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Black West Point grad is honored at Fort Leavenworth

Here are recent headlines about the military in Kansas:Fort Leavenworth[(AP) First black West Point graduate honored with bust at Fort Leavenworth:][1] Henry O. Flipper stoically endured hate and harassment to become the first black graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, only to ...

Fort Riley training program draws Congressional attention

Here are recent headlines about the military in Kansas:Fort Riley ¢ 1st Infantry Division[(Manhattan Mercury) Post, training impress delegation:][1] Five members of the House Armed Services Committee got a crash course on military transition team training at Fort Riley Monday, and came away ...

Another Fort Riley soldier killed

Here are recent headlines about the military in Kansas:Fort Riley ¢ 1st Infantry Division[(AP) Fort Riley soldier from Alabama killed in Iraq:][1] A 24-year-old Fort Riley soldier from Alabama was killed in Iraq when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device, the post said ...

Two more Fort Riley soldiers killed in Iraq

Here are recent headlines about the military in Kansas:Fort Riley ¢ 1st Infantry Division[(AP) 2 Fort Riley Soldiers Killed In Iraq:][1] Two Fort Riley soldiers were killed in Iraq when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Baghdad on Monday. The Defense Department identified them as ...

Fort Riley soldier killed in Tikrit

Here are recent headlines about the military in Kansas:Fort Riley ¢ 1st Infantry Division[(49abcnews) Fort Riley soldier killed in action:][1] The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers, one who was stationed at Fort Riley. The men were participating in Operation Iraqi ...

McCain makes campaign vow to send terror suspects to Fort Leavenworth

Here are recent headlines about the military in Kansas:Fort Leavenworth![][1][(UPI) McCain: I will close Guantanamo:][2] Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., told a London newspaper he would act quickly to restore the international reputation of the United States if he becomes president. In an interview ...