U S launches third week of Afghanistan airstrikes
U S forces press the campaign against Osama bin Laden as CIA gains new powers and funding. Navy carrier Theodore Roosevelt leads strikes from the Arabian Sea while reports claim a hospital in Herat was hit. Rangers killed in weekend covert mission are named. Powell and Myers discuss capture versus kill and broader aims toward Kabul and Mazar e Sharif.
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U.S
Osama bin Laden
al-Qaida
CIA
America
Afghanistan
Theodore Roosevelt
Arabian Sea
Pakistan
Islamabad
Taliban
Abdul Salam Zaeef
Herat
Britain
Pentagon
Bryan Whitman
Kabul
bin Laden
Army
Ranger
Richard B. Myers
Joint Chiefs of
ABC
Colin Powell
CNN
Bush
United States
Kandahar
Mazar-e-Sharif
Northern Alliance
Rangers Killed in Pakistan Helicopter Crash Are Remembered
Pfc. Kristofer Stonesifer 28 of Missoula Montana and Spc. Joan Edmunds 20 of Cheyenne Wyoming died when their Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Pakistan amid the anti terrorism campaign. Both soldiers served with the 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning. Edmunds was remembered for his humor and ambition to become a Ranger. Stonesifer had ROTC experience at the University of Montana before enlisting. Authorities withheld the crash details pending investigation and the bodies were flown to Ramstein Air Base in Germany for honors.
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Taliban
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Kandahar
Pakistan
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Joan J. Edmunds
Cheyenne
Wyo
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Kristofer T. Stonesifer
Missoula
Mont
Black Hawk
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Stonesifer
Edmunds
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Korhonen
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Jamie
Steichen
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Army
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Ranger
Jim Clegg
University of Montana
Cleg
Clegg
Doylestown
Central Bucks West High School
Missouli
Roberta Diamond
Intelligencer
Kris
Associated Press
Afghanistan
Elizabeth Ortiz
Air Force
Europe
Germany
Ramstein
United States
Fort Bragg veterans weigh war in Afghanistan debate
In Fort Bragg area memories shape views on sending commandos or bombs to Afghanistan. Local former sergeants and civilians share wary, practical takes amid deployment orders, civilian casualties concerns, and signs amid town life reflecting wartime sentiment.
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N.C
Afghanistan
United Methodist Church
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Army
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Bragg Boulevard
82Nd Airborne Division
Special Operations
Osama bin Laden
Taliban
Joe Cuen
82Nd
Mulligan
Bragg
Stryker
Cuen
Korea
Vietnam
Johnny Vaughn
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