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$This April 28, 2014 photo shows Marine Maj. Matthew Kutilek in Jacksonville, N.C. After being shot by a sniper in Afghanistan in 2010, Kutilek had no idea the bullet that severed two of the three arteries in his right leg and left him with an open compound fracture of his tibia would lead him three years later to sit on a bicycle seat “the size of a piece of a pie” and ride 6,300 miles. Kutilek said he should have died and “certainly” should have lost his leg. But he didn’t. He not only survived but later this month the 34-year-old, 5-foot-10, 165-pound infantry officer stationed at Camp Lejeune will take part in the brutal Dirty Kanza, a 200-mile bicycling endurance race in Emporia, Kan. (AP Photo/The Jacksonville Daily News, John Althouse)$

Marine overcomes sniper’s bullet to bike in race

By RICK SCOPPE - Associated Press

Jacob Hutchinson, who had both legs and an arm injured while serving in the Iowa National Guard in Afghanistan, stands in the living room of his new home Nov. 28, 2012 in Bloomington, Ind. Hutchinson wore the physical wounds of war. Jagged scars from an improvised explosive device that nearly tore off his lower legs. Precision-cut lines from more than 20 surgeries to repair the damage. But it was the emotional toll from serving as a combat medic in Afghanistan that likely caused the 24-year-old National Guard veteran and Purple Heart recipient to kill himself on April 22 inside the Bloomington house a military organization had donated to him. (AP Photo/Bloomington Herald-Times, Jeremy Hogan)

Veteran’s suicide reveals toll of hidden scars

By LAURA LANE - Associated Press

A Pakistani police commando stands guard near the scene where NATO trucks were attacked in the Pakistani tribal area of Jamrud near Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, May, 5, 2014. A local Pakistani government official says militants have attacked a NATO supply convoy en route to Afghanistan, killing two drivers. (AP Photo/ Mohammad Sajjad)

Attacks kill 10 Pakistani troops; missile tested

By RIAZ KHAN - Associated Press

Mudslide fire department aids Afghanistan victims

Associated Press

An American national, center, reportedly working for the FBI, leaves a police station in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, May 8, 2014. Pakistan released an FBI agent on bail Thursday after three days in custody, officials said, a move that is likely to prevent the situation from escalating into a diplomatic spat. The American man was detained after airport authorities found him carrying ammunition and three knives Monday as he was about to board a flight for the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.(AP Photo/Mohammad Khalil)

Pakistan frees FBI agent on bail

By ADIL JAWAD and KIM GAMEL - Associated Press

In this April 30, 2014 photo, an army truck fitted with the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System fires a rocket in a field at Yakima Training Center during a training exercise. Army artillerymen training in the high desert of Central Washington this week can tell you they're getting ready for a nine-month deployment to the Middle East. They're just not free to tell you exactly where they're heading — except that it won't be the familiar combat zones of the last decade. (AP Photo/The News Tribune, Thomas Soerenes)

Lewis-McChord soldiers training at Yakima center

By ADAM ASHTON - Associated Press

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 2,179

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this Oct. 17, 2009, file photo, Army wide receiver Ali Villanueva, right, intercepts a pass intended for Temple wide receiver Anthony Parker-Boyd, left, during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Eagles have signed former Army ranger Alejandro Villanueva to a rookie free agent contract. The 6-foot-9, 277-pound defensive lineman spent the last four years as an active member of the U.S. Army. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek, File)

Philadelphia Eagles sign decorated Army captain to first defensive roster

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaking on Capitol Hill in Washington. Boehner says he'll establish select House committee to investigate Benghazi attack. (AP Photo, File)

Boehner warns not to quit too early in Afghanistan

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

House GOP budget spares weapons, military benefits

By DONNA CASSATA - Associated Press

Mass. man enjoys baseball in NH after Afghanistan

By CARMINE FRONGILLO - Associated Press

New England editorial roundup

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

James B. Comey was confirmed by the Senate to become FBI director Monday via a 93-1 vote, with Sen. Rand Paul the only dissenter. Mr. Comey, who served as deputy attorney general under President George W. Bush, succeeds Robert S. Mueller III. "James Comey has big shoes to fill," said Sen. Patrick J. Leahy. (Associated Press)

FBI expects ‘diaspora’ of jihadists out of Syria

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

Marine jailed for driving into Mexico with guns

By JULIE WATSON - Associated Press

Afghan businessman Fahim Hashimy poses for a portrait at a hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, May 1, 2014. The Afghanistan Olympic Committee has elected entrepreneur Hashimy as president in a move it describes as its first step as a democratic, independent body. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

Afghanistan Olympic Committee elects president

Associated Press

Rep. Duncan Hunter, California Republican, has said the Army is trying to protect its own system, on which it has spent a decade developing at a long-term cost of $28 billion. (associated press)

Problems with Army’s battlefield intel system unresolved after two years

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

NY Army National Guard unit heads to Afghanistan

Associated Press

Afghan National Army (ANA) helicopters deploy soldiers during a military exercise on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, April 30, 2014. The Afghan National Security Forces depend exclusively on billions of dollars in funding from the United States and its allies, money that is now at risk after President Hamid Karzai's refusal to sign a security agreement to keep a small U.S. force of trainers in the country after the NATO-led coalition ends its mission and withdraws at the end of the year. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

US gen: Corruption is top threat in Afghanistan

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

2 soldiers from Ft. Drum killed in Afghanistan

Associated Press

An Afghan farmer works on a poppy field in the Khogyani district of Jalalabad, east of Kabul. Last May's harvest produced a staggering 6,000 tons of opium, 49 percent higher than the previous year and more than the combined output of the rest of the world, according to a report issued Wednesday. (Associated Press)

U.S. drug fighters see Afghan opium skyrocketing as troops pack up

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times