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WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2009 – President Barack Obama today paid a long-overdue tribute to the Vietnam War-era soldiers of Alpha Troop, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, in a ceremony at the White House Rose Garden. Obama awarded the Presidential Unit Citation, the nation’s highest award for a military unit, for the troop’s actions March 26, 1970, in Vietnam. Eighty-six former soldiers who served in Alpha Troop then were on hand for the ceremony, and although it’s been nearly four decades since many of them served, Obama said, the heroism they displayed will never be forgotten. “Welcome to a moment...

The ultimate tribute: Iraq-hero Hall nominated for George Cross medalBy JONATHAN POWELL - More by this author » Last updated at 22:53pm on 13th October 2007  A British security guard who died as he saved the lives of four colleagues in Iraq is to be recommended for Britain's highest civilian honour, the George Cross. Simon Hall and his companions were unarmed when they were overpowered by gunmen near the Kuwait border, bundled into a pick-up truck and taken on a terrifying journey to almost certain death. But the captives launched a daring escape attempt, with Simon heroically grabbing hold...

The other day, the American people saw George W. Bush once again addressing his critics in connection with the NSA’s surveillance program . Despite the fact that he has been accused of the worst of possible motives – of willfully and deliberately breaking the law to spy on his fellow citizens – the President tackled this and other gratuitous charges without a trace of anger or bitterness. A relative few presidents in this country’s history have endured the kind of vicious and spurious attacks that have been leveled against George Bush. Completely abandoning any sense of decorum or statesmanship, some...

Don't talk to her like that again. Those were the words of Fox and Friends host Brian Kilmeade. A debate had been scheduled between Debra Burlingan and Richard Tofel. Debra's brother was killed on 9-11. The debate was over the freedom center. Tofel is the director of the International freedom center. Tofel was clearly outmatched by Debra. She won every argument. Tofel appeared to be very secretive. After the debate was over and the segment ended Tofel walked up to Debra. Debra was very emotional at this point. Her eyes had already filled with tears. Tofel walked up to Debra...

FRESNO – Two Camp Pendleton Marines, best friends since childhood, were killed in action in an area west of Baghdad where the military is preparing an assault on insurgents. Lance Cpl. Jared Hubbard, 22, of Clovis, and Cpl. Jeremiah Baro, 21, of Fresno, graduated in 2001 after wrestling together on the Buchanan High School team. They enlisted in the Marines together, trained as snipers together and returned together for a second tour in Iraq, where they were killed this week. Hubbard's father, Jeff, said he was notified of his son's death Thursday at his home in the Fresno suburb of...

Medal for soldier who stormed Iraqi gunmenBy Michael Smith, Defence Correspondent (Filed: 23/04/2004) A corporal in the King's Own Scottish Borderers who single-handedly attacked two groups of Iraqi gunmen under heavy machinegun fire has been awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross, the highest gallantry award after the Victoria Cross. A second corporal from the same regiment who had made a similar attack on Iraqi gunmen in the same location the previous night is among five soldiers awarded the Military Cross for their bravery under fire in Iraq. The attacks took place close to Majar al-Kabir where six Royal Military policemen had...