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Pat and Kevin Tillman have returned stateside from Operation Iraqi Freedom and have been selected by the Army to participate in a three-month-long elite Ranger training regimen. "The boys have been back for a couple of weeks now, and now they are stationed in the Tacoma, Washington, area," their father, Patrick Tillman Sr., said on Monday. "They are both healthy and fine, and we, of course, we are very relieved and very happy." Pat Tillman walked away from a three-year, $3.6 million contract with the Arizona Cardinals, and his brother Kevin gave up a minor league baseball career to enlist...

  For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces.     Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today!     US Special Forces(Click on the graphics for links to sources and additional information) Part II - ARMY RANGERS "Don't forget nothing." — first standing order of Maj.Robert Rogers, "Rogers Rangers," 1759. WHO ARE THEY: The premier light infantry units of the U.S. military that constitute the 75th Ranger Regiment. NICKNAME: "Snake-eaters." MOTTO: "Rangers lead the way." UNIFORM: Tan berets, replacing the black berets that are...

U.S. special forces playing key role in Iraq war By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. military's special forces are playing a key role in the Iraq war, as illustrated by the rescue of American prisoner of war Jessica Lynch. Officials said on Wednesday that a team of Army Rangers, Navy SEALs and Air Force pilots rescued Lynch in a nighttime raid from a hospital near Nassiriya in southern Iraq. Lynch, 19, had been captured on March 23 in an ambush by Iraqi forces of an Army supply convoy. "There's a reason why you have regular units,...