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“Fort Riley is pleased with the news and we appreciate everyone's efforts”

The U.S. House approved a supplemental appropriations bill Thursday that includes $404 million for new medical facilities at Fort Riley. via Hays Daily News

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About 70 South Carolina National Guard soldiers who were embedded with Afghan military units have returned to the Palmetto State after a year of duty overseas. via The Topeka Capital-Journal

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It is amazing to me how people rant and rave about this and that. Atheist who use the same tired arguments that Madalyn Murray O'Hair used back in the '60s. This kid at Fort Riley - it was like listening to her ... via The Topeka Capital-Journal

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“It's a small start. I'm still going to go to school at the University of North Alabama, but if (acting) snowballs and it goes somewhere else, that'd be fine”

As a boy, Michael Conner Humphreys made a splash on the silver screen as 'Young Forrest Gump.' As an adult, he somewhat mirrored the life of his movie character: He joined the Army and fought in an unpopular ... via CourierPostOnline

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“Every son should say that about his mother.”

As the Pentagon burned and the Twin Towers fell on Sept. 11, 2001, Ima Jean Peper's phone call wouldn't go through to her son's Army base in Maryland. via Tulsa World

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“I didn't know what the atmosphere was going to be like, but it's been great.”

A Kansas State University student from Fort Riley has been featured in a magazine for military spouses. via Abilene Reflector-Chronicle

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Soldiers say they are pleased with their living conditions at Fort Riley.They say the accomodations are clean, dry and, for the most part, as modern as any apartment complex they could find.The surroundings ... via KansasCity.com

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“What I learned is, this is going to take time”

Regardless of what happened before he got to Sadr City or what happened after he left, Col. via KSHB-TV Kansas City

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Maybe the reason the misperception persists that there are no atheists in foxholes is that nonbelievers must either shut up about their views or be hounded out of the military. via Salt Lake Tribune

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Ft. Riley is taking a proactive approach to help its families cope with the daily chores and stresses that become the responsibility of soldiers' spouses during long deployments. via Chicago Tribune

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