Trial begins in Ft. Dix plot (abclocal.go.com)

The process of whittling down 1,500 potential jurors to a group of 18 started Monday in Camden federal court. Those chosen will decide...

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Warren Grove Gunnery Range reopening for training (www.newsday.com)

A south Jersey gunnery range where munitions sparked a forest fire in 2007 is reopening to training on Wednesday. Military units in the air and on the ground will be...

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Funds short for troop aid - NJ Charities, Volunteers, Non-profit Organizations (www.nj.com)

It could be war fatigue or the result of a bad economy. Or both. Whatever the reason, New Jersey's largest independent support-the-troops charity is...

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Teaching right and wrong in no man's land (www.northjersey.com)

It was basic cop talk – one Jersey police officer lecturing rookie officers on why they should not take bribes. But this classroom was in Afghanistan, and the rookies were Afghan... More

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For Guardsman off to Iraq, reality setting in (www.myheraldnews.com)

Early on Wednesday, James Lassiter, a 46-year-old forklift operator from Paterson, left McGuire Air Force Base in South Jersey for Fort Bliss in Texas, where he will spend...

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Jersey Guardsmen recall a harrowing Afghan tour (www.nj.com)

In a war-torn country half a world away, Capt. Ian Cairns found something to remind him of home in East Brunswick -- the children. Cairns is the father of four children between the ages of 4 and... More

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N.J. credit unions donate pillows to troops, hospitals in Iraq (www.mycentraljersey.com)

The New Jersey Credit Union League and a group of New Jersey credit unions recently donated items worth more than...

Tags: new jersey credits unions,donations,iraq hospitals

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Feds say Fort Dix suspects sought other targets (ap.google.com)

One of the five men awaiting trial on charges alleging they plotted an armed attack on soldiers training at Fort Dix discussed...

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N.J. veterans honored at POW/MIA Day service (www.philly.com)

Harry Havens was one of 18 American soldiers in the Third Infantry Division lined up to be shot after the Germans captured...

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Gold Star mothers keep faith (www.courierpostonline.com)

Somewhere, Petty Officer 1st Class David M. Tapper must be proud of his mother.He has cause to, because Judith Tapper is a...

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