Yet he had problems all his life following the orders of those who were his commanders.

VOA: special.2009.05.24

Lincoln thought of the two men who were now his top military commanders: McClellan and Grant.

VOA: special.2009.09.03

One of the commanders of the big American invasion force was Theodore Roosevelt.

VOA: special.2010.07.15

The two commanders met under a white flag of truce.

VOA: special.2009.11.19

But most of the Confederate commanders opposed this.

VOA: special.2010.01.14

NATO commanders plan to reduce his influence as the chairman of the provincial council by making the local government more effective.

VOA: standard.2010.05.28

"It's a tremendously complex patchwork of initiatives that are now being sewn together by Western military commanders and Afghan political figures,"

VOA: standard.2009.06.15

"Certainly,to tie the hands of our commanders and say we are not going to conduct air strikes would be imprudent,"

VOA: standard.2009.05.10

With U.S.casualties in Afghanistan on the increase, the president is considering requests from his military commanders for more troops.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

U.S.military commanders say that despite the desperate conditions in parts of the capital, food distributions overall have been orderly.

VOA: standard.2010.01.26

and NATO military commanders, as well as Afghan security officials, that a second round "is absolutely possible to do."

VOA: standard.2009.10.19

Secretary Gates notes that the current and former Afghanistan commanders have both limited offensive air strikes in order to reduce civilian casualties.

VOA: standard.2009.10.06

Army commanders say it is only a matter of time before the Taliban-style group would be completely destroyed.

VOA: standard.2009.07.30

She says President Barack Obama is consulting with military commanders and other advisors to work out the best way forward in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.10.12

NATO commanders insisted the air strike was aimed at insurgents and launched after forces determined there were no civilians in the area.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

German commanders ordered the strike on two fuel tankers believed to have been hijacked by the Taliban.

VOA: standard.2009.09.08

But MEND has been severely weakened since dozens of its field commanders and thousands of gunmen accepted President Yar'Adua's amnesty offer and disarmed.

VOA: standard.2009.12.21

Secretary Gates says President Obama has pledged to give all the time necessary to allow the commanders to make their case, before he decides.

VOA: standard.2009.10.06

United Nations,Israeli, and Lebanese commanders met in South Lebanon in a bid to ease tensions, following the deadliest border clash in four years on Tuesday.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

It says 16 militants were killed in the clashes, including two key Taliban commanders, while more than 150 suspected fighters surrendered to local military authorities.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

Earlier,White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said U.S.commanders in Iraq are confident that Iraqi security forces will be able to take control of the nation's cities.

VOA: standard.2009.06.30

Nearby,soldiers guarding a street corner wear surgical masks issued to them by their commanders.

VOA: standard.2009.04.30

U.S Army Sergeant First Class Brandon Lemmons says he passes along each day's information to his commanders, and they use it to map out their relief strategies.

VOA: standard.2010.01.30

Army spokesman Major General Athar Abbas says recent operations have targeted militant training camps and ammunition dumps, killing more than 100 Taliban fighters, including some top commanders.

VOA: standard.2009.05.07

The general said he has already started working more closely with Afghan forces, by integrating some of their commanders into his headquarters, along with other coalition partners.

VOA: standard.2009.12.03

The attack,on Revolutionary Guard commanders and Sunni and Shi'ite tribal leaders gathering for a reconciliation meeting, was among the most brazen in the Islamic Republic in years.

VOA: standard.2009.10.19

But lawmakers as well as American military commanders are concerned by violence in Iraq, particularly about the possibility that tensions between Arabs and Kurds could expand into widespread violence.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

"Our commanders are sparing no effort to find this young soldier.

VOA: standard.2009.07.20