Afghanistan
Video Of Plane Crash At Afghanistan’s Bagram Airfield
See video of the plane crash in Afghanistan that killed 7 at the the Bagram Air Base.
Soldier From Plum Wounded In Combat
Last weekend, 23-year-old Sgt. Shane Stipancic was reminded that there are no days off in a war zone.
Local Documentary Follows Women on the Frontlines
KDKA-AM’s Larry and John talk to JulieHera DeStefano, who made a documentary about women of war and how they cope.
Flags Flying At Half-Staff For Fallen Navy SEAL
Flags are flying at half-staff today for a local Navy SEAL who was killed during a rescue mission in Afghanistan.
Local Green Beret Dies In Afghanistan
The motto of the Green Berets is “To Liberate The Oppressed,” and Maj. Benjamin Follansbee, of O’Hara Township, made it his life’s work.
Fallen SEAL 3rd Serviceman Killed In Action Since ’07 With Norwin Ties
Navy SEAL Nicholas Checque, 28, who was killed over the weekend while taking part in the rescue of a hostage in Afghanistan, was the third serviceman who graduated from Norwin High School to die from enemy fire in either Iraq of Afghanistan, since 2007.
Monroeville Navy SEAL Killed During Afghanistan Rescue
The Pentagon says a Navy SEAL from Monroeville was killed during a rescue mission in Afghanistan that freed an American doctor abducted by the Taliban.
Local Marine Honored With Silver Star
A Coraopolis Marine has been awarded the third-highest military decoration for valor.
Opinion: Our Veterans Should Not Be At Risk In Fiscal Cliff Negotiations
When the deal is being made to change the tax rates and cut the deficit we must remember to keep our commitment to our veterans.
Local Vet Talks About Veterans Day, Issues
KDKA-AM’s Larry and John talk to Captain Sean Parnell, local vet and author of “Outlaw Platoon,” about Veterans Day and how we should treat returning vets.
Opinion: A Mad, Personal-Attacking, Interrupting Obama Loses Third Presidential Debate
Romney won this debate in more ways than one – most impressively due to his dignified style.
Opinion: Romney’s Move To The Middle Is Nothing More Than Baseless Rhetoric
Why is Mitt Romney, the severely Conservative candidate for president, all of a sudden moving to the middle?
Opinion: Obama’s Afghan Surge Failed
With the situation getting worse on the ground Obama has ended the surge just in time for the election in November. Taliban and related attacks against NATO powers were approximately 2,700 in August of 2009 when Obama made his contrary-to-campaign promised-move to step up the nation’s military assistance in Afghanistan. Three years later, in August of 2012, there were more attacks – nearly 3,000.
Wife Of Injured Marine Grateful For Community’s Support
Alexis Vitale of Peters Township learned that her husband, Marine Corporal Doug Vitale, had stepped on an explosive device while on patrol in Afghanistan. The couple has been inseparable since Doug entered a rehabilitation center in Tampa.
Hero Walk To Raise Money For Local Marine Injured In Afghanistan
Marine Corporal Doug Vitale and wife, Alexis, married in Peters Township, had their lives turned upside down last September when he stepped on an IED in Afghanistan.
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