Morrisville unit of Guard to return
A Morrisville-based battalion of the N.C. National Guard will return next week from a nine-month tour in Afghanistan. The 1st Battalion of the 130th Aviation Regiment, whose approximately 325 members fly and maintain Apache attack helicopters, was called to active duty in January 2003. The unit spent several months at Fort Bragg and at Fort Hood in Texas before heading to Afghanistan in July.
Apr. 29, 2004
Nine hostages freed, clerics' group says
Insurgents have released nine hostages of various nationalities, said a spokesman for Islamic clerics who appealed for the releases.
Apr. 12, 2004
Shaky truce holds in FallujahMany 82nd soldiers are re-enlistingLejeune Marine killed in fighting
Battling Fallujah's rage is old story for N.C. troops
One year ago, soldiers from North Carolina's 82nd Airborne Division fired some of the first shots in the long, bitter battle to subdue Fallujah.
Apr. 11, 2004
Power transfer debated
Questions loom over Iraq schedule.
Apr. 11, 2004
Maimed face new fight
The Humvee was jolting across the median of a four-lane highway near Fallujah, Iraq, when it rolled over a bomb fashioned from an artillery shell. The blast shook the ground six miles away and tossed the three-ton truck into the air in a cloud of dust.
Nov. 30, 2003
Behind each injury lies a struggle
View Army PFC George Perez's recovery.
Technology eases toll
Better body armor, medical care mean more survive, thrive.
Nov. 30, 2003
Hotel attack victim served as key adviser
Lt. Col. Charles H. "Chad" Buehring was a psychological operations specialist and longtime Fayetteville resident.
Oct. 28, 2003
Sampson paratrooper killed on patrol
N.C.-related casualties
Armored Humvees are in short supply
Coalition commanders in Iraq didn't order more armored Humvees until August and September, too late for the dozens of troops killed or maimed since the occupation began in early May.
Oct. 27, 2003
Epithet shows cultural divide
Troops turn title of respect into 'trivializing' slur for Iraqis, others.
Sept. 30, 2003
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RTI International guides Iraqi councils as they learn to lead, serve.
Sept. 29, 2003
RTI staff labors in bizarre workplace82nd set to return by MarchEvents honor N.C. Guard
Farewell gatherings scheduled for Guard
National Guard leaders are traversing the state to attend mobilization ceremonies that follow the largest summons for a unit of the state's part-time soldiers since World War II.
Sept. 28, 2003
Troops from 82nd see contrasts
As danger lurks in 'Sunni Triangle,' soldiers and civilian contractors report progress in Baghdad.
Sept. 26, 2003
Two Iraqs: one hostile, one improving
'Terrorist' group under U.S. protection
Soldiers from Fort Bragg's 82nd Airborne Division are providing security for several members of an Iranian paramilitary group that the U.S. State Department lists as a terrorist organization.
Sept. 23, 2003
Bush: Iraq transition won't be rushed
Six face demands of Iraq tour
One writes poetry, one is covered in skull tattoos. Some brag about being remorseless killers. Some are as vulnerable as your kid brother.
Sept. 21, 2003
Kerri McAllisterKyle MayeauxRoy ConradMichael CervantezMatthew WalterJacob StewartMembers of National Guard reportBush prepares pitch for U.N. help in Iraq Young soldiers in the Sunni Triangle
82nd paratroopers part with a friend
Fellow soldiers laud Spc. Trevor Blumberg for his generosity.
Sept. 17, 2003
A list of N.C.-based service members killed in Iraq
Troops add heft to Humvees
Soldiers outfit vehicles with homemade armor made from sandbags and sand-filled boxes made of plywood and cardboard.
Sept. 16, 2003
Bomb kills Bragg soldier on patrol
Explosion happened near site of friendly-fire deaths in Iraq.
Sept. 15, 2003
A list of N.C.-based service members killed in Iraq
Local Iraqi leaders find job harrowing
Iraqi politicians must deal with bombs, ambushes, death threats and military occupation.
Sept. 14, 2003
U.S. soldier killed in roadside bombing near FallujahGuard brigade prepares for possible Iraq duty
Alpha settles in -- with caution
Fort Bragg soldiers begin security patrols around abandoned military compounds and villages located west of Baghdad.
Sept. 13, 2003
