http://www.dvidshub.net/ DVIDS RSS : ACCURATE, RELIABLE ACCESS Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:36:46 -0400 Drinking and driving kills, but it can be prevented Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=21121 Three militants were detained July 3, during a coalition forces operation in Helmand province. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=21169 A coalition service member died July 4, from a non-combat injury. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=21170 Pass the ammunition” is a familiar cliché etched in the minds of many service members serving in Northern Iraq and is a rich part of American military history dating back to the attack on Pearl Harbor. During the initial months of World War II the “ammo” cliché became legendary due to a song entitled “Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition” inspired by a military chaplain. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=21171 More than 50 U.S. sailors rendered a salute as their nation’s colors were raised over Camp Eggers in honor of America’s Independence Day. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=21172 Soldiers raised their right hands and took the Oath of Reenlistment at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait on the anniversary of the United States independence from foreign powers. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=21174 The sun was just barely rising over a dusty horizon when the horn sounded. Service members and civilians with U.S. Army Central took off from the start line, some at a faster pace than others. The Peachtree Road Race had started in Kuwait. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=21175 Sounds of joy and laughter resonate through a police station’s narrow hallways. A young boy slowly enters through a doorway at the end to greet the boisterous group of Marines, but the sounds of excitement quickly diminish as they see him gasping for air after walking just a short distance. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=21176 “Dear Soldier, I am sending you a smile. I care about you. Sincerely, Ashtyn.” This note, one of 3,000 from students in Mount Pleasant, Mich., was handed to a service member at Camp Eggers during this year’s celebration of Independence Day. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=21177 Take a platoon of deployed U.S. Soldiers, add 100 Iraqi national policemen, then mix in a mission to search 400 houses and temper it with just one interpreter – and the dynamic challenges speak for themselves; and to overcome this potential dynamic, blend in one motivated American Solider familiar with the Arabic language – everything comes out great. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=21178