A team of ROTC cadets from the Lion Battalion earned a silver streamer for UNA at the Southeast Ranger Challenge Competition, at Camp Shelby, Miss., on Oct. 15-17. "There were a total of 26 teams, with 21 schools participating," said Lt. Col. Rae Atencio, an assistant professor of military science at UNA.
UNITED NATIONS (AP)-Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi insisted that uprooting extremists from Fallujah is the only way ``to safeguard lives, elections and democracy in Iraq,'' rejecting the U.N. chief's warning against attacking the city, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press on Monday.
Some kids dream of being a doctor, a firefighter or a lawyer. Lt. Col. Rae Atencio always knew he wanted to be in the military. "I can sit back and look, and all I can remember was one day I was going to be in the Army, as a kid," said Atencio. "I almost enlisted right out of high school.
BUDAPEST, Hungary-On the heels of re-election, President Bush's ''coalition of the willing'' in Iraq isn't quite so willing any more. In a blow to U.S. efforts to keep countries from deserting the multinational force, Hungary said this week that it won't keep troops there beyond March 31.
COLUMBUS, Ohio - An error with an electronic voting system gave President Bush 3,893 extra votes in suburban Columbus, elections officials said. Franklin County's unofficial results had Bush receiving 4,258 votes to Democrat John Kerry's 260 votes in a precinct in Gahanna.
"When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President. Now I'm beginning to believe it." ~ Clarence Darrow,US defense lawyer (1857 - 1938)
