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Gabby Douglas Wins Top Spot on U.S. Women's Gymnastic Team
The top five gymnasts and three alternates are headed to London to represent the United States. Who will bring home the gold?

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Local Hot-Button Issues
As in any town the issues affecting the community are constantly ongoing, evolving, and being taken into consideration. As part of the military community I have to say the country options for upcoming deployments looks bleak, high operational tempo cycles, increasing military suicide rates, sequester cuts, families unraveling at the seams and the biggest one right now - PTSD and the care of our wounded warriors.
The top five gymnasts and three alternates are headed to London to represent the United States. Who will bring home the gold?

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Condolences come from Lightening family supporters.
Don't miss the July 10 screening and panel discussion afterwards.
Marines who broke the Corps' color barrier recognized
Media release from the Fort Bragg Public Affairs Office.
By U.S. Army Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod , Task Force 1-82 PAO Read the story about what motivated this unmanned aerial vehicle operator to join the military and what keeps him going while deployed to Ghazni Province, Afghanistan as part of the 82nd Airborn
Contributed by SGT Jonathan Shaw, Public Affairs NCOIC, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division FOB Warrior, Afghanistan.
Lt. Col. Roy L. Tisdale was identified by Fort Bragg officials on Saturday morning as the victim in Thursday's shooting.
Whether it's Kobe sliders or grilled ribs, the gas grills will be hot this Fourth of July.
A soldier from the 525th BSB released on Friday.
The award will be presented to his servicemember's widow on Sunday.
Leave your encouraging comments here for the soldiers and families affected by Thursday's on-post shooting.
Tisdale, commander of the 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, was fatally shot on Thursday, The Fayetteville Observer reports.
Details have not yet been announced from the fatal shooting.
Thursday's shooting leaves one dead and two wounded.
One left dead and two are wounded in Thursday shooting.
The 16-month old boy's death was the result of a blunt force trauma to the head.
Everybody has weighed in on what was possibly going to happen with the Supreme Court health care ruling. Now that we know, what do you have to say about it?