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July deadliest month for troops in Afghanistan U.N. report says Afghan civilian deaths up by 24 percent A U.S. Marine takes up a fighting position after jumping off a helicopter during the start of Operation Khanjari on July 2 in Afghanistan. Forty U.S. troops were killed in July, by far the heaviest monthly toll in the 8-year-old war. July 31, 2009 GENEVA - A U.S. service member was killed as the deadliest month for foreign troops in the Afghanistan war drew to a close, the U.S. military said on Friday, with commanders vowing to continue the fight despite the toll....

Delegates to the American Legion*s national convention in Honolulu, Hawaii, vowed Tuesday to use whatever means necessary to "ensure the united backing of the American people to support our troops and the global war on terrorism." "The American Legion will stand against anyone and any group that would demoralize our troops, or worse, endanger their lives by encouraging terrorists to continue their cowardly attacks against freedom-loving peoples," said Thomas Cadmus, national commander of the 2.7-million-member organization. While never mentioning Cindy Sheehan by name even though the "anti-war mom" has said she will soon return to Crawford, Texas, to continue her...