Coalition forces launched precision airstrikes overnight, June 29, against senior Haqqani commanders and command posts in the remote mountains of western Khost province.
Here is the world pandemic flu report for today. It consists of the WHO report dated June 29, 2009 plus the latest reports from Australia, Canada and the United States and other countries marked in this color. The totals are those posted at those sites at the time this report was produced. Those sites will change as they receive new data. We will post a new report as we are able.
Pandemic Swine Flu – H1N1 in the United States June 29 2009
Jun 29th, 2009
The Centers for Disease Control have reduced their reporting of pandemic swine flu / novel H1N1 cases to once a week, on Friday. We will attempt to keep our readers updated during the week by posting data from various state sites.
“Their anthem is relatively new,” Bushera said. “Many of them don’t even know it. I felt it was extremely important for the Iraqi people to hear their anthem and have pride in it. This was a good way for them to have pride in their freedom.”
“It builds nationalism,” Skaar added. “You can see the emotion on their faces when they hear the song. When we did it at the Romanian ceremony at Adder, some of them actually broke into applause when it was finished!”
Nearing the end of the meeting, a young Soldier stood up and asked them, with everything they’ve experienced, if they would be willing to return for another tour in Afghanistan or Iraq.
Every one of the Soldiers nodded.
“Sure, we’d go back,” one of them said. “We’re here with you right now, aren’t we?”
New York State Pandemic Swine Flu – H1N1 Cases for 6-26-2009
Jun 28th, 2009
Here is the latest information about the number of cases of pandemic swine flu in New York State. Included is a map of New York with the number of cases in each county. Also included is a table ranking the top counties in New York State by their pandemic swine flu case counts.
Here are the top five cities or metro areas in the United States for confirmed pandemic flu. Here is a selection of various cities and metro areas in the united States with their pandemic swine flu case counts.
The local United Service Organizations (USO) office and the Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) coordinator for 34th Red Bull Infantry Division are teaming up to create an oasis in the middle of the Basrah desert for servicemembers and civilians to escape the pressure of operations.
Sarah McConnell, USO director here, said the center, housed in a former dining hall, already has undergone a “soft opening,” meaning there are some services already available.
“We have 13 Internet stations set up already, along with 18 phone lines for people to call home,” McConnell said. “Both services are free of charge to anyone who uses them.
“We wanted to get something started for the troops here right away,” she continued. “We’re not fully functional yet, but we got the computers and phones set up so we could at least offer some services.”
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