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Fort Riley soldier dead in Afghanistan

Here are recent headlines about the military in Kansas:Fort Riley ¢ 1st Infantry Division[(AP) Soldier from Clinton killed in Afghanistan][1] A soldier from Clinton (Indiana) was killed over the weekend in Afghanistan when his vehicle was struck by enemy fire. Staff Sgt. Roy P. Lewsader Jr., ...

Fort Riley soldier killed in bomb attack

Here are recent headlines about the military in Kansas:Fort Riley ¢ 1st Infantry Division[(AP) QC Soldier Killed In Iraq:][1] An Iowa native who moved away to join the Army has been killed in Iraq. Private First Class Michael Pittman was killed Friday in Baghdad when a roadside bomb exploded ...

Two more killed from Fort Riley

Here are recent headlines about the military in Kansas:Fort Leavenworth[(AP) Advocate alleges anti-Semitism at Leavenworth:][1] The founder of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation is threatening a lawsuit against the U.S. military over what he says are anti-Semitic materials on a Fort ...

Gitmo-to-Fort-Leavenworth momentum builds

Here are recent headlines about the military in Kansas:Fort Leavenworth[(The Hill) Most presidential hopefuls give only lip service to closing Guantanamo:][1] Three Democrats have backed Sen. Dianne Feinstein's (D-Calif.) plan to shutter Guantanamo, while Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) is alone on ...

Two more killed from Fort Riley

Here are recent headlines about the military in Kansas:Fort Riley ¢ 1st Infantry Division[(Manhattan Mercury) Two from post die in Baghdad:][1] Two Fort Riley soldiers were killed in what were apparently separate attacks Wednesday in Baghdad. Military officials announced Saturday that Sgt. 1st ...

Fallen Fort Riley soldier remembered

Here are recent headlines about the military in Kansas:Fort Riley ¢ 1st Infantry Division[(Grand Rapids Press) Grand Rapids soldier dies in Iraq:][1] In the hours before Pfc. Shawn Gajdos' Army unit left on a mission in Iraq on Wednesday, the Grand Rapids man called Kay Shepard to say that he ...