Obama visits Arlington Cemetery on Memorial Day in Virginia
U.S. President Barack Obama listens to Admiral Michael Mullen, left, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speak during Memorial Day Ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on May 25, 2009. (UPI Photo/Joshua Roberts/POOL)
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama called on Americans to "renew our common purpose" Friday as he marked the eighth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- The commander of U.S. troops in Afghanistan called for a revised strategy and greater unity to defeat insurgents affiliated with the Taliban and al-Qaida.
BOSTON, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- The top U.S. military official offered a dim review on Afghanistan, saying years of neglect means the United States is "starting over" in battling militants.
WASHINGTON, July 20 (UPI) -- The number of active-duty U.S. Army soldiers will increase temporarily by 22,000 to help eliminate stress, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday.
WASHINGTON, July 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. military will buy more than 5,200 new blast-proof trucks for $1.06 billion to protect troops from roadside bombs in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said.
WARSAW, Poland, June 29 (UPI) -- Poland could accept a compromise with Moscow to involve Russian radar systems in a U.S. missile defense project in central Europe, officials said.
WASHINGTON, June 18 (UPI) -- A North Korean ship, believed to be carrying banned weapons or technology, is under U.S. surveillance in the Pacific Ocean, a U.S. official told CNN.
WASHINGTON, April 27 (UPI) -- Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, is concerned with the escalating extremism threat in Pakistan, his spokesman says.
UPI Almanac for Saturday, April 25, 2009.
