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| President Thanks Nation's 'Brave Defenders' on Independence Day In his weekly radio, President Bush thanked America's men and women in uniform, past and present, for defending freedom from Bunker Hill to Iraq and Afghanistan. |
| Petraeus Re-enlists 1,215 U.S. Troops July 4 in Iraq More than 1,200 U.S. troops from all over Iraq gathered here July 4 in the Al Faw Palace rotunda on Camp Victory, to re-enlist and celebrate America's Independence Day. |
| Montana Guard Starts Pilot Program on Post-Deployment Stress TriWest and the Montana Army and Air National Guard recently launched a pilot program to help Guard members and their families deal with post-deployment stress. |
| U.S. Grants NATO Request to Extend Marine Unit's Afghanistan Tour Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has approved a NATO-led request that the 2,200 Marines of 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit remain in Afghanistan a month longer than planned. |
| Helmick Takes Helm of Training Mission in Iraq Army Lt. Gen. Frank Helmick assumed command of Multinational Security Transition Command Iraq and the NATO training mission in Iraq during a ceremony at the Iraqi Cultural Center in Baghdad. |
| Officials Dedicate Medical Intelligence Facility Leaders from across the U.S. intelligence community dedicated the National Center for Medical Intelligence at Fort Detrick, Md. |
| More Than 1,100 Troops in Iraq to Re-enlist in Independence Day Ceremony More than 1,100 servicemembers stationed in Iraq will celebrate the nation's birthday by re-enlisting, the senior enlisted leader for Multinational Force Iraq said. |
| Bush Breaks Ground for New Bethesda Military Medical Center President Bush officially kicked off construction of the new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center during a groundbreaking ceremony in Bethesda, Md. |
| Troops in Afghanistan Kill, Detain Enemy Fighters Coalition forces in Afghanistan killed several enemy fighters and detained eight others in recent days, military officials said. |
| Face of Defense: Sergeant Mentors New Troops Army Staff Sgt. Steven Roode, a squad leader, is using his previous deployment experience to prepare his troops for combat. |
| America Supports You: PGA Tour Hosts Wounded Warriors at Barbecue Wounded warriors and the PGA tour kicked off their Independence Day celebration with food and festivities at Mologne House on the Walter Reed Army Medical Center campus. |
| Colombian Military Rescues Hostages, Including U.S. Contractors Colombia's military rescued 15 hostages, including three U.S. government contractors, from leftist revolutionary captors who had imprisoned the group in jungle camps since 2003. |
| Forces in Iraq Kill Enemy Fighters, Detain Suspects, Find Weapons Coalition forces in Iraq killed enemy fighters, detained terrorism suspects and found illegal weapons stockpiles in operations, military officials reported. |
| Afghan Agricultural Center Contributes to Better Security At the Shindand Agricultural Experiment Station within Shindand Airfield, Afghans are learning agricultural skills such as beekeeping and how to jumpstart agricultural production in the Shindand district. |
| Soldiers in Iraq Give Reasons for Re-enlisting U.S. soldiers in Iraq who decide to stay in the Army face another choice besides the basic question of re-enlistment: whether to re-enlist while deployed or wait until they're back in the United States. |
