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The Breakfast Flakes — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:14:43 +0000

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis is returning from an eight-month deployment to her homeport in Bremerton on Friday, carrying several soldiers from Montana.Friends and family members will be at Naval Base Kitsap to greet the nearly 3,000 sailors as they return from an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet [...]

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The Breakfast Flakes — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:10:15 +0000

The Montana Army National Guard is holding a ceremony in appreciation of the 59 soldiers and their families who served in Afghanistan. Guard officials say the Freedom Salute Ceremony will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday in Helena’s Great Northern Town Center Best Western hotel. Let’s hope there is a huge turn-out for these returning [...]

Troops Returning From Iraq War Have Americans Split — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:00:28 +0000

Earlier this week, the Pentagon declared the end of the Iraq War, an almost nine-year conflict which claimed 4,487 American lives and removed Saddam Hussein from power. Now, Americans are are conflicted over whether the entire endeavor was worth it. Recently, the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press asked 2,001 adults if [...]

President Obama Welcomes Home US Soldiers After 8 Years of War [PICTURES, VIDEO]

Kathy Landin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:00:45 +0000

President Barack Obama finally made good on his 2008 campaign promise to end the war in Iraq. On Wednesday, the president was at Fort Bragg in North Carolina to welcome troops returning home from Iraq for the last time.

They Are Not Calling It War–Yet

Cat Country — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 21:10:45 +0000

Saturday afternoon Billings time the U.S. and European allies launched 112 cruise missiles in an attempt to enforce a no fly zone in Libya. The attacks are to protect protesters of the Muammar al-Qaddafi’s government. Fox News reports President Obama’s claim no U.S. ground forces will be deployed. The President took time from his Brazilian [...]