Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 1, 2011.  The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of four soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.  They died Oct. 29, in Kabul province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device.   Killed were: Lt. Col. David E.[Read More…]

Pittsburgh, PA—(ENEWSPF)—October 31, 2011.  Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan along with others of previous wars will hold a press conference on Tuesday, November 1, at the City County Building Portico to thank the Pittsburgh City Council for its stance against the current wars, and to urge it to take a[Read More…]

 WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2011–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2011.  A car bomb smashed into an International Security Assistance Force convoy in Kabul today killing 13 coalition personnel, NATO officials said.  Five of the dead are service members, and eight are ISAF civilian employees. The attack injured several Afghans and coalition personnel as well[Read More…]

KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–Oct. 29, 2011.  A vehicle-born improvised explosive device detonated today in Kabul, causing a number of casualties and severely damaging an International Security Assistance Force vehicle. Initial reports indicate several ISAF service member and local Afghan casualties. It is ISAF policy to defer casualty identification procedures to the relevant[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Dunning, 31, of Milpitas, Calif., died Oct. 27 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. John A. Lyons, 26, of Seaside Park, N.J., died Oct. 26 in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.  He[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2011.  After months of struggle and sacrifice, the Libyan people have liberated their country with the support of the United States and the international community.  The violent dictator and his regime have collapsed.  But Libya’s new freedom has come at a price in human life and suffering. [Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2011.  Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Clifford Stanley, a retired Marine major general and former president of Scholarship America, has submitted his resignation to Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta.  Stanley, who took office in February 2010, plans to depart the Pentagon within the next[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation New Dawn. Sgt. 1st Class David G. Robinson, 28, of Winthrop Harbor, Ill., died Oct. 25 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.  He was assigned to the U.S. Army Support Activity, Riyadh, Saudi[Read More…]

Two-time Iraq war veteran sustains skull fracture from police projectile NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2011. Late last night, Scott Olsen, a former Marine, two-time Iraq war veteran, and member of Iraq Veterans Against the War, sustained a skull fracture after being shot in the head with a police projectile while peacefully[Read More…]