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Two Schofield soldiers were killed in an attack in Afghanistan's Kunar province, the Department of Defense said today. Staff Sgt. James M. Christen, 29, of Loomis, Calif., and Sgt. Jacob Molina, 27, of Houston, Texas, died Tuesday of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated, according to a news release. They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Twelve Schofield soldiers with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team have been killed in mountainous and rebellious Kunar — the site of some of the greatest U.S. losses in the...

Just talked to my son based at Fort Carson, he said that the President and Vice President will speak to them tomorrow morning. I think it's great during an election week that they are bothering with our troops. Wish I could be there.

Shadow 200 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle A Shadow 200 unmanned aerial vehicle lands at Forward Operating Base Warhorse, Baqubah, Iraq, Sept. 22, 2004. The U.S. soldier is assigned to Alpha Company, 101st Military Intelligence Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, which operates and maintains the vehicle. U.S. Army photo by Spc. James B. Smith Jr. =*= U.S. Army Sgt. Pablo Villanueva, with Alpha Company, 101st Military Intelligence Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, operates and maintains a Shadow 200 unmanned aerial vehicle at Forward Operating Base Warhorse, Baqubah, Iraq, Sept. 22, 2004. U.S. Army photo by...