| 11/26/2007: Officials Explain Recoupment Policy for Wounded Troops If you are wounded in combat and discharged as a result, you will not have to pay back your enlistment bonus, Defense Department officials said. defenselink.mil |
12/27/2007: 'Ironhorse' Brigade Officer Reflects on Progress in Iraq Soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Division's 1st "Ironhorse" Brigade Combat Team have seen progress in the security situation over the past 15 months, going from 150 enemy attacks per week for their first two months in Iraq to about 10 significant events per week. defenselink.mil |
01/29/2008: Troops to Receive Retroactive Pay Next Month Active duty troops will receive retroactive earnings next month, followed weeks later by a supplemental payday for non-active personnel, a Pentagon official said. defenselink.mil |
03/02/2008: Coalition Captures Bomb Facilitator, Detains Terror Suspects Coalition forces in Iraq captured an alleged homemade-bomb facilitator with ties to al Qaeda in Iraq and detained numerous other terrorism suspects in a variety of operations. defenselink.mil |
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