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<p>BRUSSELS (AP) -- A Belgian nurse who saved the lives of hundreds of American soldiers during the Battle of the Bulge at the end of World War II was given a U.S. award for valor Monday - 67 years late.</p>

WASHINGTON - Army brass in Iraq whitewashed an incident of a soldier killed by his own lieutenant by blaming the dead hero, stonewalling his family and promoting his killer, the Daily News has learned. The friendly-fire victim, Pfc. David Sharrett, 27, of Oakton, Va., was "misidentified" by 1stLt. Timothy Hanson as an enemy gunman during a botched night raid Jan. 16, 2008, against an Al Qaeda in Iraq stronghold north of Baghdad, the Army belatedly acknowledged. Sharrett bled to death as his buddies searched frantically for him for 25 minutes after the firefight ended. For four months after the Army...

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) - Before they leave for Iraq, thousands of troops with the 101st Airborne Division line up at laptop computers to take a test: basic math, matching numbers and symbols, and identifying patterns. They press a button quickly to measure response time. It's all part of a fledgling Army program that records how soldiers' brains work when healthy, giving doctors baseline data to help diagnose and treat them if they come back with a traumatic brain injury - the signature injury of the Iraq war....

A soldier was sentenced Thursday to 90 years in prison with the possibility of parole for conspiring to rape a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and kill her and her family. Spc. James P. Barker, one of four Fort Campbell soldiers accused in the March 12 rape and killings, pleaded guilty Wednesday and agreed to testify against the others to avoid the death penalty. "This court sentences you to be confined for the length of your natural life, with the eligibility of parole," said Lt. Col. Richard Anderson, the military judge presiding over the court-martial. Under the plea agreement, Barker got a...

Ramadi, Iraq Terrorist-infested Ramadi in the wild west of Iraq is for U.S. troops the meanest place in the country, "the graveyard of the Americans" as graffiti around town boast. There is no better place to observe American troops and the fledgling Iraqi army in combat. That's why I came. When military public affairs asked where I wanted to be embedded, I told them, "the redder, the better" (red means hostile). So they packed me off to Camp Corregidor in eastern Ramadi with the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). The 506th's official motto is "Currahee,"...

I am an Iranian student and have been here on Fr since June 2003. I admire the role of US forces during World War II and I like 101 and 82nd Airborne divisions for what they did. Is there any one that can help me with these stuff? Thanks

Statement by Maj. Dick Winters Former Commander of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne Division(title edited for length) WASHINGTON, DC - Maj. Dick Winters (U.S. Army Ret.) issued the following statement regarding the President's support of men and women serving in the armed forces: "The President's actions on behalf of our servicemen and women show his deep respect for all who wear the uniforms of our armed forces. President Bush has overseen a 21 percent increase in military pay since taking office and has ensured that our troops in the field have what they need to win the...

As the 60th anniversary of D-Day approaches, some skydiving veterans want to take a leap of faith -- if the Army lets them. Several veterans, who were paratroopers with the 101st Airborne Division during the allied invasion of Normandy, want to do another jump during the upcoming anniversary celebration of D-Day in France. The trouble is, these vets are in their 80s and the Army doesn't want them to jump for fear that one of them will get hurt.

Petraeus Ready for New Iraqi Security Mission By Sgt. 1st Class Doug Sample, USAAmerican Forces Press ServiceWASHINGTON, May 16, 2004 -- With Iraqi sovereignty less than two months away, the man who commanded the 101st Airborne Division the first year of the Iraq war is up for an enormous, new challenge. Army Maj. Gen. David H. Petraeus, who stepped down as commanding general of the Fort Campbell, Ky.-based division May 14, will be heading back to Iraq in the next few weeks to oversee training of Iraqi security personnel. In an interview on CNN's "Late Edition With Wolf Blitzer"...

A mom's best gift: Once-wayward son finds sense of purpose in Iraq 08:49 PM CST on Wednesday, December 24, 2003 By MICHAEL GRANBERRY / The Dallas Morning News For Michael Zeagler, a Dallas soldier fighting in Iraq, one of the sweetest moments of coming home for the holidays occurred just before Christmas at Valley View Center mall. The Army specialist, a member of the 101st Airborne Division, had arrived at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport after a grueling 72-hour journey from Mosul, Iraq. The first thing the 22-year-old wanted to do, even in full desert "camo," was head to the...

Two U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraqi City of Mosul Sun November 23, 2003 05:18 AM ET MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Attackers slit the throats of two U.S. soldiers while their vehicle was stopped in traffic on Sunday in the center of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, witnesses said. A spokesman for the U.S. 101st Airborne Division, based in Mosul, confirmed two soldiers had been killed in central Mosul but had no further details. U.S. soldiers surrounded the vehicle, a white four-wheel-drive car, and interrogated Iraqis in the area, the witnesses said. The attack brought to 184 the number of...

OPERATION: IRAQI FREEDOM GI held in base attack made anti-U.S. remarks Mother of Asan Akbar claims son accused because he is Muslim Posted: March 24, 2003 3:10 p.m. Eastern © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com The Muslim U.S. soldier accused of killing a division captain and wounding 15 fellow soldiers in a grenade and automatic weapon attack on members of the Army's 101st Airborne Division encamped in Northern Kuwait made anti-American statements after he was apprehended, according to the Los Angeles Times. "You guys are coming into our countries and you're going to rape our women and kill our children," Army Sgt. Asan...