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• Minnesota soldier killed in Afghanistan
  Friends and family of Clarks Grove, Minnesota, native Corey Goodnature are mourning the Army Warrant Officer's death in Afghanistan. Goodnature was among 16 soldiers killed when their Chinook helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan.July 3, 2005
• No timetable for withdrawing troops
  President Bush acknowledged the growing dissatisfaction with the Iraq war but insisted U.S. troops continue operations. Some question whether Iraqis are on a path to greater security.June 29, 2005
• Americans increasingly wary about war in Iraq
  As the war in Iraq drags on a growing number of Americans tell pollsters they think the invasion was a bad idea.June 28, 2005
• The human cost of war
  War correspondent Michael Phillips says that in all the ongoing controversy over the situation in Iraq, one fact has been too often overlooked: the heroism that war brings out in some military personnel. Phillips' book "The Gift of Valor" profiles a 22-year old Marine named Jason Dunham. Dunham saved his comrades by throwing his kevlar helmet over a grenade, but was fatally wounded, himself.June 28, 2005
• After a year of sovereignty, how much progress?
  Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said over the weekend that the Iraqi insurgency could drag on for as long as 12 years. But in a seemingly contradictory opinion Monday, Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari said that two years would be "more than enough" time to establish security in his country. A year after the official handover of power in Iraq, what political and military progress has been made?June 28, 2005
• Remembering the "forgotten war"
  Fifty-five years ago Monday, President Harry S. Truman ordered the U.S. military to come to the aid of South Korea, which was fighting an invasion from the North. It was the start of the Korean War, and nearly 37,000 American troops would perish in the conflict. American RadioWorks' 2003 documentary "Korea: The Unfinished War" tells the story of the conflict that helped define American life and global politics for the second half of the 20th Century.June 27, 2005
• Center for Torture victims speaks out against alleged torture by U.S.
  The Minneapolis-based Center for Victims of Torture marks its 20th birthday, and enters political waters by calling on the U.S. to renounce torture in interrogation policy.June 26, 2005
• Bush, Iraqi leader on insurgency
  Live NPR coverage of President Bush's news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari. The leaders are expected to talk about continuing efforts to draft a constitution and contend with bombings.June 24, 2005
• One Marine's life and death
  The moving portrait of a doomed Marine corporal shows what life is like for the thousands of soldiers in Iraq.June 22, 2005
• Author says Iranian youth want reform
  Iranians choose a new president Friday, and public opinion polls show former President Hashemi Rafsanjani with a narrow lead. Rafsanjani isn't the favorite of conservative hardliners or liberal reformers, but is presenting himself as the candidate who will mend ties with the U.S. In a speech from the Commonwealth Club of California earlier this year, Iranian-American journalist Azadeh Moaveni said her generation of young Iranians is hungry for democratic reforms.June 15, 2005
• Lieutenant from Mankato killed in Iraq
  A roadside bomb near Tikrit killed a Minnesota Army Lieutenant Wednesday. Michael Fasnacht arrived in Iraq about five months ago.June 10, 2005
• Matt Lourey remembered at memorial service
  About 1,000 people joined State Sen. Becky Lourey and her family Friday afternoon for a memorial for Lourey's son Matt, an Army helicopter pilot who died last week in Iraq. A public service was held at a high school near Askov.June 3, 2005
• Army recruiters face tough sell
  Military recruiters say they have their work cut out for them as the strive to increase the number of people in the Army amid growing concern among parents about their kids enlisting.May 31, 2005
• Women vets remember World War II
  World War II veterans have gotten increased attention and recognition in the past few years. But often overlooked are the contributions of more than 350,000 military women who served their country at a pivotal point in world history.May 30, 2005
• Lest We Forget: Stories from WWII
  Since 2000, the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project has been interviewing former service men and women about their experiences in and after war. "Lest We Forget" features stories from World War II, both on the battlefield and on the home front.May 30, 2005

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