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ROCK ISLAND -- Mo likes to twirl fire. A red stripe crosses her face like a mask. The words "Kill Your TV" are written in black from forehead to chin. What appears to be a red nylon bath puff is strapped on top of Harrison's head, like a rooster's comb. It matches his red cutoff T-shirt. "Turn Off Your TV" is in black on his right cheek. He sits on the upper stage of two handmade pontoon boats, strumming an acoustic guitar and singing. Bare feet dangle over the Mississippi River. Sunshine and blue skies welcome their journey here. "Harrison...

CANTON, Ohio -- Two members of the Third Battalion, 25th Marines are still waiting to be welcomed home. The unit came back to Ohio last month after losing 48 members in Iraq. But the parents of Jason and Johel Woodliff didn't come out for the homecoming. They said they respect their sons' decision to enlist, but they can't reconcile it with their faith. Johel Woodliff said he begged his mother to greet him and his brother when they came back. He said his parents were upset with him when he turned down a college scholarship to enlist. Jason Woodliff said...