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  1. Christmas in the cross-fire


    BBC News - Gabriel Gatehouse - 8 hours ago

    Many church services in Iraq have been cancelled this Christmas amid fears for the safety of the country's Christians ...
    Christmas requiem for Iraq's Christian community- Ha'aretz
    For Iraq's Christians, a Difficult Christmas- Yahoo! News
    NEWS ALERT: Iraq Churches Cancel Christmas Services After Violence ...-BosNewsLife
    SodaHead News - AFP
    all 583 news articles »



  2. Mass. National Guard units returning home


    Boston Globe - 6 hours ago

    ... soldiers of the Massachusetts National Guard are returning home on Friday -- Christmas Eve -- after a yearlong deployment in support of the war in Iraq. ...
    National Guard returning to Framingham on Christmas Eve- MetroWest Daily News
    all 27 news articles »
  3. Saugatuck twins reunited for Christmas after separate service in Iraq


    HollandSentinel.com - Dennis R.J. Geppert - 7 hours ago

    By LISA ERMAK This Christmas is a special one for Saugatuck High School graduates Ian and Connor Mannion. The twin brothers have not seen each other for two ...
  4. Fort Carson Soldiers Have Returned, Just In Time For Christmas


    KKTV 11 News - David Nancarrow - 30 minutes ago

    After almost a year, after multiple delays, just in time for Christmas, these soldiers are home from Iraq. As if nine-and-a-half months wasn't long enough ...
    Fort Carson family's welcome home soldiers for Christmas- Colorado Springs Gazette
    all 4 news articles »
  5. Christmas in Iraq: tedious


    News & Observer - Jay Price - 1 day ago

    Scottie D. Carpenter of Raleigh and the other 48000 US troops who will be in Iraq for Christmas... are all but invisible back home.
  6. A Major Al-Qaida victory: Christmas is canceled in Iraq


    Examiner.com - 2 hours ago

    ... community in Iraq has decided to not publicly celebrate Christmas this year. ... targeted the homes and neighborhoods of Christians throughout the Iraq. ...
    Sad Christmas for Christian Arabs- GulfNews
    all 2 news articles »
  7. Guardsmen home from Iraq in time for Christmas


    Tbo.com - Jim Farquhar - 2 days ago

    By PETER BERNARD | News Channel 8 Some members of the Florida Army National Guard's 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team who have been serving in Iraq... have
    Local Soldiers Return In Time For Holiday- WESH Orlando
    Soldiers home, just in time for Christmas- ABC Action News
    Orlando Soldiers Back After Mid-East Mission- WFTV Orlando
    WPTV
    all 33 news articles »


  8. Police: Iraqi killed daughter for al-Qaida links


    Albany Times Union - Bushra Juhi - 48 minutes ago

    (Karim Kadim / AP) A boy walks past a shop selling Santa Claus items and Christmas decorations in downtown Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010. ...
    Northern Iraq a likely tinderbox?- UPI.com
    Iraqi churches cancel Christmas festivities- Kansas City Star
    Iraqi cabinet established nine months after election- World Socialist Web Site
    all 182 news articles »


  9. Lackland airmen deploy for Iraq, just days before Christmas


    KENS 5 TV - Joe Conger - 1 day ago

    For this group from Wilford Hall's 59th Medical Wing, the stockings are packed up for a deployment to a military hospital in Balad, Iraq. ...
  10. GOP pays tribute to military, medical professionals for Christmas


    The Hill (blog) - Russell Berman - 7 hours ago

    “To those wearing the uniform in Iraq, Afghanistan, and around the world at this ... story of Christmas also reminds us of the radiant glory of human life. ...
  11. Where is the justice for Michael?


    WND.com - 12 hours ago

    ... shooting of a known killer in Iraq – a terrorist for whom the Army would actually issue ... But while most families have been busy with Christmas plans, ...
    Michael Behenna's clemency request denied- NewsOK.com
    all 140 news articles »


  12. Soldier's holiday spent far away


    MassLive.com - Ted LaBorde - 9 hours ago

    For Thanksgiving 2009, the 22-year-old was patrolling streets in Iraq. But, he was able to be home last year for Christmas with family and friends. ...
  13. Christmas in Iraq: Video chat keeps Shelby soldier close to mom on ...


    Shelby Star - Rebecca Clark - 1 day ago

    Like many family members, Webster will have an empty chair at the table during Christmas dinner. Her son is serving a year in Iraq, and the only way she'll ...
  14. Bowler soldier celebrates at home before Iraq deployment


    Wausau Daily Herald - Chad Dally - 7 hours ago

    The Christmas visit feels even better because Mathwich's homesickness has ... worked in aviation readiness in Iraq and met Shawn seven years ago while the ...
  15. Hiking for Heroes veteran Troy Yocum visits Fort Bliss, presents ...


    DVIDS - 14 hours ago

    Troy Yocum, soldiers advocate and Iraq war veteran, presents $5000 each to the ...Christmas arrived early for two 1st Armored Division ... Hike” across the US
    Embassy Suites El Paso Hosts Troy Yocum and His Family for ...- Benzinga
    all 4 news articles »


  16. Midlands troops keep up spirit


    Omaha World-Herald - Matthew Hansen - 4 hours ago

    Christmas Day is a strange day when you're an American soldier celebrating at Camp Speicher in Iraq, said Lt. Col. John Holzapfel and Chaplain Richard ...
    Visiting with our troops on the frontline- Fremont Tribune
    all 2 news articles »
  17. Chaplain gives a glimpse of a soldier's holiday season in Iraq


    Fremont Tribune - 2 hours ago

    He did note the difference, however, between serving in sandy Iraq and Christmas Day in Nebraska in 2009 when he hopped on a snowmobile and brought Holy ...
  18. Soldier's Christmas Surprise


    Island Sand Paper - 21 hours ago

    It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas for local resident Sergeant ... In anticipation of his arrival home following an 11 month tour in Iraq as part ...
    Soldier's family gets energy efficient Christmas- NBC2 News
    Fort Myers soldier comes back home to holiday light surprise- Naples Daily News
    all 8 news articles »
  19. Soldier home from Iraq for the holidays


    The Times and Democrat - 7 hours ago

    I can't wait for Christmas day to see all the kids smiling and having fun and ... was "nervous and scared" during the first two months of his stay in Iraq. ...
  20. Holy Land patriarch issues Christmas peace message


    AFP - 23 minutes ago

    "During this Christmas season, may the sound of the bells of our churches drown the ... "We recall the tragedy that struck the Christian community in Iraq. ...
    Christians ready to celebrate in Bethlehem- Capital FM
    No Crosses in Bethlehem, No Christmas in Baghdad- Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (blog)
    Christmas? Why celebrate it? Bah humbug!- Jamaica Observer
    9&10 News - SBS
    all 1046 news articles »


  21. The emotional pull of Christmas hard on soldiers


    Mason City Globe Gazette - Lance Kittleson - 12 hours ago

    We didn't expect to still be mobilized and in Iraq by Christmas, but we were and spirits were in the dumps for most soldiers. Early on Christmas morning I ...
  22. He'll be home for Christmas: Sgt. Solbo to return from Iraq


    Foxboro Reporter - Frank Mortimer - 1 day ago

    Having served a combat tour in Iraq, Army National Guard ... arrive home to Foxboro on ChristmasIraq. ... Eve from his third tour of duty in
  23. A Christmas of mourning for Iraq's Christians


    AsiaNews.it - Louis Sako - 4 days ago

    The Massacre of the Innocents followed Christmas. Thus, for us in Iraq, Christmas is a time of hope and joy as well as pain and martyrdom. ...
    Trying to Find the Peace of Christmas in Iraq- Christian News Wire (press release)
    Iraq Kills 3 Libyans Suspected in Christmas Bomb Plot- War On Terror News
    Iraq: Concrete walls protect Christians at Christmas- EnerPub
    Monsters and Critics.com - AFP
    all 483 news articles »


  24. Bruce Brown • bbrown@theadvertiser.com • December 24, 2010


    The Daily Advertiser - Chris Pontiff - 9 hours ago

    ... Headquarters Armory on Thursday in time to celebrate Christmas with his family. ... Pontiff was an escort commander in north central and northern Iraq, ...
  25. Spending Christmas on the Iraqi front line


    Dorset Echo - Dan Goater - 4 hours ago

    ... Christmas in one of the most volatile regions on Earth. The Weymouth serviceman is braving security threats in Iraq to help train the country's sailors. ...
  26. The Fight for Christmas


    Fox News - Joel Miller - 14 hours ago

    ... in terror threats against Christians in Iraq this season. ... And we can celebrate Christmas today because of the life and sacrifice of Athanasius so ...
  27. THIS WEEKEND: Soldier home for holiday, church missions, Person of ...


    Wausau Daily Herald - 20 hours ago

    ... a central Wisconsin soldier who arrived home this week to pack Christmas and his son's first birthday into a brief visit before deploying to Iraq. ...
  28. Wikileaks' Christmas Message


    CounterPunch - William E. Alberts - 18 minutes ago

    Christmas is about the blood of Rachel and her children in Iraq and Afghanistan. Congressman Ron Paul proclaimed the “good news” of great truths for all the ...
  29. San Benito soldier survives Iraq but dies in wreck days before ...


    KGBT-TV - Daisy Martinez - 2 days ago

    "He was in Iraq (in) 2009 till this year of August - and that's a whole year he's on a base,” Ramirez said. “You're in a dangerous zone and you think about ...
  30. Florida Guardsmen make it home before Christmas


    Florida Times-Union - Timothy J. Gibbons - 10 hours ago

    ... Guardsmen since World War II were charged with protecting convoys flowing between Iraq and Kuwait while a few hundred served as security in Qatar. ...
  31. Hong Kong bishops call for social justice in Christmas messages


    Ecumenical News International - Francis Wong - 22 hours ago

    Hong Kong Anglican and Roman Catholic bishops called for social justice in Christmas messages, whilst in Iraq Christians have been forced to curtail ...
  32. The Christians who suffer for their faith at Christmas


    The Guardian - 4 hours ago

    In Iraq, where 52 people died in Our Lady of Salvation Catholic church in ... some Christian communities have decided against Christmas celebrations, ...
    Remembering Christians who are persecuted for their faith- National Post (blog)
    all 3 news articles »


  33. Qaeda plans US, UK Christmas attack - Iraq official


    Reuters Africa - Khalid al-Ansary - 16 Dec 2010

    Authorities say last month's raids, which led to the arrest of one of al Qaeda's top officers in Iraq as well as its leadership in the western province of ...
    US And Europe 'Face Christmas Terror Threat'- Sky News
    Stockholm bombing first in a wave over Christmas: insurgents- National Post
    Al-Qaeda plans attacks in US, Europe at Xmas- The Voice of Russia
    Vancouver Sun - War On Terror News
    all 410 news articles »


  34. Discover the joy of helping others


    CNN International - J.R. Martinez - 5 hours ago

    ... An All-Star Tribute" replays on CNN International on Christmas Eve at 1000, ... After sustaining burn injuries while serving in the Army in Iraq in 2003 ...
  35. Together, a Holiday Spent Battling Double Demons From Combat


    New York Times - Clyde Haberman - 15 hours ago

    Derek Smith's was Iraq, as a Marine early on in the conflict. Derek Smith, who served in Iraq, and Alex Haynes, a Vietnam veteran, will spend Christmas ...
  36. Christmas wishes of slain Ogden soldier live on


    Deseret News - Amy Joi O'Donoghue - 20 hours ago

    20 in Killeen, Texas, is seen here in Iraq with some children. ... Toting a list of Christmas wishes for needy children, the friends posted it on the ...


  37. The forgotten war: Iowa soldiers in Iraq


    DesMoinesRegister.com - Marc Hansen - 1 day ago

    With Afghanistan front and center in the headlines, Iraq seems like the forgotten war. Christmas is a good time to remember the reality. ...
  38. Holiday Well-wishers Greet Redeploying Servicemembers


    Department of Defense - Donna Miles - 23 hours ago

    It really means a lot, especially at Christmas.” “It feels really good, really welcoming,” echoed Army Sgt. 1st Class Bruce Wallace. After a year in Iraq ...


  39. Home for the holidays


    Chicago Sun-Times - David Sharos - 15 hours ago

    ... 138000 troops who are deployed — 90000 in Afghanistan and 48000 in Iraq, ... 3873, said military personnel often receive either the week of Christmas or ...
  40. Local Soldiers Serving In Iraq Prepare For Christmas Overseas


    KCAU - 2 days ago

    Members of the 394th Battalion, based out of Fremont, NE are currently stationed in Iraq. The unit's mission is to track and issue cargo for the 25000 US ...
  41. James May injured in Syria during Top Gear filming


    CarAdvice - Brett Davis - 17 hours ago

    ... to what happened exactly, but James May from Top Gear UK has been injured during the filming of an upcoming Top Gear Christmas special episode in Iraq. ...
    Last updated at 11:23 AM on 22nd December 2010- Daily Mail
    all 70 news articles »


  42. The 12Ks of Christmas: my failed challenge!


    OregonLive.com (blog) - Inessa M. Vitko - 35 minutes ago

    A group of Army soldiers in Iraq decided to celebrate Christmas by running. They started on December 14th with 1K, then 2K the next day and so on until ...

  43. 2nd-Grader's Christmas Wish Comes True When Dad Returns Home From Iraq


    WSOC Charlotte - 2 days ago

    ALEXANDER COUNTY, NC -- A second-grader's wish to Santa came true when her dad returned from Iraq and surprised her at school. ...
    Child gets Christmas wish: Dad home for holidays- Hickory Daily Record
    all 2 news articles »
  44. Eastern Alamance Students Restore Airman's Car


    My Fox 8 - 16 hours ago

    An airman who just got back from Iraq received quite the early Christmas gift Thursday. Jon Hogg's 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier was worked on by automotive ...
  45. Serving abroad during holidays made easier by others' kindness


    Rhinelander Daily News - Sarah Juon - 2 hours ago

    Stuart's recollections are most vivid from last year's Christmas, when he was Iraq serving as a staff sergeant with nine men under him. ...
  46. Holiday Heroes: Boatsie's Boxes lift troops' spirits


    USA Today - Nanci Hellmich - 1 day ago

    By Jeff Swensen for USA TODAY By Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY This Christmas, thousands of military men and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan will receive ...
  47. Borderline case for compassion


    Herald Sun - Jill Singer - 2 days ago

    Miranda Devine is also moved by the Christmas Island tragedy and writes that Opposition ... people were fleeing Iraq and Afghanistan in their thousands, ...
    Death on the shores of hope- DAWN.com
    The Christmas Island Tragedy Had Caused 48 Deaths- Home Daily News
    Independent - Sin Chew Jit Poh
    all 839 news articles »


  48. Coming home: Threat remains for traumatized troops


    The Journal News | LoHud.com - Richard Glickstein - 10 hours ago

    Our troops in those outposts, and another 48000 soldiers still in Iraq, will struggle to stay warm — and alive — Christmas Day, as they think of their ...
  49. A 'War' On Christmas? Really?


    Yankton Daily Press - Kelly Hertz - 10 hours ago

    (Perhaps one should instead consider the situation in Iraq. It was reported Wednesday that Christians there are canceling Christmas festivities of any sort ...
  50. Boat carrying asylum-seekers from Iran, Iraq crashes on Christmas ...


    New York Daily News - Michael Sheridan - 15 Dec 2010

    A desperate journey for freedom met a horrific end after a boat believed to carry as many as 80 asylum-seekers from Iran and Iraq broke up and sank off the ...
    'Children screaming' as migrant boat sinks- National Post
    Australian PM warns death toll from asylum boat tragedy will rise- Telegraph.co.uk
    ABC Online - The Canberra Times
    all 4382 news articles »


  51. Spirit of Christmas: Community pulls together for injured veteran


    Baxter Bulletin - Joanne Bratton - 7 hours ago

    Paxson, 24, who has served two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan with the US ... had a bake sale fundraiser and gave Christmas gifts for the children. ...
  52. New Canadians receive Christmas hampers in Regina


    NewsTalk650 - Patrick Book - 1 day ago

    Refugees from countries like Iraq and Burma are making new homes in Regina, but coming to a new country almost nothing means Christmas can be hard to ...
  53. True Meaning of Christmas: Being Thankful


    Kitsap Sun - 20 hours ago

    Christmas is quite literally right around the corner, and with its looming deadline, ... In 2007, my father left for Iraq because of the economy. ...
  54. Deployed troops get break with USO, holiday programs


    United States Army (press release) - Ryan Hohman - Roland Hale - 1 day ago

    Horst, an Apache attack helicopter mechanic, is spending his third Christmas in Iraq. Spc. Anita Chacon, 20, cooks a s̢۪more over a fire during a holiday ...
    Iraqis Assemble Helo Christmas Presents- War On Terror News
    all 4 news articles »
  55. Holy Land prelate: Plight of Iraq Christians dire


    Middle East Online - 3 days ago

    Jerusalem's Latin Patriarch condemns violence against Iraqi Christians, says it is pity to empty Iraq of them. JERUSALEM - In a sombre pre-Christmas address ...
    Latin Patriarch thanks Pope for Synod in Christmas Message- AsiaNews.it
    all 138 news articles »


  56. Royal Navy tracking Santa on the radar


    Portsmouth News - Michael Powell - 6 hours ago

    Perhaps the most alien environment to spend Christmas is on the Al Basrah Oil ... The 1970s terminal is key to Iraq's oil supplies, which amount for 90 per ...
  57. Christmas memories


    Muncie Star Press - 1 day ago

    It could be the time your entire family got together to celebrate Christmas at grandma's, or when a relative, stationed in Iraq or Afghanistan, ...
  58. Homecomings continue for La. National Guard troops in time for ...


    NOLA.com - Kari Dequine - 1 day ago

    Last January about 3000 of the guardsmen went to Iraq to help with various ...Christmas gallery (6 photos) As the large ... Soldiers Return Home in Time for


  59. I hit the road and left Dad alone at Christmas


    Globe and Mail - Micah Toub - 1 day ago

    I felt pretty guilty leaving my father alone on Christmas, but when my mother ...Iraq during the US bombings. ... patched through to a man on the ground in


  60. Fresh Christmas Trees Bring Touch from Home to Troops in Iraq


    War On Terror News - 3 days ago

    “It's just amazing to see a real Christmas tree out here,” said Principio, a 24 year-old native of Jacksonville, Fla., serving his fourth deployment to Iraq ...
  61. December 24: Snow-free RAF Leuchars ideal for civil flights


    Scotland Courier - 9 hours ago

    Sir,-This Christmas Eve is a good time to remember the plight of the embattled Christians of Iraq... who live under daily threat of violence and death.
  62. A well of care packages to troops is about to run dry


    Los Angeles Times - Faye Fiore - 3 days ago

    Since Dorine Kenney lost her son in Iraq, she's sent thousands of boxes to service members overseas. This year's Christmas shipment was her biggest yet. ...
    A mother sets aside her grief to care for others, but time is ...- Los Angeles Times (blog)
    all 8 news articles »


  63. CHRISTMAS HOMECOMING: Injured soldier returns home to Waterloo


    WHO-TV - 1 day ago

    ... Iowa family received a very special Christmas gift Tuesday afternoon. ... almost eight months since he was severely injured while serving in Iraq. ...
  64. Obama signs Ferschke bill


    Maryville Daily Times - Robert Norris - 15 hours ago

    10, 2008, while serving in Iraq. Because of an immigration law passed during the ... a memorial plaque honoring Sgt. Ferschke and decorated for Christmas. ...
    Marine's widow, Hotaru Ferschke, a US resident as Obama signs law- Knoxville News Sentinel
    Military widow granted US residency- WBIR-TV
    President's signature wonderful Christmas present for Japanese ...- Stars and Stripes
    all 8 news articles »


  65. Army Christmas dinner in Afghanistan


    This Is The Westcountry - 1 day ago

    Although Andy is accustomed to being away over Christmas, last year he was in Iraq, he still misses some home comforts, especially at this time of year. ...
  66. Season's greetings from local soldiers


    WCAX - 2 hours ago

    I'm with the 220 transportation company out of Iraq and we want to wish our families and friends a Merry Christmas. 2. SSGT Michael B.. ...
  67. Christmas getaway could be hampered by freezing weather


    Channel 4 News - 1 day ago

    One traveller tells Channel 4 News of his 4-day journey from Iraq to Scotland. ...Christmas Eve. ... rush out for last minute shopping or set off home ahead of


  68. Over the years, airmen found ways to celebrate


    Alamogordo Daily News - 11 hours ago

    Enforcing UN resolutions and serving as a warning to the nation of Iraq, the 8th continued to serve through Christmas and into the new year. ...
  69. Commentary: Dash it all! No WikiLeaks Grinch grounds sleigh diplomacy


    Palm Beach Post - 18 hours ago

    Do you have a message for the world this Christmas Eve? Santa: We send our special wishes for peace and goodwill to all. That includes the people of Iraq, ...
  70. Merry Christmas and happy holidays


    McCook Daily Gazette - Dave Heineman - 1 day ago

    ... Guard personnel are among those serving our nation this Christmas overseas. ... in Iraq, the 67th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade serving in Iraq, ...
  71. Sheriff's lieutenant recalls Christmas Eve that led to law ...


    San Diego Union Tribune - Pauline Repard - 15 hours ago

    Garmo said on that Christmas Eve 31 years ago, he was in the store watching the sitcom ... Garmo's father, Zuheir Garmo, was born in Iraq and married Abla, ...
  72. Miller: Peace on Earth - What a concept


    Summit Daily News - Alex Miller - 11 hours ago

    Since Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, a big believer in peace, ... This would be particularly true in places like Iraq and Afghanistan, ...
  73. Family feared lost in Christmas Is tragedy


    Sydney Morning Herald - 5 days ago

    For nearly five days they have waited to see if their family from Iraq - Mr Faeli's three aunts, uncle and two children - have survived the Christmas Island ...
    A clamour for answers as distressed families wait- Sydney Morning Herald
    all 91 news articles »


  74. Steel Christmas tree at home in Bethlehem


    Allentown Morning Call - Nicole Radzievich - 1 day ago

    But what he made during Christmas 2005 in the war zone is on its way to becoming a yuletide ... the tree gave him his only injuries while he served in Iraq. ...


  75. Memories of Christmas County residents recall momentous times in ...


    Ventura County Star - Tom Kisken - 16 hours ago

    The Christmas forever embedded in Diane Garcia's memory didn't start off so hot. Her son, Aaron, then a 20-year-old Marine, was deployed in Iraq. ...
  76. Entrepreneurs say ugly sells


    Gary Post Tribune - Carrie Napoleon - 1 hour ago

    ... the website -- and the demand for some of the ugliest Christmas sweaters ... far away as Iraq, Afghanistan, Canada, Europe, Australia and even Thailand. ...
  77. Soldier, wife get early Christmas present


    The Daily Advertiser - 1 day ago

    BREAUX BRIDGE — Christmas came three days early for Staff Sgt. Heath Stoute and his ...Iraq. ... Brigade Combat Team to return from a year-long deployment in
  78. USS Harry S. Truman Returns Home


    Fox News (blog) - Justin Fishel - 4 days ago

    Sailors were seen wearing Christmas pajama pants, howling and giving high ...Iraq come ... Beyond the hazards on board the ship, missions over Afghanistan and
    A holiday homecoming for 7000 sailors, Marines- Chicago Tribune
    Loved ones greet USS Harry S. Truman sailors as they return to Norfolk- WTKR Your NewsChannel 3
    Truman carrier strike group returns in time for Christmas- WVEC.com (subscription)
    all 28 news articles »


  79. Pequot Lakes principal cherishes Christmas with family before ...


    Brainerd Daily Dispatch - Kelly Humphrey - 15 hours ago

    He spent nearly two years on an extended deployment to Fallujah, Iraq, ... The family plans to have a relatively low key Christmas, making sure the children ...
  80. A South Park Christmas


    World Internet TV on PC (blog) - 3 hours ago

    In one classic Christmas episode, “Red Sleigh Down”, the gang enlist the help of Jesus Christ himself, as they seek to bring holiday cheer to Iraq, ...
  81. A well of care packages to troops is about to run dry


    Bellingham Herald - Faye Fiore - 17 hours ago

    14, 2003, eight months after he parachuted into northern Iraq with the ... It's freezing outside and Karen Carpenter is singing "I'll Be Home for Christmas. ...
  82. Duty Calls Even At Christmas


    West Virginia MetroNews - 13 hours ago

    "We would all rather be home for Christmas," Kyer told MetroNews in a phone ... SFC Kyer was with the unit in Iraq in 2004. Members of the battalion haven't ...
  83. 256th soldiers home for holidays in Central Louisiana


    Alexandria Town Talk - Warren Hayes - 9 hours ago

    "Things in Iraq have gotten a lot better. I'm just going to kick back and enjoy the Christmas holiday." Sgt. John Griffith, a resident of Alexandria, ...
  84. Soldier wife slams MoD over 'uninhabitable' serviceman's house ...


    Mirror.co.uk - Laurie Hanna - 14 hours ago

    Iraq veteran Sgt Andrew Patterson, 35, wife Sarah, 33, and their four children – Chayse ... We should be looking forward to Christmas but I'm just dreading it.”


  85. War intrudes on Christmas concert for all the right reasons


    Edmonton Journal - Allen Abel - 9 hours ago

    The Family Christmas Concert by the ... hundreds of thousands of troops, not just in Iraq and Afghanistan, ...
  86. Extra Credit: Soldier's Christmas


    WMC-TV - Kym Clark - 4 days ago

    ... at Macon Hall Elementary School about her brother who is serving in Iraq this Christmas. She suggested sending care packages and letters to his unit. ...
  87. Families reveal torment after boat disaster


    ABC Online - Michael Edwards - 6 days ago

    Many of those who died were from Iraq and some of those people had family members ... who has been detained on Christmas Island for several months now, ...
    Smugglers blatantly tout in Iraq- Sydney Morning Herald
    all 59 news articles »


  88. Learning the Hard Way


    Kings of War - David Betz - 2 hours ago

    Christmas kidding aside, let me say why this is a “must read” (quote from ... The point is that when the insurgency kicked off in earnest in Iraq in 2004, ...
  89. This is a time for giving and helping


    Bermuda Sun - Larry Burchall - 6 hours ago

    This Christmas, the war in Afghanistan is still on, the US war in Iraq has been declared a victory for US forces and Obama has not really put any of his ...
  90. Merry Christmas from the Colombian army


    The Periscope Post - 4 hours ago

    According to the BBC, the idea behind the stealth Christmas tree-ing was to ... in Iraq is taking shape in the form of an Iranian ice cream parlor. ...


  91. Religion Today Summaries - Dec. 24, 2010


    Crosswalk.com (blog) - 11 hours ago

    Christians in Iraq have canceled most of their Christmas traditions in hopes of avoiding the wrath of extremists. Now, Mission News Network reports, ...
    The Globe and Mail- Globe and Mail
    all 41 news articles »


  92. Cedar Lake family celebrates Christmas a year after losing home to ...


    nwitimes.com - 12 hours ago

    This Christmas will be the Rekitzkes first in their new home. ... His father, now home from Iraq, switched to a unit based in South Bend and discovered ...
  93. Frontline soldier's festive message


    Pocklington Post - 7 hours ago

    Although the former Woldgate pupil served in Iraq over Christmas in 2008, he still confesses to missing home comforts at this time of year. ...
    Tributes paid to 347th UK fatality in Afghanistan- Independent
    all 214 news articles »


  94. Military's greetings broadcast on TV


    MassLive.com - Sandra E. Constantine - 9 hours ago

    The 39-year-old civil engineer is expected to return home Christmas morning. ... Dauplaise told him he is in Iraq, to which his friend responded that he was ...
  95. “Salaman Ayoha Al Masih” a love message from Alsumaria on Christmas!


    Alsumaria - Anwar Al Hamadani - 1 day ago

    ... House scheduled to air on Christmas Eve, Friday December 24 at midnight. ... stresses on their constructive role in Iraq and the region, he explains. ...
  96. This was Brainerd - Dec. 24


    Brainerd Daily Dispatch - Terry McCollough - 18 hours ago

    They have sons Tom on the battleship Missouri and Jeff with a Marine detachment near Iraq. This is no ordinary Christmas for Bob and Sue Huff and their two ...
  97. Iraq reports planned suicide attacks in US and Europe this Christmas


    The Underground - 5 days ago

    Iraq's interior minister, Jawad al-Bolani said the captured insurgents also revealed the botched bombing attempt in Central Stockholm, Sweden over the ...
    Revealed: al-Qaeda's terror plot during holiday season- News-Worthy Information
    International Al-Qaida Plots Include US as Target- Right Side News
    all 5 news articles »


  98. Christmas spirit shines through hardships, theft


    6abc.com - 14 hours ago

    ... Charles' son, Kevin, suffered near fatal injuries while serving in Iraq. ... "It's just amazing, right before Christmas, and everything hits all at once ...
  99. adopt-a-family Santa makes early visit n Family from Iraq revels ...


    Abilene Reporter-News - 1 day ago

    He had never celebrated Christmas before and neither had his mother, Rawan Alabdallah, 25, nor his father, Omar Alazawe, 28. All are natives of Iraq, ...
  100. Panama Sunday Schoolers Keeping Busy


    Jamestown Post Journal - 11 hours ago

    Joe Osborne's third- and fourth-graders joined George Anderson's adult HUGS class to make Christmas cards for soldiers in Iraq. ...


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