Tag Archives: military

  • News / Viral Video Belarus Synchronized Military

    Video: Precision Military Synchronization

    Belarus Celebrated its Independence Day and 68th anniversary of liberation of Belarus with soldiers performing an amazing synchronized military parade…

  • John Deere Classic / News Captain Jeramy Miles

    WQAD Donates JDC Pro-Am spot to National Guard

    In an ongoing effort to give back to the local community, WQAD donated its slot in the John Deere Classic Pro-Am to a member of the Illinois Army National Guard.

  • News RockIslandArsenal

    Rock Island Arsenal Celebrates 150 Years

    Jogging through the Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center, their flags showed separation, but the soldiers holding them showed solidarity. On…

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    Iowa soldier killed in Afghanistan

    A western-Iowa soldier died while serving in Afghanistan.

  • News First Army Combat Patch

    Soldiers from Rock Island base earn First Army Combat Patch

    A security team from the First Army, based at the Rock Island Arsenal, was awarded the combat patch in a ceremony held in Afghanistan.

  • News

    Services planned for New Windsor soldier

    The funeral home handling services arrangements for Cpl. Bryant Luxmore says visitation is planned for Monday and funeral services Tuesday at Sherrard High School.

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    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.

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    Records don’t back ‘America’s Got Talent’ contestant’s war injury claims

    An “America’s Got Talent” contestant’s emotional story of getting hit by a grenade in Afghanistan is not backed up by military records.

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    Local soldier fired by text during National Guard training exercise

    A Quad City soldier says he wants answers after being fired from his job at a local gas station, while…

  • News USS Iowa arrives off Los Angeles coast (Sonya Hamasaki/CNN)

    USS Iowa passes under Golden Gate bound for final duty as museum

    The Iowa’s nine 16-inch guns fired nearly 12,000 rounds over more than 50 years of service for the U.S. Navy before the ship was decommissioned for a third and final time in 1990.

  • Photo Galleries Memorial Day 2012 by Vanessa Oldsen

    Photos: Quad Cities Memorial Day

    See and share photos from Memorial Day in the Quad Cities area.

  • News Rock Island Arsenal

    Rodent causes power outage at Arsenal

    A rodent is blamed for several buildings at the Rock Island Arsenal losing electricity Tuesday morning, May 22, 2012.

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