BROOKVILLE -- A very unique honor came to this community recently, and the actual event took place several thousand miles away. S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Lee Settle, a graduate of Brookville High School had inquired of Brookville city officials if they could send him a city of Brookville flag that he could have flown at his base near the Khyber Pass, which is located on the Afghanistan- Pakistan border.
FORT BRAGG, N.C. - The soldiers crowd around a large conference table, their maroon berets scattered on top. A digital clock on the wall shows the time in Afghanistan and Iraq. The unit's flag, hung with battle streamers, rests at one end of the room. Outside, not far away, stands the 16-foot bronze statue of World War II paratrooper "Iron Mike," grim-faced with submachine gun in hand - the epitome of the rugged American soldier.
By Tony Perry Los Angeles Times
To make the connection between the Taliban government and the September 11 terrorist events, the installation displays a "captured" Taliban flag: a white banner with what is known as a short version of the text of the shahada, or statement of faith in Islam. The text ranslates as "There is no God but Allah and Muhammed is the messenger of God." The full version is the first pillar of Islam, the declaration of belief in God (Allah in Arabic) and the prophethood of Mohammed. The text on the captured flag is in amateur hand- writing in black marker on white cotton cloth. According to the exhibit's label the object is "A handmade Taliban flag captured from the Taliban in Afghanistan". A brief retrospect to Islamic flags and banners shows that the Prophet Mohammed's flag was solid black and ...
Dubuque Regional Airport Manager Bob Grierson was surprised and honored to hear that Congressman Bruce Braley planned to present him with a U.S. flag Saturday upon his return from deployment to Afghanistan. Braley was surprised and honored to receive a flag from Lt. Col. Grierson in return. Until April 23, the flag presented to Braley had flown over a NATO base in northern Afghanistan in a section reserved for memorials.
Fort Carson's top general saluted the coffins of fallen soldiers from the post at a Delaware Air Force base Tuesday morning as details trickled out about some of the eight killed in a weekend battle in Afghanistan. The flag-draped coffins were carried by Army pallbearers from a cargo jet that brought them on the last leg of a journey from the valley in eastern Afghanistan where as many as 200 insurgents led an assault on a compound held by the 4th Brigade Combat Team on Saturday morning.
MARJAH, Afghanistan -- Afghan officials raised the national flag over Marjah on Thursday, asserting government control even as Marines searched for militant holdouts. Kabul also confirmed the arrest of another top Taliban leader -- part of a roundup that could further strain the insurgent movement.
After he stood on a windswept tarmac at Dover Air Force Base in the middle of the night to watch 18 soldiers and U.S. drug enforcement agents killed in Afghanistan arrive home in flag-draped cases, President Obama, known for his soaring rhetorical skills, was speechless. Though he politely thanked a couple of military aides for setting up the visit, after he boarded his Marine One helicopter, Mr. Obama rode back to the White House in subdued silence; neither the president nor anyone in the small group of officials who accompanied him said a word for the entire 40-minute flight home, the White House said.
The media created Terry Jones, the Florida storefront preacher who wanted to be Jim Jones without the Kool-Aid, but neither bloggers nor pontificators had a clue to who he is. Mr. Jones may not be much of a preacher. His "storefront" is actually a barnlike building in a pine grove on the outskirts of Gainesville, and his congregation numbers only 50 on a good Sunday. But he's a marketing genius. With only a threat to burn a Koran, he became a household name across the world and never had to strike a match. He saw an effigy of himself, wrapped in an American flag, burned by rioters in Afghanistan, shouting "death to the Christians." Every newspaper, every network scrambled for face time with him. Can anybody even remember the name of the vicar of the National Cathedral?
ELLSWORTH - The city has a new American flag that came to Ellsworth by way of Afghanistan. Ellsworth police Officer Kelvin Mote recently returned from a tour of duty in Afghanistan and brought with him a flag that had flown over Camp Alamo near Kabul where he was stationed.
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