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Feds Add Bigger, Faster Planes to Wildfire Fleet
The Associated PressThe U.S. Forest Service is gearing up for a tough wildfire season by adding to its large air tanker fleet seven planes that fly faster and will drop a bigger payload of fire retardant than in the past. The long-anticipated contracts announced Monday...Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Governor Signs Vietnam Veterans Day into Law
Channel 2 NewsMarch 29 will officially be known as Vietnam Veterans Day in Alaska. Gov. Sean Parnell signed House Bill 67 into law Wednesday, designating that day annually to acknowledge and commemorate the military service of American men and women in the Vietnam...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Government, Executive Branch, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bill Thomas
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"Moving Vietnam Memorial" Wraps Up Week in Anchorage
Channel 2 NewsOn Sunday, Anchorage-area residents took their final opportunity to visit what is officially called the "Moving Vietnam Memorial". The half-scale Vietnam Wall has gotten a steady stream of visitors since last Monday, when it made an unscheduled stop...Tags: Afghanistan, Wars and Interventions, Jim Taylor, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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Panetta Formally Shuts Down US War in Iraq
Channel 2 NewsThe U.S. military has formally shut down the war in Iraq with a ceremony retiring the flag of U.S. Forces-Iraq on Thursday. Troops lowered the flag and wrapped it in camouflage, formally "casing" it, according to Army tradition. The ceremony was...Tags: Leon Panetta, Iraq, Wars and Interventions, Baghdad (Iraq), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Obama Says Iraq Troops Coming Home
President Barack Obama is declaring an end to the Iraq war -- saying all U.S. troops will be withdrawn by year's end.
He spoke at the White House after a private video conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
Obama said that after nearly...Tags: Iraq, Wars and Interventions, Armed Conflicts, Iraq War (2003-2011), White House
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