A Pennsylvania soldier who jumped on a grenade in Iraq to save the lives of his comrades at the cost of his own will be awarded the Medal of Honor. ...more

May 24, 2008

A 40-year-old soldier from Florida was killed by an explosive in Baghdad during the weekend, military officials said Tuesday. ...more

January 30, 2008

Two soldiers from Florida were killed during the weekend in Iraq. ...more

January 29, 2008

NAPLES - A 25-year-old soldier whose family said he joined the Army to add "focus and direction" to his life was killed in Iraq after his vehicle was struck by an explosive, officials said Monday. ...more

January 22, 2008

"The Ghost Mountain Boys: Their Epic March and the Terrifying Battle for New Guinea - the Forgotten War of the South Pacific," by James Campbell (Crown, $25.95) ...more

January 20, 2008

A suicide bomber edged his way into a crowd of Iraqi officials and U.S. forces gathered for a meeting north of Baghdad on Thursday, killing as many as 12 people, including an American soldier. ...more

December 21, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - Sgt. Scott R. Turner didn't join the Army straight out of high school the way one of his younger brothers did. ...more

October 27, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - Sgt. Scott R. Turner didn't join the Army straight out of high school the way one of his younger brothers did. Instead, after graduating from Land O' Lakes High in 1995, Turner stayed around the area and found a job. ...more

October 26, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - A 30-year-old Army sergeant from Land O' Lakes died in a Humvee rollover accident at Fort Riley in Kansas, according to an Army spokesman. ...more

October 25, 2007