Read more soldier stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6197/soldier.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:55:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73817/body-of-missing-us-soldier-found-in-afghan-river.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMilitary divers have found the body of a US soldier who disappeared last week with a fellow soldier as the two tried to recover airdropped supplies from a river in western Afghanistan. The two Americans, from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, went missing Nov. 4 in Badghis...http://www.newser.com/story/73817/body-of-missing-us-soldier-found-in-afghan-river.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 11:27:41 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73429/gunman-identified-as-us-army-major.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe shooter in today's rampage at the Fort Hood Army base has been identified as Major Malik Nadal Hasan. He is described as an Army psychiatrist, 39, who was to be sent to Iraq on Nov. 28, reports ABC . Hasan was reported killed after opening fire at a soldier processing...http://www.newser.com/story/73429/gunman-identified-as-us-army-major.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 18:23:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71135/gitmo-guard-why-i-embraced-islam.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTerry Holdbrooks didn’t know anything about Islam when he was assigned to guard the Guantanamo Bay detention center. The lone son of junkie parents, raised by his ex-hippie grandparents, he liked hard drinking, hard rock, and tattoos. But once there he became intensely curious about Islam, wondering how the detainees...http://www.newser.com/story/71135/gitmo-guard-why-i-embraced-islam.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 14:13:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70660/israel-will-free-20-palestinian-prisoners-for-video-of-soldier.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIsrael will release 20 Palestinian women from jail in exchange for a video from Hamas proving that a young soldier captured three years ago is alive. The swap is expected to take place Friday and will lead to further negotiations for the release of Gilad Shalit, now 23, who was...http://www.newser.com/story/70660/israel-will-free-20-palestinian-prisoners-for-video-of-soldier.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Sep 2009 11:23:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69840/us-soldier-killed-in-iraq-blackhawk-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn American solider was killed and 12 others were wounded last night when a Blackhawk helicopter crashed at a US base in Iraq, the AP reports. The cause of the crash is unknown and is now under investigation. Air crashes have become less common in Iraq, Reuters says, since the...http://www.newser.com/story/69840/us-soldier-killed-in-iraq-blackhawk-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 20 Sep 2009 8:57:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69080/british-army-blasts-rescued-times-reporter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe death of British soldier during the rescue of a New York Times reporter has British Army brass up in arms, the Telegraph reports. Corporal John Harrison and interpreter Sultan Munadi died early yesterday in an area of Afghanistan journalist Stephen Farrell had been cautioned about. “When you look at...http://www.newser.com/story/69080/british-army-blasts-rescued-times-reporter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Sep 2009 18:26:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68927/aussies-may-let-female-soldiers-fight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Australian military may change its guidelines to allow women soldiers to serve in front-line combat roles, the AP reports. The country's defense minister says he believes all service roles should be open to women if they can meet the physical demands, and the move may help persuade more females...http://www.newser.com/story/68927/aussies-may-let-female-soldiers-fight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Sep 2009 7:04:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65238/gis-capture-fuels-desertion-controversy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith some speculating that the US soldier kidnapped by the Taliban deserted his Afghanistan post, conservative media are hot on the trail. Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl “walked off (his base) with a water bottle and (a military ration pack) on some kind of he-man expedition,” a military blogger tells the Washington...http://www.newser.com/story/65238/gis-capture-fuels-desertion-controversy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Jul 2009 13:05:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64947/database-takes-scholars-to-medieval-battlefields.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBritish researchers have posted records of some 250,000 medieval soldiers in a searchable online database, the BBC reports. Now, interested parties can easily learn about the lives of fighters in the Hundred Years’ War, including salary, health, and knighthood information—for free. The “remarkable” records, says one researcher, names...http://www.newser.com/story/64947/database-takes-scholars-to-medieval-battlefields.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Jul 2009 16:07:06 CDT