A sophisticated bombing plot carried out against the U.S. Embassy in Yemen brings increased urgency to fears that Muslim extremists are gathering strength in that nation and could make it a headquarters for terrorism. ...more

September 18, 2008

Flags will fly at half-staff Sunday in honor of Marcus Mathes, the Army sergeant from Zephyrhills killed in Baghdad in April. ...more

June 5, 2008

DADE CITY - Hundreds of people lined a bustling downtown street today to watch the funeral procession of Sgt. Marcus Mathes, killed by a mortar attack in Baghdad on April 28. ...more

May 6, 2008

Sgt. Brandon Bucknor drove 1,400 miles to say goodbye to his friend. ...more

May 6, 2008

Sgt. Brandon Bucknor drove 1,400 miles to say goodbye to his friend. ...more

May 6, 2008

Family and friends turn out to say goodbye to Sgt. Marcus Mathes, killed last week by a mortar attack in Baghdad. ...more

May 5, 2008

The body of Iraq war casualty Sgt. Marcus Mathes' was flown from Dover, Del., to Zephyrhills Municipal Airport on a charter jet that landed about noon today. ...more

May 5, 2008

Rockets or mortars hit the U.S.-protected Green Zone early Saturday, just a day after powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his Mahdi Army militia to extend its cease-fire by another six months. ...more

February 24, 2008

The Purple Heart Memorial dedicated Saturday morning at MacDill Air Force Base is intended for all U.S. Navy members and veterans, but mostly it is a monument to Ronald "Ronnie" Ginther. ...more

February 24, 2008

Terrace Community Middle School students broke apart a colorful giant ribbon to reveal their personal puzzle pieces that made up the large memorial. ...more

February 9, 2008