military pay raises and slow the buying of a next-generation fighter plane. More>>

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Soldier who survived Afghan blast set for surgery
The mother of the only survivor of a roadside bombing in Afghanistan that killed four members of an Indiana National Guard unit says her son remains in a drug-induced coma as doctors prepare him for the first of numerous surgeries.More >>
Guard members leaving on ag trip to Afghanistan
Dozens of Kentucky National Guardsmen heading for Afghanistan have been honored in Midway.More >>
Sole Guard survivor of Afghan blast is in coma
The father of the only survivor of a roadside bombing in Afghanistan that killed four members of an Indiana National Guard unit says his son is in a drug-induced coma at a Virginia hospital.More >>
4 Indiana Guard soldiers' remains return to U.S.
The bodies of four Indiana National Guard soldiers killed in Afghanistan have returned to American soil.More >>
Four Indiana National Guard soldiers killed
Four Indiana National Guard Soldiers serving in Afghanistan have been killed while conducting combat route clearance operations.More >>
Obama announces defense cuts
President Barack Obama insists the United States will maintain what he calls the best-equipped military in history despite deep and looming defense budget cuts.More >>
US warns Iran not to disrupt oil route
A spokeswoman for the U.S. Navy's 5th fleet is warning Iran that any disruption of traffic flowing though the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil route, "will not be tolerated."More >>
WTHR contest reunites family at Christmas
A central Indiana family was reunited at WTHR's studios this week.More >>
Indiana National Guard unit heading to Afghanistan
An Indiana National Guard unit is preparing for a deployment to Afghanistan where its members will help train local soldiers.More >>
Guard finds new use for old airport tower
The Indiana Army National Guard says federal stimulus dollars will help move more of its workers to one location while saving taxpayers money along the way.More >>
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Tyndall Armory revenues not being used for badly needed repairs
Indiana's returning soldiers are relying on a historic Indiana landmark to keep them from falling through the cracks of despair. But the building itself is in a state of neglect.More >>
Last US troops leave Iraq as war ends
The U.S. military says the last American troops have left Iraq as the nearly nine-year war ends.More >>
Panetta formally shuts down US war in Iraq
The U.S. military has formally shut down the war in Iraq with a ceremony retiring the flag of U.S. Forces-Iraq.More >>
Obama marking end of Iraq war
President Barack Obama saluted returning troops returning from Iraq Wednesday, declaring that the nearly nine-year conflict is ending honorably, "not with a final battle, but with a final march toward home."More >>

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Support our troops by sharing your photos, stories and sending them thanks.More >>
Greenfield Marine learns to walk again
A Greenfield Marine who lost both legs in an attack in Iraq is taking on the biggest mission of his life - to walk again.More >>
Freedom Calls
Freedom Calls partners with AT&T to provide free videoconferencing for families and soldiers stationed in four locations in Iraq. To make an appointment email ct5164@att.com.More >>
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The Hidden Enemy
The Indiana National Guard says two soldiers exposed to a deadly chemical in Iraq now have cancer.More >>
Seven heroes buried decades after WWII crash
A Marion man is thankful he was able to attend a funeral last week that he has been waiting on for 67 years.More >>
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Sick Desert Storm vets denied benefits
Sick and dying, men and women are being refused Veterans Affairs benefits because of a military technicality.More >>
Volitta's Books
A Morgan County mother who lost her son in the war in Afghanistan tells his story in her new book, "Why Ryan?"More >>
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can occur after you have been through a traumatic event.More >>
Heroes at Home
Heroes at Home is a program Sears Holdings has created in partnership with Rebuilding Together in response to an urgent need to assist military families facing hardship.More >>
Soldier's remains returned home after 63 years
It was a lasting tribute to the father she never knew.More >>
Mission Possible
A Greenfield Marine has made a remarkable recovery from a devastating injury - and says his life is better for it.More >>
War vet and local painter dies at 81
Friends and family are paying their last respects to an Indianapolis veteran of two wars, and one of the most decorated officers in IMPD's history.More >>
Wounded Warrior Service
Military OneSource service has established the Wounded Warrior Resource Center for service members and their families if they have questions or concerns during recovery.More >>
New Palestine soldier recovers from facial injury
Thousands of Hoosiers have been involved in the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. SFC Jeff Mittmann is one of them. A career soldier, Mittmann is still healing from the effects of war. More >>
Indiana's Most Decorated Soldier dies
Decorated war hero, William E. Butler, 77, passed away early Monday morning at St. Mary Medical Center. More >>
America Supports You
Yet another way for Americans to show support for our troops overseas.More >>
Month of the Military Child
April is the month of the military child. Did you know that more than one million American children have at least one parent serving in active military? These kids are heroes, just like their parents! More >>
Boy, 5, receives military flag for late father
Austin Dan never met his father, Sgt. Corey Dan, who died in Iraq in March 2006.More >>

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WWII veteran leaves behind D-Day invasion map
The family of a World War II veteran who stormed the beaches of northern France on D-Day have uncovered a map of the invasion plans.More >>
Interactive Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Link to the new interactive website that makes it easier to access records of those whose names appear on the Vietnam Wall in Washington, DC.More >>
Three reassigned in soldier death investigation
The Army has relieved three soldiers of leadership roles in a unit for wounded veterans at Fort Knox over last month's death of an Indiana National Guardsman in their care, military officials said Wednesday.More >>
Mother wants answers in soldier's death
The mother of an Indiana soldier who died recently is making serious allegations that poor medical treatment at an Army facility led to his death.More >>

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