London-based Olive Security provides former British Special Air Service troops--one unarmed guard for every four or so engineers who go out on a job--to drive and offer a show of muscle.
But I can report that thanks to the extraordinary service of our troops and civilians on the ground, we are on track to achieve our goals.
The official White House Christmas tree, which stands tall in the center of the Blue Room, honors the courageous service of the troops, veterans, and military families who serve our country with pride.
While Barack Obama expresses appreciation for our troops' service, he refuses to acknowledge their success.
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Oh, to be sure, there will be lip service paid to the troops on both sides of the aisle.
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It truly captured the strength, service and sacrifice of our troops, veterans and their families.
She said that the best way to honor the service of U.S. troops would be to bring them home.
Legionnaires, in the decades that followed, the spirit of your service was carried forth by our troops in the sands of Desert Storm and the rugged hills of the Balkans.
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Army leaders have warned the war has left the service "out of balance, " with troops strained by extended deployments and equipment worn by exposure to harsh desert conditions.
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Mr Evans said the service had about 30, 000 members, including troops in Afghanistan and workers within the television industry.
And nearly a quarter of a million troops could be forced out of the service as the result of layoffs.
Now, last month I was in Afghanistan to visit our troops and to thank them for their service, especially during the holidays.
In 2012, more than 60 Nato service personnel, and a quarter of the British troops who died in Helmand, were killed in such attacks.
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President Obama traveled to Afghanistan today to sign an historic Strategic Partnership Agreement between the United States and Afghanistan, as well as to visit with our troops and to thank them for their service.
Significantly, elite troops of Australia's Special Air Service Regiment, understood to have infiltrated into East Timor in advance of Interfet's arrival in Dili Sept. 20, have already linked up with Falintil's Ruak in his mountain base.
In addition to invisible wounds such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), which impact approximately one in six of our troops returning from Afghanistan and Iraq, service members and veterans have a heightened risk of substance use, unemployment, homelessness, and suicide.
Representatives from five nations, including Afghan generals and others, joined British troops in Lashkar Gah for Sunday's service.
In 1940 Driver became a big band singer and toured extensively with the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) appearing in shows for the troops.
Local troops and authorities, including the FSB security service, were largely left to fend for themselves, with almost no federal officials lending support or experience.
And while we are in Alaska he'll take that opportunity to speak to some troops at Elmendorf Air Force Base, and he's looking forward to that opportunity to visit with the troops there and to thank them for their service.
Reiza -- who had fluent command of seven languages -- repeatedly evaded capture by the Gestapo and, when the Allies reached Italy, was appointed by British officers to the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA), organizing entertainment for Allied troops in Genova and Udine.
Michelle and I have talked a lot about the ways that all Americans can support our troops and thank those men and women for their service.
He returned to a theme he has struck all week while visiting troops in Djibouti, Afghanistan and Iraq: American service members have given Iraqis the opportunity to make their own future.
And they saw our troops, along with Provincial Reconstruction Teams that include Foreign Service Officers and other skilled public servants, coming in to ensure that improved security was followed by improvements in daily life.
In 2009, American troops opened fire at a Baghdad airport checkpoint, killing Italian secret service agent Nicola Calipari and wounding a just-freed Italian hostage, journalist Giuliana Sgrena, whom Calipari was trying to spirit out of the country.
Raymond Johns, who heads the service's Air Mobility Command, said the December 2009 surge in U.S. troops has made resupply more challenging, particularly because of the threat of roadside bombs.
This week, we honor their service and sacrifice, give thanks to their employers, and reaffirm our commitment to giving our troops, our military families, and our veterans the opportunities and support they have earned.
"I am particularly grateful that these two men were with us today, " Bush said after the service attended by soldiers at Fort Hood, which is home to more than 20, 000 troops fighting in Iraq.
At some point on his road back, Campbell learned of the Troops First Foundation and Operation Proper Exit, charities that provide opportunities for severely injured service members to return to the locations where they sustained their injuries and, instead of being medically evacuated, provide them the opportunity to walk to the aircraft and climb the ramp.
Today, U.S. troops are allowed off the base only on infrequent "cultural tours" or for organized community service, such as a recent effort to refurbish a school near the base.
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