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Father, son find more quality time in Iraq

Sgt. Terryll Williams, left, and his son, Spc. Mathew Williams, sit on their bikes Friday at Forward Operating Base Q-West. The two saw each other only sporadically while Mathew was growing up, but they get to see each other every day now that they’re in the same squad. The elder Williams volunteered to come to Iraq as part of a promise he made to his son. | See story

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Make sure your feelings will endure

Spend a few minutes in front of a camcorder or cell phone, or write a letter, says the grandmother of a 5-year-old boy whose dad was killed last year in a Black Hawk helicopter crash near Treviso, Italy.

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Ten days into his new command, Army Gen. Walter Sharp, the senior U.S. leader in South Korea, sat down with Stars and Stripes to discuss what he sees as his top priorities.

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The U.S. military briefed the Japanese government about its use of highway toll tickets during Thursday's meeting of the U.S.-Japan Joint Committee, officials confirmed.

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