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Wednesday, February 27, 2013  A bill meant to extend South Carolina's public recognition of fallen military service members is going to the Senate floor.

Wednesday, July 04, 2012  The Lexington Veteran of Foreign Wars Post 8738 is hosting a barbeque lunch Wednesday to raise money for the families of fallen South Carolina Army Guardsmen 1st Lt. Ryan Rawl and Sgt. John Meador.

Friday, June 29, 2012  The Richland County Sheriff's Department invites the public to wave American flags along a procession route for 1st Lt. Ryan Rawl Saturday in Lexington.

Friday, June 22, 2012  Three South Carolina Army National Guard soldiers killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan are expected to return home next week.

Friday, June 22, 2012  Three South Carolina Army National Guard soldiers were killed in Afghanistan Wednesday when their patrol was attacked by a suicide bomber.

Monday, January 24, 2011  Updated with new story, video, related links and photos.  A suicide bomber walked into Moscow's busiest airport and set off a huge explosion Monday, killing at least 31 people and wounding nearly 170.

Monday, December 27, 2010  A leader of Somalia's Islamist insurgency threatened to attack America during a speech broadcast Monday.

Saturday, December 25, 2010  Female suicide bomber kills 45 people, wounds 100 near food center in NW Pakistan

Monday, December 06, 2010  Suicide bombers kill 40 people in government compound in northwest Pakistan

Friday, July 09, 2010  A government official says a suicide bomber on a motorcycle has killed at least 48 people in a tribal region where Pakistan's army has fought the Taliban. Dozens more were wounded.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010  Insurgents launched a brazen pre-dawn assault Wednesday against the giant U.S.-run Bagram Air Field, killing an American contractor and wounding nine troops in the second Taliban strike at NATO forces in and around the capital in as many days.

Monday, May 10, 2010  A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a textile factory Monday in a crowd that gathered after two car bombings at the same spot in the worst of a series of attacks that killed at least 84 people across Iraq, the deadliest day this year.

Tuesday, January 05, 2010  AP sources: Bomber who killed 8 was invited to CIA base claiming he had info on top terrorist

Friday, October 16, 2009  Suicide bomber fires on worshippers, blows himself up in mosque in northern Iraq, killing 12

Friday, October 09, 2009  Pakistan says it will launch risky offensive against militants after 49 killed in market bomb