NEWSTALK 860 » troops http://ksfa860.com Fri, 17 May 2013 21:25:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 US Postal Service to Stop Shipping Electronics to Troops Overseas http://ksfa860.com/us-postal-service-to-stop-shipping-electronics-to-troops-overseas/ http://ksfa860.com/us-postal-service-to-stop-shipping-electronics-to-troops-overseas/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 17:45:30 +0000 Kathy Landin http://tsminteractive.com/?p=98879 In an announcement made earlier this month, the US Postal Service told customers that as of May 16, they will no longer ship electronics like iPads, Kindles, smartphones and other devices containing lithium batteries overseas.

This means that people who want to ship electronics to troops serving abroad will have to pay a premium to go through private shipping services.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/us-postal-service-to-stop-shipping-electronics-to-troops-overseas/feed/ 0 John Moore, Getty Images Troops Returning From Iraq War Have Americans Split — Survey of the Day http://ksfa860.com/returning-troops-iraq-war-military-force-survey/ http://ksfa860.com/returning-troops-iraq-war-military-force-survey/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:45:28 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=66480 Earlier this week, the Pentagon declared the end of the Iraq War, an almost nine-year conflict which claimed 4,487 American lives and removed Saddam Hussein from power. Now, Americans are are conflicted over whether the entire endeavor was worth it.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/returning-troops-iraq-war-military-force-survey/feed/ 0 Joe Raedle, Getty Images Former Marine Can't Stop Sending Spam to Troops Overseas http://ksfa860.com/spam-troops-overseas/ http://ksfa860.com/spam-troops-overseas/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:43:10 +0000 Kathy Landin http://tsminteractive.com/?p=64263 Most of us get annoyed when we receive spam, but one Maryland man has spent countless hours and money sending Spam to troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan so they can have a little bit of home while they’re away.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/spam-troops-overseas/feed/ 0 David McNew, Getty Images Win a Trip To Washington, DC to Meet Sean Hannity + See His 'Concert Salute to the Troops' http://ksfa860.com/win-a-trip-to-washington-dc-to-meet-sean-hannity-see-his-concert-salute-to-the-troops/ http://ksfa860.com/win-a-trip-to-washington-dc-to-meet-sean-hannity-see-his-concert-salute-to-the-troops/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:00:21 +0000 Townsquare Media http://tsminteractive.com/?p=58014 On Dec. 3, you could find yourself in the nation’s capital, shaking hands with one of the country’s preeminent conservative talk show hosts — right before seeing Five for Fighting and Michael W. Smith perform live in concert at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill. Enter below to win two tickets to Sean Hannity’s Concert Salute to the Troops, airfare to Washington, DC, and hotel accommodations at the Hyatt Regency. One winner will also receive two passes to meet Sean Hannity in person before or after the show.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/win-a-trip-to-washington-dc-to-meet-sean-hannity-see-his-concert-salute-to-the-troops/feed/ 0 Getty Images President Obama Announces US Troops Will Be Out of Iraq by Year's End [VIDEO] http://ksfa860.com/president-obama-us-troops-iraq-video/ http://ksfa860.com/president-obama-us-troops-iraq-video/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:19:14 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=55958 In a White House briefing held Friday, President Obama announced the remaining American troops in Iraq will be home by the end of the year, closing a war effort there that has killed more than 4,400 US servicepeople and wounded 32,000 more since 2003.

“After nine years, America’s war in Iraq will be over,” the president said.

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