From the Stars and Stripes archives: Specialist Ryan Drewry, 21, from Cincinnati, Ohio, kneels in front of a gate on a dismounted patrol through the city of Samarra, Iraq, Oct. 20, 2006.

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At the top of his list of reasons for taking legal action, Colorado’s attorney general said, was the president publicly citing Colorado’s mail-in balloting system as a “big factor” in his ...

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Sep 30, 2025 · President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed hundreds of top commanders from around the world.