School Zone 80x80
Get into the News 8 School Zone

Making our schools better

Tag Archives: afghanistan

  • News

    Dog who served four tours of duty laid to rest

    An area K-9 was laid to rest Wednesday, after serving four tours of duty in the Middle East. Freddie, a…

  • News soldier silhouette

    Iowa man among servicemen killed in helicopter crash

    The Defense Department has released the names of the five U.S. service members who were killed when a helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan March 11.

  • News

    Local soldier welcomed home from war

    Three area soldiers were welcomed back home from war at the Quad City International Airport Friday, August 10, 2012 amid…

  • News

    Rescued dog makes its way from Afghanistan to Bettendorf

    Josh Poinsett and his new dog, Freedom, have quite the bond. From Afghanistan to Iowa, the Bettendorf man and his dog share a…

  • News

    Volunteers help deployed military ‘Chill Out’

    Volunteers used the theme “Chilling Out” when they chose and packed items donated for soldiers and their families.

  • News James Skalberg

    Funeral set for Iowa soldier killed in Afghanistan

    Funeral services are scheduled for a soldier from Iowa who died June 27 in an improvised explosive device attack.

  • News soldier silhouette

    Iowa soldier killed in Afghanistan

    A western-Iowa soldier died while serving in Afghanistan.

  • News

    New Windsor soldier killed in Afghanistan

    A memorial fund has been established in the name of a soldier from New Windsor, Illinois who was killed in Afghanistan.

  • Politics NATO Logo

    NATO invites Pakistan to Chicago summit on Afghanistan

    NATO has invited Pakistani President Asif Zardari to join the Afghanistan summit in Chicago this week.