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Make Your Welcome Home Signs As Soldiers Return Home Wednesday In Cloquet

David Drew — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:41:13 +0000

We’ve received word that there will be approximately 80 soldiers returning home Wednesday! The majority are from Crazy Troop, but other units are expected. They would love to see the community line the streets with banners and ‘Welcome Home’ signs as they drive into Cloquet. It is expected they will pull off the Scanlon exit [...]

Toby Keith Takes Tequila Shots, Supports the Troops on 'Chelsea Lately'

Brittany Joy Cooper — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:20:45 +0000

Toby Keith took a moment to appear on Chelsea Handler’s show ‘Chelsea Lately’ Tuesday night (March 27) to talk to the comedic host about his career, enjoy a shot of tequila and explain why he’s not a conservative Republican, as many might assume. After admitting that she actually had Keith confused with Trace Adkins until she saw him and realized it wasn’t Adkins, Handler jumped in her matter-of-fact, straight-faced way from topic to topic — after first enjoying a shot of the restaurant owner’s own brand of Mezcal, which he calls Wild Shot.

Troops Returning From Iraq War Have Americans Split — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:45:28 +0000

Earlier this week, the Pentagon declared the end of the Iraq War, an almost nine-year conflict which claimed 4,487 American lives and removed Saddam Hussein from power. Now, Americans are are conflicted over whether the entire endeavor was worth it. Recently, the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press asked 2,001 adults if [...]

$360 Million US Tax Dollars Wind Up In Taliban's Pockets

Ken Hayes — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:01:33 +0000

Yes, a fraction of your money that you pay in taxes has gone directly into the pockets of the people our soldiers are fighting. In this case, with the war in Afghanistan, aid money the US government has paid to the community and governments ends up in Taliban hands.

Aghanistan is a very corrupt country with many ties to the Taliban. Is it time to pull our troops out? Yes.