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Soldiers need support at home, too

Joseph Serino would tell the driver to slow down, that he needed to scan the tops of buildings for snipers and the roadside for bombs. He would look at a bush moved by the breeze and wonder if the enemy lurked behind. He always wondered what danger waited around the next bend.

Reid criticizes Bush’s approach to Afghanistan

WASHINGTON — President Bush dropped the ball on rooting out terrorists in Afghanistan, and his decision this week to send more U.S. troops into the country is underwhelming at best, Sen. Harry Reid said Wednesday in a Senate speech.

Guard unit, set to deploy, gets send-off

Family members and Nevada National Guard officials will hold a ceremony today for about 15 soldiers who are expected to deploy this weekend for an eight-week training stint in Kansas before heading to Afghanistan.

LV soldier died in Afghanistan

The military says a soldier from Las Vegas died of “non-combat” injuries in Afghanistan.

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