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Monday, June 17, 2013  The body of one of three New Yorkers killed in an attack in Afghanistan is scheduled to arrive in his upstate hometown while the funeral of a second victim is being held in the Hudson Valley.

Monday, June 10, 2013  Two of the three Americans killed in an insider attack in Afghanistan over the weekend were from upstate New York.

Monday, June 03, 2013  The Department of Defense announced the death of a Fort Drum soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  President Barack Obama says his administration informs Congress about every drone strike America orders.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013  The commander of New York's largest military complex tells state lawmakers that they shouldn't take the post for granted with Pentagon budget cuts looming.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Tonight more than one hundred family and friends gathered for a funeral at the Auburn United Methodist Church. In his second tour of duty Staff Sgt. Francis Phillips was killed in Afghanistan when an IED bomb exploded on May 4th killing him and four others.

Monday, May 13, 2013  The public will have a chance to pay their respects to a local soldier killed in Afghanistan.

Monday, May 13, 2013  An upstate New York post office is being named in honor of a Marine corporal killed in Afghanistan

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Frank Phillips Jr. is proud of his grandson, Staff Sgt. Francis Phillips IV, who died in Afghanistan over the weekend.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  The brother of a New York native killed in Afghanistan says his sibling and another Marine were slain by an Afghan soldier they were training.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Military officials say five Fort Bliss soldiers have died in a roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan.

Friday, April 26, 2013  he mother of a Fort Drum Army helicopter pilot who grew up in Washington says he was killed Tuesday in Afghanistan.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  U.S. officials say the surviving suspect in last week's attack on the Boston Marathon has told investigators he and his brother were angry about U.S. wars in Muslim countries.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Miranda Mogg spent her childhood following her father whenever he was assigned to a new U.S. military post. This time they're headed overseas together.

Monday, April 08, 2013  Lt. Col. Joseph Biehler, a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, has taken command of the New York Army National Guard's 27th Infantry Brigade Team.