Despite those efforts to pave a safe path for the infantry, Hamas managed to place newly laid IEDs in the area where the IDF infantry would later pass through. The five IDF soldiers who were killed ...

ABC News’ Bob Woodruff, who was seriously injured in an IED explosion three years ago, returns to Iraq this week to report for the network. It is the culmination of an incredible journey for Woodruff ...

Republican Indiana Sen. Jim Banks presented the Purple Heart to former Army National Guard Specialist Robert Drudy on Tuesday, almost 20 years after his injury in the line of duty. Drudy was injured ...

U.S. troops are now finding and defusing nearly half of the improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Iraq, and casualties from the devices are holding steady despite a sharp increase in the number being ...

In this week's Hometown Patriot, Quentin Koury reflects on his service in Iraq where he survived an IED explosion.

Second of two parts. Find part one here. This article first appeared in the Stars and Stripes editions Nov. 25, 2009. It is republished unedited in its original form. Wardak province, Afghanistan — In ...