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Saturday, September 22, 2012  Rolling Thunder held a candlelight vigil for all those missing in action and prisoners of war at Warbird Park near Market Commons Friday night.

Thursday, July 26, 2012  Military officials say an Army private from South Carolina has been killed in Afghanistan.

Friday, March 16, 2012  PGBA of Florence will soon help administer the United States Department of Defense's TRICARE health care program around the country.

Thursday, March 15, 2012  More than a dozen wounded Army veterans from across the United States are competing for slots on the Army's archery team in advance of the 2012 Warrior Games.

Saturday, August 06, 2011  A senior administration official says the helicopter that crashed Saturday carrying 31 U.S. special operations forces and seven Afghan soldiers was apparently shot down by insurgents in Afghanistan.

Friday, June 17, 2011  The federal government decided to keep a health care contract with a BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina subsidiary, and that means 950 jobs will stay in the state, 700 of them in our area.

Wednesday, March 09, 2011  The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Tuesday, March 01, 2011  About 850 jobs in South Carolina, including 700 in the Pee Dee, have been saved thanks to a Department of Defense contract.

Monday, February 28, 2011  Flags will fly at half staff today in memory of a fallen south Carolina soldier.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011  Associates Roofing and Construction, Inc. was awarded a $14.5 million dollar contract from the Department of Defense on February 16th.

Thursday, February 17, 2011  The Department of Defense says a Columbia, SC soldier died February 15th while supporting Operation New Dawn in Iraq.

Thursday, November 18, 2010 

Saturday, November 13, 2010  The U.S. Department of Defense says an airman assigned to an Altus Air Force Base squadron has died while serving in Afghanistan.

Saturday, October 30, 2010  A Fort Campbell soldier has been killed by a bomb blast in Afghanistan.

Friday, October 29, 2010  Military officials say a survey of U.S. troops and their families is finding that a majority don't care whether gays are allowed to serve openly and think the policy of "don't ask, don't tell" could be done away with.