Hero Stories for June 2009

Civilian employees representing various federal departments are being trained alongside their military counterparts in preparation for deployment to Afghanist

The Army has made significant changes to the processes used in procuring non-standard ammunition that have resulted in improved reliability and quali

Staff Sgt. Edmond L. Lo, 23, of Salem, New Hampshire, died June 13, 2009, in Samarra City, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device that his explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team was acting to neutralize detonated. Staff Sgt. Lo was assigned to the 797th Ordnance Company, 79th Ordnance Battalion, Fort Hood, Texas. </d

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said a new "intermediate" command set for Afghanistan will allow the commander to concentrate on day-to-day tactical events across the count

It is official - Stephen Colbert came, saw and conquered Iraq, claiming victory on day three of his six-day adventure to the Middle Eas

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Ricky L. Richardson, Jr., 33, of Franklin, Missouri, died June 10, 2009, while supporting combat operations in Farah province, Afghanistan. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Richardson was assigned to 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan. </d

Spc. Jonathan Goodwin is a lot of different things: husband, father of seven children, jokester, and the kind of person who can light up a room with his sense of humor. But before he was any of these things, he became a soldier, signing up for his first enlistment in May of 19

Military operations in Iraq formally ended for Romanian forces June 4, as one of America's coalition allies prepared to ship out some of its remaining troops with an end-of-mission ceremony held by Romania's 26th Infantry "Red Scorpions" Battali

As an Iraqi girl and her mother carefully stepped out of a mine resistant ambush protected vehicle, they turned to find nearly an entire village anxious and waiting for their return from a two-month long journ

Spc. Eduardo S. Silva, 25, of Greenfield, California, died June 9, 2009, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, from a non-combat related incident. Spc. Silva was assigned to the 563rd Aviation Support Battalion, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. </d