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Palin's book tour hits N.C.'s Fort Bragg
Hundreds greeted former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin in a campaign-like gathering at an Army base. Full story
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  Military analysis
Jacobs: Rating Obama's performance
Jacobs: Gitmo comes to New York
Jacobs: Failure and tragedy at Fort Hood
Jacobs: Media winning fight with the White House
Jacobs: Whither Pakistan?
Jacobs: Obama gets the prize
Jacobs: A week in review
Jacobs: How not to make policy
Jacobs: Decision time on Afghanistan
Jacobs: The truth about politicians
  Charity Begins at War

Part 1
From executive suite to slums of Baghdad
Tom’s journal: Called back to Army — ‘no joke’
Part 2
Training turns into ‘hurry up and wait’
Tom’s journal: Preparing for ‘very dangerous job’
Part 3
Venturing ‘outside the wire’ in Baghdad
Tom’s journal: ‘ThunderCat6’ gets his bearings
Part 4
In the end, it all comes back to garbage
Tom’s journal: 'I was minding my own business'
Part 5
Officer’s philanthropic spirit survives
Tom’s journal: Charitable work continues
Update, reader reaction
And NBC Nightly News profiles Tom's work

Video: Military news
Medal of Honor recipient Alejandro Ruiz dies
Nov. 23: Alejandro Ruiz, a son of Mexican immigrants who fought in Okinawa and Korea, died Monday. He was 85. NBC's Brian Williams reports.
Correspondence with an alleged killer?
What’s our ‘obligation’ in Afghanistan?
Report: Vet aid program riddled with fraud
When will Obama announce Afghan ‘end game’?
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  Laid to rest at Arlington
A flag decorates a grave during Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington
Reuters
NBC's John Rutherford pays tribute to the men and women killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
  Fact file
How big’s a division? What’s a battalion?
  The Long Haul
The Associated Press examines the lengthy deployment of the 1st Brigade Combat Team/34th Infantry Division of the Minnesota National Guard:

Part I: Long haul in Iraq is just the start
Part II: Welcome to Iraq, and a long separation
Part III: A funeral and a birth

  Special report: Military families
John Brecher msnbc.com

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