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Army honors dead, searches for motive in Fort Hood shootings

Thirteen flag-draped coffins left Fort Hood on Friday as authorities searched for a motive in the massacre that left more than 50 casualties at the largest U.S. military base.

Bodies' arrival 'sobering reminder,' Obama says

President Obama said Thursday that watching the arrival of 18 flag-draped cases containing bodies of Americans killed in Afghanistan was a "sobering reminder" of U.S. sacrifice as he prepares to decide on sending more troops there.

Mother's final duty to soldier son: Escort his body home

When the Army flew home the body of Spc. Stephan Mace from Afghanistan, his mother climbed aboard a small jet with the flag-draped coffin for the last leg of his trip.

Afghan insurgents pushed into U.S. base, official says

The battle Saturday in which eight U.S. troops were killed was so fierce that, at one point, U.S. forces had to fall back as attackers breached the perimeter of their base, a U.S. military official with knowledge of the latest intelligence reports on the incident said.

Dover 'Old Guard' team shoulders heavy burden

Staff Sgt. Cody Reeves has survived harrowing conditions and stared down enemies on the battlefield during two tours in the military hotspots of Iraq.

Bodies of servicemen killed by comrade come home

The bodies of five U.S. servicemen fatally shot by a comrade at a stress clinic in Iraq were returned to the United States late Wednesday.

Behind the scenes: Ed Henry's take on exchange with Obama

The most amazing part of the exchange to me is that I didn't go into the East Room intending to ask President Obama about AIG.

Ban lifted, media witness solemn return of fallen service member

His name was Phillip A. Myers. A staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Force, he was killed in a roadside bombing in Afghanistan on Saturday.

Military mortuary open to media for first time since 1991

For the first time since media coverage was banned in 1991, the return of the body of a fallen member of the U.S. armed forces was opened to news outlets late Sunday.

Commentary: Lifting image ban respects war dead

The reversal of two decades of policy on images of returning war casualties is an important and welcome milestone for the American people.

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