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Soldier Rejoins After 38-Year Break
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 Young men and women frequently follow the footsteps of their parents and grandparents by joining the military. Army Maj. (Dr.) Robert Sexton reversed that role when he followed his two sons into the military after a 38-year-break from his previous service. 
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Future Airman Loses 160 Pounds
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 For the past 15 months, Leo Knight-Inglesby has pushed himself beyond the limits he and his loved ones ever thought possible. The 22-year-old Silver Spring, Md., native shed more than 160 pounds to meet the physical standard of Air Force enlistment.
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Afghan Troops Kill Militants
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 Coalition and Afghan forces killed five militants and detained 10 suspects -- including a targeted Haqqani terrorist group militant and a Taliban subcommander -- during multiple operations in Afghanistan’s Khowst and Zabul provinces yesterday.
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Army Surgeon Killed Christmas day
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 As of Dec. 26, 4,823 members of the U.S. military have died in Iraq and Afghanistan since the war began in 2001. These figures are numbing, and can almost become impersonal, until someone you know is one of them.
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Coalition Kills 11 in Shootout
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KABUL, Afghanistan (American Forces Press Service) – Coalition forces killed 11 terrorists after coming under fire yesterday during an operation in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, military officials reported.
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Mother, Daughter Enlist in Army
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 FRESNO, Calif. (American Forces Press Service) – Like many high school seniors, Megan Schlotthauer wasn't sure what she wanted to do after graduation. Her grades weren't the best, and college is expensive.
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Amputee Earns Commission
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 The blast of a roadside bomb in Iraq's Sunni Triangle resulted in the amputation of a portion of Richard Ingram's left arm, but it did not rob him of his dream of becoming an Army officer. Ingram's dream became a reality Dec. 13 when he graduated from North Georgia College and State University.
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U.S. Military Team Reported Safe
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About 100 U.S. European Command soldiers, airmen and Marines deployed to Israel to help set up an early warning radar system reported no close encounters with air strikes or retaliatory attacks along the Gaza Strip, a Eucom spokesman said.
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Army Destroys Last Landmine
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The U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency destroyed the last landmine in its stockpiles containing VX nerve-agent munitions Dec. 24 at the Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility in Anniston, Ala.
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2,000 Iraqis Reclaim Homes
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The 2,084 returning families left their homes in the districts of Rusafa, Karadah and 9 Nissan due to security concerns. Categorized as Internally Displaced Persons, they have returned to a more secure and safe environment.
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