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13 Leadership Lessons From Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans
Inc Startups
APRIL 11, 2016
From the battlefield to the boardroom, these tips are vitally important for success
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Roya Mahboob: Bringing Freedom to Afghanistan's Entrepreneurs
Inc Startups
NOVEMBER 27, 2013
The digital age is bringing creative empowerment and financial independence to women and youth in Afghanistan, priming them to become the nation''s future entrepreneurs.
Funeral procession travels through Wilkes, Ashe counties for NC soldier killed in Afghanistan
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
JUNE 21, 2017
A funeral procession was held Wednesday in Wilkes County for a North Carolina soldier who was killed earlier this month in eastern Afghanistan
These Veterans Fought al Qaeda. Now They've Started 162,000 New Businesses
Inc Startups
OCTOBER 3, 2016
wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are taking on the daunting, exhilarating challenges of entrepreneurship. Fifteen years after 9/11, some 162,000 veterans of the U.S. These are their stories
5 Extraordinary Veteran Entrepreneurs to Celebrate This Memorial Day
Inc Startups
MAY 22, 2015
After fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq, these entrepreneurs have taken on the challenge of building new businesses
Paratrooper from NC among 2 killed in Afghanistan, officials say
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
AUGUST 3, 2017
FORT BRAGG — Army officials say a North Carolina man was one of two soldiers killed in Afghanistan when a car bomb hit their convoy
Bodies of 2 paratroopers killed in Afghanistan return to US
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
AUGUST 6, 2017
AP) — The bodies of two soldiers killed by a car bomb in Afghanistan have been returned as supporters raised tens of thousands of dollars for their families FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP)
NC soldier among 3 killed in Afghanistan, deaths under investigation
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
JUNE 13, 2017
Houck was a dedicated soldier, a proud father of two and was several months into his first overseas deployment when he was killed in Afghanistan with two fellow soldiers, his father says FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Eric M.
Funerals set for airborne soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
JUNE 17, 2017
soldiers from Fort Campbell who were killed in Afghanistan NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) AP) — Funeral services have been set for three U.S.
How a 4-star general overcomes his biggest fear
Inc Startups
JUNE 24, 2015
"There were moments in Afghanistan when the idea that you could just blow it was pretty significant." - Gen. Stanley McChrystal
Flags to be lowered for NC soldier killed in Afghanistan
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
JUNE 21, 2017
flags at state facilities be lowered to half-staff in remembrance of a North Carolina soldier killed in Afghanistan RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) AP) — Gov. Roy Cooper has ordered that all U.S.
3 Fort Campbell soldiers killed in gunfire in Afghanistan
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
JUNE 12, 2017
soldiers who were fatally shot in Afghanistan were part of the 101st Airborne Division based at Fort Campbell, a sprawling Army post on the Kentucky-Tennessee line FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) AP) — The Defense Department says three U.S.
US military: Ohio soldier killed in raid in Afghanistan
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
APRIL 28, 2017
military says a 23-year-old soldier from Ohio was among two Army Rangers killed in a raid in Afghanistan who may have died as the result of friendly fire CLEVELAND (AP) — The U.S.
How an Afghani Prayer Rite Became One Entrepreneur's Aha! Moment
Inc Startups
OCTOBER 31, 2016
Matthew Griffin saw the power of business in action while working in Afghanistan. Here's how he's keeping up the effort--even after the war ends
Colorado-based soldiers killed in Afghanistan, Pentagon says
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
NOVEMBER 4, 2016
AP) — The Defense Department has identified two soldiers killed in Afghanistan as members of the 10th Special Forces Group at Fort Carson, Colorado FORT CARSON, Colo. (AP)
Soldier from N.C. dies in Afghanistan
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
RALEIGH — A soldier from North Carolina has died in Afghanistan
Fort Bragg soldier dies in Afghanistan
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
AUGUST 21, 2014
FORT BRAGG — A Fort Bragg paratrooper has been killed in action in Afghanistan
Fort Bragg solider dies in Afghanistan
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
AUGUST 4, 2014
FORT BRAGG — Military officials say a soldier based at Fort Bragg has been killed in Afghanistan
100 soldiers return to Fort Bragg from Afghanistan
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
OCTOBER 14, 2015
FORT BRAGG — About 100 soldiers have returned to Fort Bragg after nearly nine months in Afghanistan
American killed in Afghanistan guesthouse attack identified
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
MAY 15, 2015
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The American killed in this week's Taliban attack in Kabul has been identified as development expert Paula Kantor, from North Carolina
Soldier from Maryland killed in Afghanistan
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
NOVEMBER 26, 2014
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Pentagon says a soldier from Wicomico County is one of two who were killed in Afghanistan
Fort Bragg soldier dies in Afghanistan
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
AUGUST 13, 2014
FORT BRAGG — The Department of Defense says a soldier based at Fort Bragg has died in Afghanistan
Hacking for Defense Goes National
Steve Blank
JANUARY 17, 2017
Our goal was to scale Hacking for Defense classes across the US – giving students the opportunity to perform national service by solving real defense/diplomacy problems using Lean Methods.
100 soldiers return to Fort Bragg from Afghanistan
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
OCTOBER 14, 2015
AP) — About 100 soldiers have returned to Fort Bragg after nearly nine months in Afghanistan FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP)
Solider from Michigan killed in Afghanistan
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
NOVEMBER 15, 2014
Army soldier from Michigan has been killed in Afghanistan BAY CITY, Mich. (AP) AP) — The Department of Defense has announced that a U.S.
After Afghanistan trip, Tillis worried about withdrawal
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
APRIL 3, 2015
Thom Tillis says his visit to Afghanistan makes clear to him the U.S. RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) AP) — North Carolina Sen. military must keep a presence beyond President Barack Obama''s projected troop withdrawal
Fort Bragg-based soldier from Florida dies in Afghanistan
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
MAY 26, 2015
AP) — A Fort Bragg-based Special Forces soldier from Florida has died in Afghanistan FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP)
Remains of Green Beret return from Afghanistan
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
NOVEMBER 24, 2014
AP) — People have lined the streets of Bay City for the return of the remains of a 31-year-old Green Beret who was killed in combat in Afghanistan BAY CITY, Mich. (AP)
NC Marines, sailors to deploy to Afghanistan
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
JULY 10, 2013
CAMP LEJEUNE — Some 1,000 Marines and sailors are leaving Camp Lejeune for a six-month deployment in Afghanistan
3 men shot in Afghanistan worked for North Carolina firm
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
JANUARY 31, 2015
AP) — A North Carolina-based firm says it employed the three military contractors who were shot to death earlier this week in Afghanistan FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP)
Green Beret from Bay City killed in Afghanistan
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
NOVEMBER 16, 2014
AP) — A 31-year-old Green Beret from Bay City who served two tours of duty in Iraq has been killed in fighting in Afghanistan BAY CITY, Mich. (AP)
3 men shot in Afghanistan worked for North Carolina firm
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
JANUARY 31, 2015
AP) — A North Carolina-based firm employed three Defense Department contractors who were shot to death earlier this week in Afghanistan, according to a company news release FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP)
Hacking for Defense Goes National
Steve Blank
JANUARY 17, 2017
Our goal was to scale Hacking for Defense classes across the US – giving students the opportunity to perform national service by solving real defense/diplomacy problems using Lean Methods.
Tacit Liberal Support of Afghanistan War
Ben Casnocha: The Blog
JULY 12, 2010
If John McCain were president making the same decisions as Barack Obama on the war in Afghanistan -- sending 30,000 more troops, backpedaling on withdrawal dates -- my liberal friends would be in the streets protesting. I am not qualified to analyze Afghanistan in a serious way. If you read about the history of Afghanistan, perhaps this shouldn't be a surprise.
Home from Afghanistan, Bragg soldiers get Thanksgiving meal
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
NOVEMBER 27, 2015
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) AP) — The soldiers of the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade were able to eat Thanksgiving dinner at Fort Bragg
The monkey on our back
deal architect
MARCH 2, 2012
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently wrote in Foreign Policy magazine “As the war in Iraq winds down and America begins to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan, the United States stands at a pivot point. Over the last 10
Hacking For Defense In Silicon Valley
Steve Blank
MARCH 31, 2015
Iraq, Afghanistan and the Army’s Rapid Equipping Force (REF). In Afghanistan in 2002 U.S. Lead, follow or get the heck out of the way. In peacetime the U.S. military is an immovable and inflexible bureaucracy. In wartime it can adapt and adopt organizational change with startling speed.
Free Webinar: Why Your Business (and Personal) Credit Matters
Up and Running
JULY 10, 2015
A former naval intelligence officer in the reserves, Tim was recalled to active duty and deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan in 2009 where he served as the lead economic development officer in NATO’s Regional Command-South.
Marine who urinated on corpses in Afghanistan dies
Winston-Salem Journal State/Region News
AUGUST 15, 2014
RALEIGH — A decorated retired Marine whose career as a sniper was derailed by a video that showed him urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters has died, his attorney said Friday
General Stanley McChrystal: Centralized Management Is Not Fast Enough
Inc Startups
MAY 21, 2015
Retired General Stanley McCrystal, who led coalition forces in Afghanistan, says to beat your competitors, all the pieces or your business need to be nimble and have decision-making ability
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