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What Is Yoga Helping US Military Soldiers Fight Against?

Kathy Landin — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:01:06 +0000

Yoga. Whether you can’t get enough of it or can’t get away from it, there’s no denying its peaceful approach to connecting one’s body and mind. Who’d have thought that this practice is now more and more becoming the method of choice for relieving PTSD symptoms in US soldiers?

Soldier's Silent Night[VIDEO]

Steve Kelly — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:41:26 +0000

It's that time of year again with the Christmas hustle and bustle and trying to get presents bought and wrapped and under the tree and then trying to get Christmas dinner cooked and on the table we often forget about those men and women that will not get a chance to shop or have a nice Christmas dinner with family and friends because they are thousands of miles away defending our freedom. Take 4 minutes to watch " Soldier's Silent Night, you be glad you did. Merry Christmas to all our troops and veterans and their family this holiday season.

Returning Soldier Gives Fiance Joyful Surprise During Football Game [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:09:42 +0000

Staci Lowe got the surprise of her life at a Kansas City Chiefs game on Sunday when fiancé William Bell, an Army staff sergeant who wasn’t expected home from Iraq until later in the week, ran onto the field during halftime. As Lowe and her children watched a special video message from Bell, he jogged [...]

Soldier Appreciation Day Held at Jersey Mike's Subs in Lawton [PHOTOS, VIDEO]

KLAW Morning Crew — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:13:06 +0000

Our second soldier appreciation day was held at Jersey Mike’s in Lawton. Jim Norton Toyota bought lunch (a sandwich, chips and drink) for the first 100 soldiers that showed up in uniform for lunch! Our next monthly Soldier Appreciation Day will be held on Monday November 28th. We start serving at 10am and will serve [...]

Russian Soldiers Have Super Macho Pillow Fight [VIDEO]

Paul Ciampanelli — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:32:35 +0000

Just a couple dozen Russian army regulars beating the crap out of each other with pillows. What’s manlier than that? Watch the fun below. [via The Daily What] Read Original: Russian Soldiers Have Super Macho Pillow Fight [VIDEO]

Soldier Appreciation Day at Jersey Mike's Subs

KLAW Morning Crew — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 21:32:26 +0000

Our first Soldier Appreciation Day at Jersey Mike’s Subs in Lawton was a huge success! Thank you to Jersey Mike’s Subs and Jim Norton Toyota of Lawton for feeding lunch to our Soldiers. The next free lunch will be served on Monday, October 31st. For all the details visit our event page!

Pentagon Releases Names of 30 Troops Killed in Afghan Helicopter Crash [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 18:59:42 +0000

The Pentagon has released the names of 30 American troops who were killed when a rocket-propelled grenade downed their Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan last weekend

The attack represented the biggest single day loss of military personnel America has suffered during the nearly ten-year Afghanistan war. Overall, 1648 Americans have died in the conflict.