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A visibly upset Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has vowed to "never forgive terrorists" after the Islamic State (ISIS) released a video purportedly showing the beheading of Japanese hostage Kenji Goto. "I am extremely angry about these heinous and despicable terrorist acts. We will never forgive terrorists," Abe told reporters in Tokyo on Sunday morning (local time), according to the AFP news agency. "We will cooperate with the international community to make them atone for their crimes," he declared. The ISIS claim was made in a video released online that included no mention of a Jordanian pilot also being held...

CAMP TAJI, Iraq, Aug. 26, 2008 – Though the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, were a big factor in why Cpl. Jack Condon joined the Army, he also had another reason in mind. Army Cpl. Jack Condon briefs Army Sgt. 1st Class Albert Rodriguez on the daily operations in the Tactical Operations Center on Camp Taji, Iraq, Aug. 22, 2008. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brent Hunt, Multinational Division Baghdad  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. “I really wanted to make my family proud of me,” he said. The aviation operations specialist serving in Multinational Division...

Spc. Stacy Harms, mechanic and tow truck driver-operator, 3rd Special Troops Battalion motor pool, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division and a Deerfield, Kan., native, unloads a damaged M1114 Humvee he retrieved from outside Forward Operating Base Speicher. U.S. Army photo by Waine D. Haley ‘Go To’ Guys Repair Vehicles Two 101st Airborne Division mechanics have earned the respect of their peers through hard work and dedication. By Sgt. Waine D. Haley 133rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment TIKRIT, Iraq, July 6, 2006 -- Many units have a “go-to guy,” the cream-of-the-crop, the guy who can get it done,...