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Flags in Md. at half-staff in honor of Navy SEAL

Flags in Maryland are being flown at half-staff in honor of a Navy SEAL from Edgewater who died in Afghanistan and who will be buried at Arlington.

Tags: navy seal, Edgewater

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Local female soldier dies in Kuwait

The Department of Defense announced the death Wednesday of a local female soldier serving in a support role for the war in Afghanistan.

Tags: Soldier, death, Kuwait

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Fundraiser planned for fallen Va. Marine's family

A fundraiser is planned to assist the family of a Marine from Virginia who was killed in Afghanistan.

Tags: Marine, Altavista Fire Department

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Military identifies 2 killed in Afghanistan

Military officials say two people killed in Farah province in Afghanistan were from Virginia and Colorado.

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Marine from northern Va. killed in Afghanistan

The Pentagon says a marine from northern Virginia has been killed in Afghanistan.

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Va. soldier, former high school coach killed in Afghanistan

Tags: Jason White, Rockbridge County High School,

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Flags lowered in Md. in memory of Marine

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley has ordered that the United States and state flags be flown at half-staff in memory of a Marine killed in Afghanistan.

Tags: Marine

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Va. soldier killed in Afghanistan copter crash

A soldier from northern Virginia has been killed in a helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan.

Tags: Springfield,

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Actor Sinise performs concert to benefit Va vet

About 2,000 people attended a concert by actor Gary Sinise and his Lt. Dan Band to raise money for a southwest Virginia Marine who lost his limbs while on a mine sweep in Afghanistan.

Tags: Blue Mountain festival, Gary Sinese, Patrick County, Va., Cpl. J.B. Kerns,

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Donors help soldiers attend Va. comrade's funeral

A community fundraising effort helped about 20 U.S. Army soldiers from around the country travel to Roanoke for a comrade's funeral.

Tags: Roanoke,

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