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Saturday, June 15, 2013  Saturday, more than 100 heartland soldiers left for a year long deployment to Afghanistan.

Friday, June 14, 2013  Friday morning Kirksville Manor Care celebrated Flag Day.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  The multi-million-dollar project has come a long way in just under a year.

Friday, April 05, 2013  More than 125 troops of the bridge-building unit underwent several specialized trainings to familiarize themselves with the bridging systems similar to those they will be working with in Afghanistan.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  Local veteran's cemetery wins award.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Army GI says he leaked secrets to WikiLeaks to expose US 'bloodlust' in 2 wars, spur debate

Friday, February 01, 2013  More than 300,000 troops are serving over seas, and rarely get the opportunity to call back home and talk to their families.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  Truman ROTC practices for its assessment course.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is expected to announce Thursday that more than 230,000 battlefront posts are now open to women.

Saturday, December 22, 2012  Iowa Congressman Dave Loebsack spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives this past week about the defense spending bill and how it will hurt Iowa.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012  The White House called it a "highly provocative act that threatens regional security."