http://kcur.org en http://kcur.org/post/afghan-war-claims-northland-soldier <p>Kansas City, MO – A second Kansas City area soldier has died this week of wounds suffered in Afghanistan. 32-year-old Staff Sergeant Shaun Mittler was born in North Kansas City and raised in Gladstone, according to the Defense Department.</p> Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:02:40 +0000 Dan Verbeck 6844 at http://kcur.org Afghan War Claims Northland Soldier http://kcur.org/post/afghan-war-bomb-technician-killed <p class="legacy-audio-url"> <div class="audio-container"> <div id="jp-interface-519df5f4a84ca" class="jp-interface"> <div id="post-audio-519df5f4a84ca" class="jp-player" jp-instance="519df5f4a84ca"></div> <div class="jp-controls column"> <div class="jp-progress"> <div class="jp-seek-bar"> <div class="jp-play-bar"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="playpause column"> <a href="http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-912655.mp3" class="jp-play">Listen</a> <a class="jp-pause"></a> </div> <div class="jp-time-holder column"> <div class="jp-custom-current-time"></div> <div class="jp-custom-duration"></div> </div> <div id="slider"></div> </div> </div><!-- container --> </p> <p>Kansas City, MO – A Kansas City Missouri Army National Guard Soldier has been killed in Afghanistan doing one of the more dangerous combat jobs. Robert W. Crow was 42 years old and a sergeant.</p> Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:32:34 +0000 Dan Verbeck 6825 at http://kcur.org Afghan War Bomb Technician Is Killed http://kcur.org/post/ex-gi-walks-america-military-families <p class="legacy-audio-url"> <div class="audio-container"> <div id="jp-interface-519e3525f0dba" class="jp-interface"> <div id="post-audio-519e3525f0dba" class="jp-player" jp-instance="519e3525f0dba"></div> <div class="jp-controls column"> <div class="jp-progress"> <div class="jp-seek-bar"> <div class="jp-play-bar"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="playpause column"> <a href="http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-909414.mp3" class="jp-play">Listen</a> <a class="jp-pause"></a> </div> <div class="jp-time-holder column"> <div class="jp-custom-current-time"></div> <div class="jp-custom-duration"></div> </div> <div id="slider"></div> </div> </div><!-- container --> </p> <p>Kansas City, MO – There's no accurate count of the number of people who have walked across America. Some have done it with little fanfare, others with no recognition at all. A former U. S. Army soldier strode into Kansas City yesterday with a self imposed mission driving him, and a long way toward reaching this goal. KCUR's Dan Verbeck has the story.</p> Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:51:32 +0000 Dan Verbeck 6758 at http://kcur.org Ex-GI Walks America For Military Families