Sentences with phrase «in combat zones since»

While a 2011 Pew Research Center report revealed that a majority of Americans are apathetic or disapproving of the post-9 / 11 wars the military fought or is fighting, at the same time, Americans simultaneously feel «pride, gratitude, and confidence» towards the more than 2.6 million troops who have served in combat zones since 9/11.

Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene, A two - star general from the Capital Region, became the highest - ranking American military officer to be killed in a combat zone since the Vietnam War on Tuesday when a gunman dressed as an Afghan soldier opened fire on U.S. and coalition leaders touring a military academy in Kabul.

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This has become especially apparent since the rise of the so - called Islamic State (IS); a terrorist organisation which has used various online platforms to extend the frontiers of war far beyond the combat zones in Syria and Iraq.

In the 18 months that followed the largest call - up of the Texas Army National Guard since World War II, Terri Romere and her husband, Bill, collected and shipped thousands of phone cards, toiletries, and other items donated by Round Rock families, schools, and places of worship to make life easier for military personnel in the combat zonIn the 18 months that followed the largest call - up of the Texas Army National Guard since World War II, Terri Romere and her husband, Bill, collected and shipped thousands of phone cards, toiletries, and other items donated by Round Rock families, schools, and places of worship to make life easier for military personnel in the combat zonin the combat zone.