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updated 4:07 p.m. ET July 24, 2008

Military warned over fatal military vehicle

The towering trucks that give U.S. troops the best protection against roadside bombs and enemy bullets also make them vulnerable to routine hazards like sharp turns, rutted roads and rickety bridges. Full story

Petros Giannakouris / AP

After 60 years, black officers rare

No survivors in B-52 bomber crash off Guam

A goodbye to a fallen Mich. soldier

College-bound vets getting help

Field Notes: New Navy uniform goes retro

‘Nightly News’: Medal of Honor profiles

Sam Davis: The real Forrest Gump

Vet's message of hope

A gift to the injured

Jason Dunham: Ultimate sacrifice in Iraq

Posthumous Medal of Honor

Vernon Baker: 'Good soldier' gets his due

Ted Rubin: From concentration camp to Korea

Military analysis

Francona: Mideast trip an eye-opener for Obama

Meigs: Balkan ironies — yesterday and today

Jacobs: For now, it's Obama's show

Francona: Finally, U.S., Iran diplomats will meet

Jacobs: Iran is bad news but Pakistan already has nukes

Francona: Iran missile test sends defiant message to West

Jacobs: Simple math

Jacobs: Secret Negotiation, public pact

Jacobs: Qui bono?

Francona: Iran right in concern about Iraq-U.S. relations

Charity Begins at War

Part 1
From executive suite to slums of Baghdad
Tom’s journal: Called back to Army — ‘no joke’
Part 2
Training turns into ‘hurry up and wait’
Tom’s journal: Preparing for ‘very dangerous job’
Part 3
Venturing ‘outside the wire’ in Baghdad
Tom’s journal: ‘ThunderCat6’ gets his bearings
Part 4
In the end, it all comes back to garbage
Tom’s journal: 'I was minding my own business'
Part 5
Officer’s philanthropic spirit survives
Tom’s journal: Charitable work continues
Update, reader reaction
And NBC Nightly News profiles Tom's work

Timeline: Key moments since 2003 invasion

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Newsvine: A soldier's view from Iraq

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Discuss your thoughts on the war

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American hero celebrates 99th birthday
July 24: John Finn, the oldest living recipient of the Medal of Honor for his service in World World II, celebrated his birthday on the deck of the Midway in San Diego. NBC's Brian Williams reports.

12,000 discharged since 'don't ask, don't tell'

Gay Navy Captain: 'I don't know how I did it'

Gay Marine: 'People accepted me for who I was'

Military marks 60 years of racial integration

	Photos of soldiers who’ve made the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq and Afghanistan.
	Pictures and messages from U.S. troops overseas and their friends, family at home.

Special report: Military families

John Brecher msnbc.com

War's impact at home falls hard on relative few

Video: Parents cope with children's service

Laid to rest at Arlington

Reuters

Each week in ‘The Daily Nightly,’ NBC's John Rutherford pays tribute to the men and women killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Fact file

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