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** FILE ** Then-Army Pfc. Bradley Manning poses wearing a wig and lipstick in an undated photo. Manning emailed his military therapist the photo with a letter titled, "My problem," in which he described his issues with gender identity and his hope that a military career would "get rid of it." (AP Photo/U.S. Army)

DONNELLY: Manning and Hasan: The price of PC in the military

By Elaine Donnelly

**FILE** This undated photo shows Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage. (Associated Press/Bell County Sheriff's Department via The Temple Daily Telegram)

No closing argument from Fort Hood rampage suspect

Associated Press

**FILE** In this courtroom sketch, Staff Sgt. Robert Bales (left) appears before Judge Col. Jeffery Nance in a courtroom at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., on Aug. 20, 2013, during a sentencing hearing in the slayings of 16 civilians killed during pre-dawn raids on two villages on March 11, 2012. (Associated Press)

Staff Sgt. Bales apologizes for Afghan massacre

By Gene Johnson - Associated Press

** FILE ** Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is escorted into a courthouse at Fort Meade, Md., before a pretrial military hearing on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Bradley Manning will serve time as a man, Army says

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

A U.S. soldier talks on the phone as Afghan children wait to receive Afghan National Army's humanitarian aid in the Andar district of Ghazni province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan on June 22, 2007. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Smartphones for soldiers reach Afghan front line

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is escorted out of a courthouse at Fort Meade, Md., on Tuesday, July 30, 2013, after receiving a verdict in his court-martial. Manning was acquitted of aiding the enemy — the most serious charge he faced — but was convicted of espionage, theft and other charges, more than three years after he spilled secrets to WikiLeaks. (Associated Press)

Bradley Manning’s sentencing in WikiLeaks case sparks debate

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

Pvt. Bradley Manning

Bradley Manning’s files are filled with fits and odd behavior

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

**FILE** In this photo provided by the Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System, Sgt. Robert Bales takes part in exercises at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif., on Aug. 23, 2011. (Associated Press/DVIDS, Spc. Ryan Hallock)

Army: Soldier, wife laughed about killing charges

By Gene Johnson - Associated Press

Friends and relatives of Ammar Badie, 38, killed Friday by Egyptian security forces during clashes in Ramses Square, and also son of Muslim Brotherhood's spiritual leader Mohammed Badie, carry his coffin during his funeral in al-Hamed mosque in Cairo's Katameya district on Aug. 18, 2013. Egypt increased security at the Supreme Constitutional Court building ahead of planned mass rallies by supporters of the country's ousted President Mohammed Morsi. (Associated Press)

Egypt army chief: New clashes won’t be tolerated

By Maggie Michael - Associated Press

Friends and relatives of Ammar Badie, 38 and son of Muslim Brotherhood's spiritual leader Mohammed Badie, killed Friday by Egyptian security forces during clashes in Ramses Square, carry his coffin during his funeral in al-Hamed mosque in Cairo on Sunday. Egypt increased security at the Supreme Constitutional Court building ahead of planned mass rallies by supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi. (Associated Press)

Egypt’s military takes control over Muslim Brotherhood, supporters

By Daria Solovieva - Special to The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Some standards do potential disservice

The Washington Times

A supporter of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi shouts during clashes with Egyptian security forces in Cairo's Nasr City district, Egypt, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013. Egyptian police in riot gear swept in with armored vehicles and bulldozers Wednesday to clear two sprawling encampments of supporters of the country's ousted Islamist president in Cairo, showering protesters with tear gas as the sound of gunfire rang out. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

Overthrow, crackdown may push Muslim Brotherhood back to extremism in Egypt

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Inside the Ring: Army officer calls for purge

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

SAUNDERS: The foolish cruelty of the Fort Hood court-martial

By Debra Saunders

General Andre Cox speaks Aug. 3 in London shortly after being elected as the Salvation Army's new international leader. (salvationarmy.org)

New Salvation Army world leader wants spiritual focus

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

Staff Sgt. Joy Clark of the 467th Combat Stress Control Detachment takes a moment to run her fingers over the engravings of the names of her fellow soldiers at a ceremony commemorating the one-year anniversary of the worst mass shooting on a U.S. military base, in Fort Hood, Texas, on Nov. 5, 2010. Maj. Nidal Hasan is charged in the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood that left 13 dead and more than 30 others wounded. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Fort Hood trial set to open after lengthy delays

By Nomaan Merchant - Associated Press

** FILE ** Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on July 31, 2013. (Associated Press)

Hagel: Smaller budget means smaller military

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Gen. Raymond Odierno, Army chief of staff, speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on Jan. 27, 2012, to discuss cuts to the Army. (Associated Press)

Today’s youth not ready for today’s Army: Gen. Odierno

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

** FILE ** U.S. soldiers pray before eating a Thanksgiving meal at a dining hall at the U.S.-led coalition base in Kabul, Afghanistan (Associated Press)

CHUMLEY: Military under attack: Fight to show faith impacting ‘readiness’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times