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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.

Monday, May 27, 2013  John Panighetti, WWII veteran and German P.O.W. shares his story of sacrifice with the community of Solvay, where he was born and raised.

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

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.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  A study of Fort Drum's economic impact on a three-county area of northern New York finds the Army post pumped more than $1.4 billion into the region during the last fiscal year that ended Sept. 30.

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

Thursday, January 24, 2013  The 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team based in Syracuse is one of nine Army National Guard brigades in the country participating in the initial test program moving women into positions in combat battalions.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  Senior defense officials say Pentagon chief Leon Panetta is removing the military's ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after more than a decade at war.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  29 Soldiers  returned to their families Tuesday after a year long deployment to Kuwait and Afghanistan, with 125 more on the way.

Monday, December 24, 2012  More than 100 National Guard Soldiers of the 27th Infantry arrived at the Thompson Road Armory Monday night.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012  It's a special homecoming just in time for the holidays: 21 soldiers are returning home to Central New York.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  A former Fort Drum soldier and Chaplin Assistant will spend more than 12 years in prison for enticing minors to engage in unlawful sexual contact.

Monday, November 12, 2012  Mourners overflowed a rural western New York church for the funeral of a U.S. Army Reservist killed in a roadside bomb attack in Afghanistan.