Nov 18 - By Associated Press
Phoenix police arrested three Army soldiers after they were pulled over for speeding in a rental car with 680 pounds of marijuana and $10,000 cash inside.
Nov 10 - By George Tibbits, Associated Press Writer
Seven Fort Lewis soldiers killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan were "decent, ordinary, yet extraordinary" young men to whom the nation owes more than it can repay, Vice President Joe Biden told a memorial service Tuesday.

Nov 9 - By Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press Writer
When soldiers tried to halt a suspicious-looking SUV that was being escorted through Monterrey by a state policeman, the officer radioed for backup. In minutes, police from 40 patrol cars surrounded the troops, drawing their guns and sending the soldiers diving for cover in an hour-long standoff.

Nov 5 - By Associated Press
The office of a Texas congressman says two soldiers who were taken into custody following a deadly rampage at Fort Hood have been released.
Nov 4 - By Associated Press
El Salvador's defense minister says the army will send an additional 2,500 soldiers to crime-plagued parts of the country to increase security.

Nov 3 - By Ian James, Associated Press Writer
A Venezuelan man was arrested in the shooting deaths of two National Guard soldiers near the Colombian border, a crime that authorities blame on right-wing Colombian paramilitary fighters.
Nov 2 - By Associated Press
Two soldiers in Venezuela's National Guard have been shot to death near the border with Colombia.

Oct 28 - By Ben Feller, Associated Press Writers
Standing in the pre-dawn darkness, President Barack Obama saw the real cost of the war in Afghanistan: The Americans who return in flag-covered cases while much of the nation sleeps in peace.

Oct 27 - By Kevin Maurer, Associated Press Writer
Sgt. Jason Hawk and his bride met for the first time when he picked her up at a bus stop near his Army base a day before their wedding. Prosecutors say the speedy romance was echoed by a fast honeymoon: Ayna Ivanova returned to New York soon after.
Oct 26 - By Associated Press
Two soldiers making a surprise visit to their families in Florida before deployment to Iraq were struck by a car and killed after getting into a fight.
Oct 16 - By John Seewer, Associated Press Writer
Charges have been dropped against one of four U.S. soldiers accused of mistreating others in their platoon in Iraq following an investigation into the suicide of an Ohio serviceman, the military said Friday.
Oct 9 - By Associated Press
In an Oct. 8 story about a soldier who killed himself in Iraq, The Associated Press misidentified a man whose son was one of Wilhelm's closest friends. His name is Bob Montgomery, not Bob Armstrong.

Oct 8 - By John Seewer, Associated Press Writer
Just about everyone in Keiffer Wilhelm's life — his father, his brother, his best friends — had worn a military uniform or grew up around someone who did.
Sep 26 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
A look at the 65 state legislators who also serve in the military:
Sep 26 - By Mark Niesse, Associated Press Writer
As mortar fire and rockets bombarded 1st Lt. Jonathan Paton's Iraq camp, he got an urgent call on his cell phone: He had won re-election.
Sep 17 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
About 50 children of U.S. troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan will be given a medal from the nation's top military official at a Capitol Hill remembrance ceremony honoring the slain warfighters and their families.
Sep 8 - By Tanalee Smith, Associated Press Writer
Australia may allow female soldiers to serve in front-line combat roles under proposed equal-opportunity guidelines that stoked debate Wednesday on whether women can meet the physical demands.
Aug 27 - By Tim Klass, Associated Press Writer
A former Army Ranger who led a terrifying takeover-style bank holdup pleaded not guilty Thursday to new federal charges that he tried to kill a fellow robber behind bars because he thought the one-time colleague had ratted him out.
Aug 22 - By John Seewer, Associated Press Writer
Before killing himself with a single gunshot, Pvt. Keiffer Wilhelm called his mother twice from Iraq and told her he was being targeted in his new unit and forced to run for miles with rocks in his pockets that smashed against his knees.
Aug 21 - By Chelsea J. Carter, Associated Press Writers
Four American soldiers in Iraq have been charged with cruelty and maltreatment of soldiers in their platoon, the U.S. military said Friday.
Aug 2 - By Associated Press
A court has sentenced 15 Colombian soldiers to as much as 30 years in prison for the slaying of two brothers falsely identified as guerrillas, the Attorney General's Office announced Sunday.
Jul 28 - By Melanie Dabovich, Associated Press Writer
Three members of the famed Civil War-era Buffalo Soldiers, whose remains were disinterred during a federal grave-looting investigation two years ago, were given full military honors and reburied Tuesday at a national cemetery.

Jul 21 - By Russ Bynum, Associated Press Writer
A military judge Tuesday set a March trial date for an Army sergeant charged with slaying his superior and another U.S. soldier last year at a patrol base in Iraq.

Jul 18 - By Melanie Dabovich, Associated Press Writer
Until a few years ago, the memory of three African American soldiers was buried beneath the sandy, desert in New Mexico, their remains left behind by the military and to the mercy of looters.
Jul 13 - By Associated Press
The U.S. military in Iraq says two soldiers have been charged with filming and photographing female members of their unit while they were taking showers and then distributing the video and images.