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Books For Troops : A Great Way To Help Soldiers

Richie Phillips — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:43:10 +0000

i saw very touching story in the Times Union this morning . A very concerned and dedicated (retired) Capital Region teacher is putting out a call for children’s books to be sent to our troops in Afghanistan. I wanted to see if I could spread the word here. Ellin Keegan is a retired fourth-grade teacher [...]

Clifton Park Afghanistan War Veteran Dies

Kevin Richards — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:18:17 +0000

Patrick Casey of Clifton Park is the latest soldier from the Albany area to lose his life. Sadly, he survived Afghanistan and lost his life at a McDonalds in Washington D.C. Casey, 33, was credited for saving fellow soldiers in Afghanistan from striker vehicles that were hit by IEDs. Returning to the United States last year, the [...]

Afghan Mob Kills 10 United Nations Workers

Jake Thomas — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 20:31:57 +0000

The actions of one American citizen in the United States has led to chaos in Afghanistan including the death of 6 American Soldiers. UN workers were shot and beheaded, and as I said before 6 American Soldiers were killed. What happened? What could have set them off and made them this crazed and blood thirsty? A [...]

Hero Comes Home

Kevin Richards — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 19:09:33 +0000

A local family is counting their many blessings this Christmas as a local soldier comes home after a long journey. While many people are wishing for giant gifts under the tree, you could say that Santa, with some help from up above, has already given the McDermott family the greatest gift of all, their son is coming home!