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The United States and the Czech Republic on Tuesday signed an initial agreement to begin basing part of a U.S. missile shield in the former Soviet satellite. Full story
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  Vet's message of hope
  A gift to the injured
  Jason Dunham: Ultimate sacrifice in Iraq
  Posthumous Medal of Honor
  Vernon Baker: 'Good soldier' gets his due
  Ted Rubin: From concentration camp to Korea
  Military analysis
Jacobs: Simple math
Jacobs: Secret Negotiation, public pact
Jacobs: Qui bono?
Francona: Iran right in concern about Iraq-U.S. relations
Jacobs: Roadblock in Iraq
Meigs: How does one say farewell to a giant?
Jacobs: Forget McCain and Obama, who will be the V.P.?
Jacobs: Treat trauma now, but don't let it happen again
Jacobs: Obama is wrong and so is McCain
Jacobs: Explosive devices threaten U.S. soldiers daily
  Charity Begins at War

Part 1
From executive suite to slums of Baghdad
Tom’s journal: Called back to Army — ‘no joke’
Part 2
Training turns into ‘hurry up and wait’
Tom’s journal: Preparing for ‘very dangerous job’
Part 3
Venturing ‘outside the wire’ in Baghdad
Tom’s journal: ‘ThunderCat6’ gets his bearings
Part 4
In the end, it all comes back to garbage
Tom’s journal: 'I was minding my own business'
Part 5
Officer’s philanthropic spirit survives
Tom’s journal: Charitable work continues
Update, reader reaction
And NBC Nightly News profiles Tom's work

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July 4th in Iraq
Honor flights for WWII vets
Pentagon extends tour of 2,200 Marines
U.S. faces 'real challenges in connected theaters'
  Special report: Military families
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  Laid to rest at Arlington
A flag decorates a grave during Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington
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Each week in ‘The Daily Nightly,’ NBC's John Rutherford pays tribute to the men and women killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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