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AS IT IS - Child Soldiers in Africa Hello, Im Steve Ember. Today we take you to Africa. First stop Sierra Leone, where the Child Soldiers Initiative is working to prevent children from being forced into armed military service. Next, to South Africa,
Child Soldiers Return to Congolese Wars Since 2003, tens of thousands of children have been removed from warring militias in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Boys and girls return from the bush traumatized, isolated, uneducated and too old to go bac
He plays war with his plastic soldiers. The good soldiers attack the bad soldiers. The good soldiers have big tanks. They have fast jeeps. They have big guns. They shoot at the bad soldiers. The good soldiers march forward. The bad soldiers march bac
The United States Army will not meet its target of adding 80,000 active duty soldiers this year and has officially lowered that goal. But Army leaders say they have been able to persuade many experienced soldiers to stay in the military to satisfy a
Ross Dunn Israel says it will not negotiate for the remains of six soldiers killed in Gaza Tuesday after the militant Islamic group Hamas paraded what it said were the body parts in its possession. Th
Broadcast: Apr 03, 2003 U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is urging Iraqi soldiers to turn against the government of President Saddam Hussein. Mr. Rumsfeld says there is no way for Iraq's senior
Broadcast: Apr 04 2003 Officials at the coalition command center in 2) Qatar say more than 2,000 soldiers of Iraq's Republican Guard have surrendered to U.S. forces. Coalition spokesman Captain Frank
Ross Dunn Six Israeli soldiers and six Palestinians have been killed in a day of fierce fighting in Gaza City. Israeli troop reinforcements have been sent to the area to restore security and retrieve
By Carol Pearson Washington, DC 02 March 2006 watch Mental Health report A new U.S. military study finds that more than a third of U.S. veterans of the war in Iraq access mental health services in the
After decades of asking for an increase in their pensions, African soldiers who fought for France were recently told that their payments would soon increase. On the heels of this announcement, some of these soldiers share their stories about fighting
Coup spokesman says action was taken to end the country's tense political situation following an August referendum expand President Tandja's powers and gave him another three years in office Scott Stearns | Dakar 18 February 2010 Soldiers stand guard
Child Soldiers The Life After With U.S. forces now helping in the hunt for LRA rebels in Central Africa, closure may be at hand for thousands of former child soldiers. One estimate says the LRA abducted more than 20,000 children in Northern Uganda ov
Child Soldiers Detained Mali A human rights group says children recruited as soldiers and those believed to have ties with armed groups are being illegally detained in Mali. Amnesty International says they are being held alongside adults, and some cl
Women Soldiers Pay Price on Front Lines When it comes to fighting on the front lines, Army Staff Sergeant Cassandra Partee has been there and done that. Her first deployment was to Iraq as part of an artillery unit eight years ago. We would go out on
Soldiers have an unbelievably difficult job. Sometimes I dont understand why people become a soldier. You can die. The life of a soldier is very tough. You have to train very hard every day and carry really heavy things. You have to march over mounta
Answering President Barack Obama's call for 30,000 additional troops to serve in Afghanistan, National Guard soldiers across the United States are preparing for future deployments. Kane Farabaugh | Robbins, Illinois 05 December 2009 A National Guard
By Greg Flakus Fort Hood, Texas 11 November 2009 President Barack Obama speaks at a memorial service at Fort Hood, Texas, 10 Nov 2009 President Obama spoke at a memorial ceremony at Fort Hood, Texas, Tuesday for the 13 people who died there last wee
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 03 May 2008 The United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, says more than 200 child soldiers held by rebels have been demobilized following seven months of negotiations. UNICEF says the children, including one girl, were being hel
Hundreds of soldiers from the Chinese Navy, as well as students from the Naval University of Engineering in Wuhan city, Hubei province, are involved in the rescue mission for the Eastern Star ship, which sank in the Yangtze River Monday night. Navy d
Ask virtually any soldier taking part in Thursday's formations, and they'll tell you they're ready. After all of our training, our formations are clean, crisp and steady. All we've been doing at this point is just fine-tuning our steps to every secon