Read more US military stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2614/us-military.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:26:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74550/us-fears-53b-in-iraq-reconstruction-will-go-to-ruin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs the American troop withdrawal nears, US officials fear the $53 billion taxpayers have spent since 2003 to rebuild Iraq will be squandered. Facilities from power plants and water treatment facilities to schools and hospitals are at risk of being neglected or abandoned for lack of funding or expertise, the...http://www.newser.com/story/74550/us-fears-53b-in-iraq-reconstruction-will-go-to-ruin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 21 Nov 2009 10:35:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74367/boss-warned-of-serious-hasan-concerns-2-years-ago.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNidal Hasan's supervisor at the Walter Reed Medical Center warned that the psychiatrist was unprofessional and lazy in a harshly critical performance evaluation in 2007. Hasan "demonstrates a pattern of poor judgment and a lack of professionalism," the report states, noting that he proselytized to his patients and allowed a...http://www.newser.com/story/74367/boss-warned-of-serious-hasan-concerns-2-years-ago.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 4:00:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74058/fort-hood-victims-laid-to-rest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFunerals for several of the 13 victims of the Fort Hood shooting took place today across the nation. Friends, family, and community members laid to rest Staff Sgt. Justin DeCrow, Spc. Jason Dean Hunt, Staff Sgt. Amy Krueger, Pfc. Aaron Thomas Nemelka, Capt. John Gaffaney, and Pfc. Michael Pearson. "Her...http://www.newser.com/story/74058/fort-hood-victims-laid-to-rest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 14 Nov 2009 16:42:03 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74057/afghan-calculus-40k-troops-equals-40b.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen President Obama rejected advisers' recommendations on Afghan troops and insisted they be retooled with exit strategies, he had the war's long-term financial costs in mind, an insider tells the New York Times . While military strategy gets the headlines, the financial constraints also are weighing heavily. Some specfics: Gen. McChyrstal's...http://www.newser.com/story/74057/afghan-calculus-40k-troops-equals-40b.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 14 Nov 2009 16:04:25 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74019/morale-down-in-afghanistan-army.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMorale is down and psychological problems rampant among troops in Afghanistan, who face a shortage of mental health professionals to help them deal with the stress of war. Only 5.7% of soldiers described their unit's moral as high or very high, down from 10.2% in 2007 and 10....http://www.newser.com/story/74019/morale-down-in-afghanistan-army.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 18:00:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73986/army-medicine-failed-hasan-shooting-victims.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMedia coverage of the Fort Hood killings has been factually challenged and quick to jump to conclusions about terrorism and political correctness, but the underlying problem is much bigger, Mark Benjamin argues. The real question: Why was alleged shooter Nidal Malik Hasan an Army psychiatrist in the first place? Given...http://www.newser.com/story/73986/army-medicine-failed-hasan-shooting-victims.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 11:52:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73989/hasan-likely-to-be-paralyzed-lawyer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAccused Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan may be paralyzed from the waist down, his lawyer says. The Army major has no feeling in his legs, which doctors say could be permanent. He also has extreme pain in his hands. His lawyer tells CBS that though he was lucid during...http://www.newser.com/story/73989/hasan-likely-to-be-paralyzed-lawyer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 10:18:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73950/fake-marine-busted-after-reunion.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA man who'd been a nerdy, unathletic band member at his California high school shocked classmates recently by turning up at his 20th reunion as a highly decorated Marine. Classmates were duly impressed by Steve Burton's transformation, but one, now a Navy commander, was so stunned by Burton's chestful of...http://www.newser.com/story/73950/fake-marine-busted-after-reunion.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 2:30:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73906/hasan-will-face-13-murder-charges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Army has charged Nidal Malik Hasan with 13 counts of murder in the "first step in the court-martial process." Hasan, an Army major and psychiatrist, may face additional charges in connection with last week's shooting at Fort Hood. He remains hospitalized in San Antonio and is being treated for...http://www.newser.com/story/73906/hasan-will-face-13-murder-charges.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Nov 2009 14:22:14 CST