Gay-Themed Magazine for US Army and Air bases

WASHINGTON: For the First time US officials have approved the distribution of a gay-themed magazine at Army and Air Force bases, coinciding with the end of a ban on openly gay troops. 

OutServe Magazine, which caters to gay members of the armed forces, said it would deliver a special “repeal issue” on September 20, the day the prohibition against openly gay US service members is due to officially end. 

August the Deadliest Month Ever In Afghan war

Washington : The month of August has claimed the lives of 66 U.S. service members in Afghanistan. According to The Associated Press that makes August the deadliest month in the nearly 10-year-old war. The previous record was in July 2010, when 65 service members were killed.

August's number includes the 30 American troops killed on Aug. 6, when insurgents shot down a Chinook helicopter.