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US Army Specialist Shoshana Johnson of the US Army 507th Maintenance Battalion, is being ushered to a waiting US Marine Corps (USMC) KC-130 aircraft (not shown) a few miles south of Baghdad for a flight to Kuwait City, during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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 The Boston Globe 
Former Iraq POW writes about nightmares after her rescue
WASHINGTON - Shoshana Johnson survived gunshot wounds to both legs and 22 days as a prisoner of war in Iraq. Life wasn't so easy when she came home, either. In a new book out this week, the... (photo: USMC file / Cpl Michael Leitenberger)
Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell gestures as he delivers a speech during a ceremony for the Alexis de Tocqueville prize, a French literary award, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006 in Tocqueville, east of Cherbourg, western France. Powell received Thursday the prize for his 1995 autobiography, "My American Journey". The jury was headed by former French President Valery Giscard d'Esta
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 Breitbart 
Ex-US military chief Powell backs end to gay ban
President Barack Obama's bid to lift the ban on gays serving openly in the ... President Barack Obama's bid to lift the ban on gays serving openly in the military received another boost Wednesday when... (photo: AP / Vincent Michel)
Secretary of Defense nominee Robert Gates responds to a question regarding his confirmation during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington  Samachaar 
US unsure of Iran's nuclear shift, still mulling sanctions
Washington: The US said Wednesday it was waiting for clearer signs from Iran that it was serious about taking up an offer by the international community to exchange nuclear fuel. Defence Secretary... (photo: Public Domain / Blueag9)
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WASHINGTON (Sept. 11, 2007) - Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates hosts a Sept. 11 Memorial observance at the Pentagon to honor the 184 people who perished when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon six years ago. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess (RELEASED)  Breitbart 
US to go ahead with tanker plane even without Airbus: Gates
A US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker tanker from the 19th Refueling Group at ... The Pentagon will go ahead with plans for a new tanker aircraft even if Airbus parent EADS withdraws from the competition... (photo: Public Domain / BotMultichillT)

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U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, head of U.S. Central Command, speaks during the commencement ceremony for Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville Ga., Friday, May 29, 2009. The Star
Petraeus says strike on Iran could spark nationalism
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - A military strike on Iran could have the unintended consequence of stirring nationalist sentiment to the benefit of Tehran's hard-line government,... (photo: AP / John Bazemore)

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A view of destruction caused by a bombing in Lower Dir in Pakistan on Friday, Dec. 18, 2009. A suicide car bomber detonated his explosives near a mosque inside a police compound in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing 10 people in the latest attack by suspected Taliban militants waging war against the government. Hartford Courant
Pakistani bombing kills 3 U.S. soldiers
Reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan - Three U.S. soldiers involved in training members of Pakistan's paramilitary Frontier Corps were among seven people killed Wednesday... (photo: AP / Rohullah Shakir)
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US firms eye Asian market as Beijing threatens sanctions
Over 100 firms led by Boeing take part in Singapore Airshow By Agence France Presse (AFP) Wednesday, February 03, 2010 - Powered by Bernice Han ... (photo: Creative Commons / SolYoung)

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Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates responds to a reporter's question concerning troop levels in Afghanistan during a July 20, 2009, Pentagon press briefing with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen. The News & Observer
Gates pitches $768.2B defense budget to Congress
WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates is urging Congress to approve the Obama administration's $768.2 billion Pentagon budget request, saying America needs "a... (photo: US DoD / R. D. Ward)

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