The Day's Best: 08.18.09

See a gallery of the day's best photos from around the world.

Triangle Iraqis find a fresh start, but new fears

Iraqi refugees struggle to find jobs, identity, and each other in their new home.

National Guard's "Citizen Soldiers"

National Guard "Citizen-Soldiers"

The 4,000 or so soldiers with the North Carolina Army National Guard's 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team who are deploying to Iraq in April are not ... more

National Guard trains at Ft. Irwin

See photos of the North Carolina Army National Guard's 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team training at the simulated town of Medina Wasl. Photos by ... more

Training for Iraq

See an audio slide show of the North Carolina Army National Guard's 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team training before deployment to Iraq. Photos and ... more

March 18, 2009: N.C. Guard prepares to deploy

Seven AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters from the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 130th Aviation Regiment of the North Carolina Army National ... more

Obama sets date for Iraq troop pullout

See video of President Barack Obama speaking to Marines at Camp Lejune, N.C. where he set a date for a troop pullout from Iraq. Video by staff ... more

A home for the holidays

Triple amputee Joey Bozik and his wife Jayme settle into their new custom-built, donated home in Fuquay-Varina.

The Promise: a soldier's life remembered.

The life of North Carolina National guardsman Spc. Daniel Desens, Jr. is remembered by friends and family three years after he was killed in Iraq. ... more

The Promise

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