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Thursday, January 31, 2013  Soldiers at Fort Drum are preparing to be deployed to Afghanistan.

Saturday, September 10, 2011  21-year-old Koran Contreras and 20-year-old Douglas Jeffries were both killed in Afghanistan when their unit was attacked with an improvised explosive device.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011  New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says he has completed an investigation into a company that has scammed local soldiers out of thousands of dollars.

Sunday, July 17, 2011  27 Fort Drum soldiers were hurt, two seriously after a convoy crash on a range on the base Sunday.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011  President Obama is expected to announce a phased withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan with roughly 10,000 soldiers coming home this year.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011  Three Fort Drum soldiers were killed last weekend after their unit was hit by a bomb in Afghanistan.

Friday, January 14, 2011  Syracuse Police say there has been a taxi fare scam targeting Fort Drum soldiers, and the cab company is doing nothing to stop it.

Tuesday, December 01, 2009  Soldiers at northern New York's Fort Drum who watched President Barack Obama outline his strategy for Afghanistan felt relief that their wait was over.