War in Iraq

Two named parade grand marshals

25 May 2012

WESTBORO - A Vietnam War veteran and a highly decorated State Department special agent killed in Iraq six years ago have been named grand marshals of the Memorial Day ceremonies.

Kingdom warns of turmoil in region after Iraq war

24 May 2012

RIYADH, 6 February 2003 — Saudi Arabia said yesterday that it feared a US-led war on Baghdad would set out a turmoil in the volatile region and transform Iraq into another Afghanistan with rival ethnic and religious factions fighting for power.

Families of soldiers lost in war plant flags on Boston Common and recall their bravery

24 May 2012

“The key is, for us as parents, I don’t need you to pay constant tribute to my son, I can do that, but just don’t forget him,’’ said Mark McGuire, who planted a US flag today for his son in a flowing display of 33,000 other flags covering a grassy hill at the Boston Common near the Soldiers and Sailors Monument. About 200 volunteers planted the flags Wednesday. Each flag represented a ...