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Pentagon Destroys Copies of Controversial Memoir Written by Army Officer

Pentagon Destroys Copies of Controversial Memoir Written by Army Officer

The Pentagon has burned 9,500 copies of Army Reserve Lt. Col. Anthony Shaffer's memoir "Operation Dark Heart," his book about going undercover in Afghanistan.

A Department of Defense official tells Fox News that the department purchased copies of the first printing because they contained information which could cause damage to national security.

 

U.S. soldiers accused of killing Afghans for sport

U.S. soldiers accused of killing Afghans for sport

Platoon members charged with dismembering and photographing corpses, as well as hoarding a skull and other human bones, Army sources reveal.

 

Obama Addresses West Point Graduates

A transcript of the president's remarks at commencement, the U.S. Military Academy: Good morning. It is wonderful to be back at the United States Military Academy--the oldest continuously occupied military post in America--as we commission the newest officers in the United States Army.

 

Army moves troops, gear from Iraq to Afghanistan

The military is scrambling to finish what it calls the largest movement of troops and equipment since the buildup of World War ...

 

Army discharging, demoting single mom who refused deployment

Army discharging, demoting single mom who refused deployment

A single-mom soldier who says she refused to deploy to Afghanistan because she had no family able to care for her young son will ...

 

Army suicides to top 2008, but progress reported

The Army says soldier suicides this year are almost sure to top last year's, but that it has made progress in stemming the problem ...

 

Fort Hood prepares for afternoon memorial service

Fort Hood prepares for afternoon memorial service

Army officials continued readying the post Tuesday for a concert-sized service to memorialize those killed and wounded in last ...

 

Iraqi army officers pulled $4.8-million bank heist, police say

Iraqi army officers pulled $4.8-million bank heist, police say

Members of an elite military unit have been arrested and the money has been recovered, authorities say. The episode fuels fears that internal corruption may be the nation's biggest security threat.

 

Clash between drug gang and Mexican army kills 17

Fifteen drug hit men and two soldiers were killed in a shootout in the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco, an army source said on Sunday.

 

Australia to shoot 6,000 kangaroos

Australia to shoot 6,000 kangaroos

Australia's army has started shooting 6,000 kangaroos to thin their population on an army training ground near the capital, an official said Friday, outraging conservationists.

 

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