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Are you maybe worried over the state of the country, the tenor of politics and leaders, discouraged by the behavior of some? You're not alone. So, this column is perfect for you. It's an inspiring tale of a brave dog and good people, all instinctively taking care of each other in the smoky horrors of war and finding happiness ever after. A good news story. When's the last one you can recall? This story concerns Lucca, a 12-year-old German Shepherd, one of hundreds of military dogs who live, sleep and eat with their handlers through good times and bad. She...

Story by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gary A. Witte 300th Mobile Public Affairs DetachmentKUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – The Afghan National Army, Afghan Border Policemen, and International Security Assistance Forces moved forward with plans to establish another border police unit in eastern Afghanistan’s Nuristan province as Afghan officers met with ISAF servicemembers at Forward Operating Base Bostick, March 3. The Afghan National Security Forces and U.S. servicemembers discussed various security concerns in the area.Task Force Destroyer, headed by 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, is in the midst of activating the new ABP unit, the 7th Kandak.“It’s going to be a step...

2 Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan Updated Wed. Aug. 22 2007 8:45 PM ET CTV.ca News Staff Two Canadian soldiers and an interpreter have been killed in Afghanistan during a patrol, a Canadian general says. Brig.-Gen. Guy Laroche told a news conference Thursday in Kandahar that another soldier and two Canadian journalists were injured in the same incident, which occurred in southern Afghanistan. Their LAV-III armoured vehicle hit an improvised explosive device, he said, a tactic he described as "vicious." The operation in Zhari district -- about 50 kilometres west of Kandahar city -- was conducted by Bravo Company of...