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U.S. military should put religious freedom at the front
U.S. military should put religious freedom at the front
What must stop is the concept that America needs to conquer the world for Christ.
 

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Faces of the Fallen Faces of the Fallen
Portraits of U.S. service members who have died since 2001.

 
Celebration and concern mark the end of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’
(The Washington Post, September 19, 2011; 1:51 PM)
 
U.S. model for a future war fans tensions with China and inside Pentagon
(The Washington Post, August 1, 2012; 6:10 PM)
 
‘Leading from behind’ in the Middle East? Force buildup tells a different story.
(The Washington Post, August 13, 2012; 7:28 PM)
 
Military suicides rise to a record 349, topping number of troops killed in combat
(The Washington Post, January 14, 2013; 4:28 PM)
 
Sex assaults in the military: An epidemic that is being ignored
(The Washington Post, May 16, 2013; 5:31 PM)
 
Pentagon grapples with sex crimes by military recruiters
(The Washington Post, May 12, 2013; 6:55 PM)
 
Pentagon to move ‘expeditiously’ to lift ban on women in combat roles
(The Washington Post, January 24, 2013; 2:54 PM)
 
Pentagon budget set to shrink next year
(The Washington Post, January 26, 2012; 2:12 PM)
 
Women in combat: ‘First the gays. Now the broads.’
(The Washington Post, January 24, 2013; 1:42 PM)
 
‘Little America’ excerpt: Obama’s troop increase for Afghan war was misdirected
(The Washington Post, June 22, 2012; 10:47 AM)
 
With 10 patterns, U.S. military branches out on camouflage front
(The Washington Post, May 8, 2013; 2:35 PM)
 
U.S., Australia to broaden military ties amid Pentagon pivot to SE Asia
(The Washington Post, March 26, 2012; 6:13 PM)
 
Pentagon condemns photos of U.S. troops posing with dead Afghan insurgents
(The Washington Post, April 18, 2012; 8:00 PM)
 
U.S. expands secret intelligence operations in Africa
(The Washington Post, June 13, 2012; 10:02 PM)
 
Book review: ‘The Way of the Knife: The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth’ By Mark Mazzetti
(The Washington Post, April 5, 2013; 3:27 PM)
 
Mysterious fatal crash offers rare look at U.S. commando presence in Mali
(The Washington Post, July 8, 2012; 9:04 PM)
 
Pentagon to ease restrictions on women in some combat roles
(The Washington Post, February 9, 2012; 7:30 PM)
 
Senior military officials order trims as Pentagon prepares for shortfall
(The Washington Post, January 22, 2013; 6:30 PM)
 
Afghan army to cost U.S. billions of dollars after 2014 withdrawal
(The Washington Post, February 16, 2012; 10:14 PM)