Soldiers seek comfort gear in Iraq desert heat
In Baghdad US troops turn to everyday female products as relief from grit and heat. Baby wipes pantyhose and panty liners help with sweat camouflage makeup and blister prevention while off duty meals and gear sit nearby in HQ.
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U.S
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Spe
Rebecca Burt
Burt
Karm
Bryan
Texas
U.S. Army
709Th Military Police Battalion
Jordan
Military families face own battles at Fort Hood
Fort Hood Texas centers on the strain borne by 6009 plus families as deployed troops stretch from Asia to Africa. A mother weighs burdens of separation while spouses cope with finances and daily crises amid a long war. The piece notes the toll on marriages and the 2006 Fort Bragg fatalities highlighting domestic strain in military life.
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Clements Circle
Bush
Iraq
Middle Asia
Horn of Africa
Pentagon
Promies
Susan Burdick
Kenneth Burdick
Baghdad
National Guard
Burdick
Fort Bragg
N.C
82Nd Airborne Division
Afghanistan
America
More Gulf troops exposed to sarin than estimated
Government investigators found computer models used to measure nerve gas exposure after the first Gulf War were inaccurate and incomplete. Exposures tied to the March 1992 destruction of a missile arsenal at Khamisiyah may be far higher than previous estimates, with figures rising beyond 100,000. The GAO will report weather effects and plume height were not adequately considered.
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U.S
Kansas City Star
Khamisiyah
Iraq
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GAO
Department of Defense
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Defense
Pentagon
Department
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