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Lance Cpl. Robert A. Hill, a light armored vehicle mechanic with Delta Company, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, kneels between his brothers — Army 1st Lt. Josh T. Hill (right), maintenance platoon commander, 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, and Lance Cpl. Bryan G. Hill, an armorer with Transportation Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 1st Marine Logistics Group — during their first reunion in more than a year at al Asad Air Base, Iraq, recently. Photo by Cpl. Ryan L. Tomlinson. AL ASAD — A mechanic with 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion deployed to Iraq, leaving his family behind to...

CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela's National Assembly opened an investigation Wednesday into a congressman's accusations that two of President Hugo Chavez's brothers acquired 17 ranches in recent years — if true a potential stain on the image of Chavez's socialist movement. Lawmaker Wilmer Azuaje detailed his allegations in a closed-door committee session, presenting documents that he says show how an assortment of ranch lands were obtained by Chavez's brothers Argenis and Narciso. Azuaje said afterward that he asked the congressional audit commission to visit the haciendas for an inspection and to summon those who sold the properties for questioning. Azuaje, of...

FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELTA, Iraq, Jan. 7, 2008 – When two brothers stationed in Iraq couldn’t be home with their families for the holidays, linking up with each other during the season was the next best thing. The Morgan brothers - Brad, left, and Clay – are both U.S. Army engineer officers deployed to Iraq. The brothers were able to reunite during the holidays at Forward Operating Base Delta, Iraq. Photo by Kevin Olsen  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Coordinating schedules and moving around Iraq isn’t easy, but the Morgan brothers from Union City, Tenn., managed to pull...

By Cpl. Billy Hall, 2nd Marine Division ANAH, Iraq – A Marine from Company K, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Task Force Wolfpack, Regimental Combat Team 2, talks with two Iraqi policemen before a foot patrol through Anah, Iraq. The bond formed between the Marines and Iraqi police has grown to a point where each has found a newfound respect for each other while striving together for the same cause. ANAH, Iraq – A little girl goes to shake the hand of an Iraqi policeman outside a market in Anah, Iraq. With every positive step forward the Iraqi police take,...

11/27/2007 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- The night before Thanksgiving, Staff Sgt. Malik Calhoun, 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, K-9 handler finished playing his last flag football game and hurried over to the phantom center just before midnight. There, a new team of Airmen who had just arrived were in-processing, and there Sergeant Calhoun saw his little brother Airman 1st Class Dandre Bufford for the first time in more than two years. The reunion was a surprise for Airman Bufford who deployed from the 52nd Security Forces Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany and arrived here Nov. 21. "I was in...

Air Force Maj. Don Treanor, commander of Detachment 3, 732nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, and his brother Maj. Stephen Treanor, executive officer for 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), are serving simultaneously in Iraq for the second time. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kerensa Hardy, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs. CAMP STRIKER — Deployments aren’t generally regarded by families as happy occasions – unless you’re one of the Treanor brothers. For the second time, Army Maj. Stephen Treanor, executive officer of 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat...

A Waterford Township family already enduring a son severely injured in Iraq and the loss of their home suffered an unbelievable blow this weekend - the deaths of their two youngest sons in a traffic crash. Joshua Brian Schrauger, 17, and Timothy Schrauger, 14, were killed Saturday afternoon after their vehicle collided with another vehicle in Riley Township in Clinton County. "I've never seen a family that has gone through what they have had to go through," said Pastor Tom Hampton of the Community Bible Church in Waterford Township, who has been a pastor for 30 years. "It's like the...

WATERLOO --- The first installment of Ken Burns' long awaited seven-part World War II documentary, "The War," which aired on PBS Sunday night, captivated many but contained one error that caught the attention of some Cedar Valley residents. Local viewers noted that the show' first installment, "A Necessary War," mistakenly stated that the five Sullivan Brothers, who enlisted in 1941 and were killed Nov. 13, 1942, were from Fredericksburg, Iowa, and not Waterloo. The confusion probably arose because Bill Ball of Fredericksburg, a good friend of the Sullivans, was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor. His death, according to...

Apologist James White continues to examine the question “Are Mormons just a different kind of Christians” using LDS resources:The end result of having canonized revelations that span the period of Smith’s doctrinal development is simple inconsistency. LDS apologists and theologians normally interpret the earlier monotheistic and traditional statements in light of the later, more unique statements. The First Vision story becomes the lens through which all else is seen, so that the unity of the Godhead envisioned in various early passages from Joseph Smith is understood to be a unity of purpose only, rather than a unity of being. It...

Two brothers were indicted Thursday on terrorism-related charges after one allegedly provided money, guns and two-way radios to the other who was battling troops in the Philippines as a member of a terrorist group. FBI agents arrested Rahmat Abdhir, 43, of San Jose, outside his office in Sunnyvale on Thursday morning, federal authorities said. His brother, Zulkifli Abdhir, 41, remains at large in the Philippines, and is wanted on a $5 million reward. Both were charged in a 16-count indictment including conspiracy to support terrorists. Rahmat Abdhir also was charged with making false statements and contributing goods and services to...

The following draws from the book Is the Mormon My Brother by apologist James White. Earlier this year, Paul Kaiser reprinted a Worldview article titled 10 Mormonism Facts which generated a myriad of responses from visitors who stated that Mormons were being misrepresented and are simply our brothers & sisters in the Body of Christ. Let’s look at what Dr. White presents using LDS resources: The First VisionWithout question the key revelation in Mormon Scripture regarding the nature of God is to be found in what is known as the First Vision of Joseph Smith. The vision itself is fundamental...

U.S. Army Capt. Paul EberhardtU.S. Army Maj. Pete Eberhardt Aviation Brothers Share Childhood Dream By Spc. Bryanna Poulin25th Combat Aviation Brigade TIKRIT, Iraq, March 7, 2007 -- Being the "set of eyes" for future aviation units deploying, two brothers met at Contingency Operation Base Speicher, to learn and assist in the daily operational procedures for future mission plans. Capt. Paul B. Eberhardt, assault/cargo division, Directorial Evaluation of Standards (DES), along with 23 DES soldiers on a temporary duty assignment spent about one week at Speicher. The Captain spent time with his brother Maj. Pete Eberhardt, commander, C. Company, 3rd...

RED LAKE, Minn. - Dozens of trained searchers were taking to woods, lakes and air Friday to hunt for two young brothers who disappeared from an American Indian reservation two days earlier. The FBI offered a $20,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of Tristan Anthony White, 4, and Avery Lee Stately, 2. The boys were reported missing Wednesday from the Walking Shield area of the remote, heavily wooded Red Lake Indian Reservation in northern Minnesota, the FBI said. Their parents said they had been playing outside their home before they disappeared, Tribal Chairman Floyd "Buck" Jourdain Jr. said....

Maj. Lasha Karmazanashvili (right), commander, 22nd Light Infantry Battalion, 2nd Brigade, Georgian Armed Forces, cases his battalion's colors. Photo taken by Spc. Jason Dangel, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Public Affairs. BAGHDAD -- The Georgian Army’s Batumi Light Infantry Battalion is now helping to secure the International Zone, playing an international role in the mission to provide peace and stability for all Iraqis. Soldiers in Baghdad bade farewell to the Georgian Army’s 22nd Light Infantry Battalion, 2nd Brigade, and welcomed their replacements, during a Transfer of Authority ceremony at Forward Operating Base Union I in Baghdad’s International Zone...

9/29/2006 - MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. (AFPN) -- At any given time the Air Force has thousands of personnel deployed supporting the war on terrorism. Decades ago, it was the Vietnam conflict and the Korean War. What happened to the veterans who fought for our nation then? Some of those veterans who now find themselves homeless made their way to downtown Wichita, Kan., Sept. 29 to receive aid provided by the Wichita Stand Down for Homeless Veterans, assisted by Airmen from McConnell Air Force Base and members of the Department of Veterans Affairs. During the Vietnam conflict, most servicemembers...

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani traveled to New York this week for the opening of the 61st session of the United Nations General Assembly. In a letter to the people of the United States, Talabani describes Iraq’s security situation, challenges and progress, and his country’s special relationship with the U.S. “Dear Americans, As I am visiting the United States for the second time representing free and democratic Iraq, I felt it my duty to give you an update on what has been achieved in Iraq over the past year and on the challenges that lie ahead. The first thing I would...

he devoted older brother of a dying Dorchester teen fulfilled a promise to join his little brother on his journey into eternal life when he died Tuesday in a motorcycle accident just hours before a brain tumor claimed his kin. William Davulis, 26, the eldest of 10 children, was on his way to say goodbye to his younger brother, Dominic, 17, when he lost control of his motorcycle at the intersection of East First and O streets in South Boston at about 4:35 p.m. “William wasn’t expecting to see God. He was expecting to see his dying brother,” said the...

Fallen brothers gave their all in war and in life BY JASON WOMACKAVALANCHE-JOURNAL The last time Sarah Harris saw Andrew Velez, he was dressed in uniform carrying the casket of his brother. They spoke briefly that day about the war that took Andrew's brother Freddy. "He told me he wanted to go back immediately and finish the job his brother had started," she said. The 22-year-old Army specialist left for Afghanistan in March. On Monday, he was shot and died there. Joe Don Buckner / Staff Velez displays stones that he carried to feel close to his two sons...

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - One of two young boys allegedly abducted by their father was found dead in a lake Wednesday, and the other boy and their father were found nearby with knife wounds, authorities said. Katron Walker, 32, had cut his own throat and stabbed himself in the chest, Terre Haute Police Sgt. David Smith said. His 2-year-old son, Monte, was also hospitalized with injuries. Police were called to the lake early Wednesday after a resident recognized Walker's van from an Amber Alert and spotted him with the boys. "He was running from a trailer and had both boys...

Brothers arrested in terror raid freed without charge (Filed: 09/06/2006) Two brothers arrested following a controversial anti-terror raid by police during which one of the them was shot, have been released without charge. Mohammed Abdul Kahar and Abul Koyair were being questioned at London's high security Paddington Green police station after the raid in Forest Gate, east London, last week. But tonight the 20-year-old and 23-year-old were released, and a police spokesman said that the search of their home had been completed. A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "We appreciate the police operation has caused inconvenience and disruption to the occupants...