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Update on American Legion Post 10 Fire

Anyone with information regarding the fire can call Albany Police detectives at 541-917-7686.

(ALBANY, Ore.) - Albany veterans suffered a terrible loss July 3th when the American Legion Post 10 caught fire and burned after closing. Fortunately there were no injuries.

Albany Fire Spokesman Wanda Omdahl, said crews were able to access the burned building to retrieve several items.

Burned on the Fourth of July
Fire Sweeps Albany American Legion Post

The 4th of July is a special time for the American Legion and they had several events planned to celebrate this holiday. The events will most likely have to be canceled.

(ALBANY, Ore.) - Firefighters rushed to the American Legion Post 10 in Albany, Oregon, just twenty minutes after July 4th began.

Afghanistan: - the Prospects for the War if McChrystal Resumed or Relieved as Commanding General

How will the Karzai family behave now that McChrystal is gone?

(SEATTLE) - Observers were split over the insubordination and mocking comments by General McChrystal and his staff towards the Vice President, senior Whitehouse officials, and Mr. Obama that was recently published in an article by a Rolling Stones Magazine writer.

Petraeous: The Man Who Paid Enemies and Then Cut Them Off

There is very little reason to believe that a war can be won in Afghanistan. There is no history of these people ever being defeated in the end.

(SALEM, Ore.) - People associate the name of Gen. David Petraeus with success in Iraq. That in and of itself, is one of the American society's single biggest mistakes.

It is a factual error to refer to "the surge" as some type of positive element in the war, without the stipulation; 'very temporary'.

Survival in the Final Stages of the U.S. War in Iraq

As Iraq winds to a close, thoughts center on vast changes, and simply making it back alive.

(SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn.) - With the dangerous summer months ahead and a surge in violence taking place against coalition forces in Afghanistan, we must not forget the men and women fighting to end a hard fought war in Iraq.

Today I Skyped with 20-year old Derek (whose last name he wished to remain anonymous) who is three months into a twelve-month tour of duty there.

Afghanistan: Is the Mineral Deposit Saga a Reality or a Myth?

Time is the essence for either success or failure in Afghanistan. Unfortunately, so far, the momentum is on the path of failure.

(SEATTLE) - It is obvious that there is no military solution to the struggle in Afghanistan and therefore a political one could be on the horizon.

That too proved to be a failing, when the Taliban, supposedly partaking in the recent consultative Loya-Jirgah gathering in an effort to reconcile in Kabul, instead they answered with their barrage of fire attacks and consequently disrupted the council.

VA Quietly Giving Benefits to Marines Exposed to Toxic Water

The public is only now beginning to realize the extent of the contamination.

(WASHINGTON D.C. McClatchy Newspap) - Former Marine Corps Cpl. Peter Devereaux was told about a year ago that he had just two or three years to live.

More than 12 months later, at 48, he still isn’t ready to concede that the cancer that’s wasting his innards is going to kill him. He swallows his pills and suffers the pain and each afternoon he greets his 12-year-old daughter, Jackie, as she steps off her school bus in North Andover, Mass.