FOLLOWING THE GRIFFITHS
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TRAINING THE 218th
South Carolina troops train in Camp Shelby, Miss., before they are deployed to Afghanistan. Videos and photos by Chuck Crumbo.
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An Islamic extremist who killed two U.S. airmen bound for Afghanistan at Frankfurt airport last year and injured two others was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison on Friday.
The Army National Guard and Reserve likely will not suffer the budget and personnel cutbacks that are going to be required in the active duty Army.
The commanding general will host a six-hour event Feb. 16, beginning at 8:45 a.m., that will let the public see how soldiers train and offer insight into the day-to-day operations of the post.
Army Master Sgt. John F. Baker Jr., who received the Medal of Honor for saving the lives of eight of his fellow soldiers, killing 10 Viet Cong and knocking out six machine gun bunkers after his unit was ambushed on Nov. 5, 1966, in Vietnam, died Friday evening after collapsing in his Northeast Richland home. He was 66.
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South Carolina troops train in Camp Shelby, Miss., before they are deployed to Afghanistan. Videos and photos by Chuck Crumbo.