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Share This: Photos of Takuba Special Operations Task Force, and troops killed in IED explosion: French Ministry of Defense Three French soldiers were killed after their armored vehicle hit an IED during counterterrorist operations in the Hombori area of Mali’s central Mopti province. The soldiers on a convoy escort mission between the towns of Hombori and Gossi, near the border with Niger and Burkina Faso, when their vehicle was struck by the explosive device. They were participating in Opera...

Who was there, but the wait staff actually agreeing to do that? >> sometimes you have to speak up for changes. >> reporter: outrage after racist treatment during a trip out to eat. ron mott, nbc news, chicago. all right. now to our nbc news exclusive. inside syria with the u.s. troops on a new mission, protecting the countrys oil fields nbcs courtney kube with a rare access inside the u.s. base. >> reporter: were inside syria with u.s. troops who have been moving into a remote base, including ...

While serving as a weapons sergeant, special operations task force 33. in support of operation enduring freedom. sergeant williams actions are keeping with the finest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, special operations command central and the united states army. [applause]

Stephen paddock did what he did, taking so many weapons up to his room on the 30 second-floor of the hotel and then raining bullets down on those innocent concertgoers. but vegas wants to move on too, shannon. for that reason, the post shooting hashtag has also been changed. it was a #ofvegasstrong. it is now #vegasstronger. >> shannon: thank you very much. tonights midnight hero is a true hero. a former staff sergeant receives the medal of honor at a white house ceremony. part of a special oper...

The horrors of october 1st there are no answers as to why. stephen paddock did what he did taking so many weapons to the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay hotel and raining bullets down, vegas wants to move on too, and the shooting hashtag has been changed. it was vegas strong, now it is vegas stronger. shannon: the midnight hero is a true american hero by any definition, ron received a medal of honor at a white house ceremony. the army medic is part of a special operations task force in 2008 in af...

Finally tonight here, america strong. the young husband and father and hero on the battlefield. tonight, army medic ronald j. shurer ii recognized with the nations highest military award, the medal of honor. 9/11 inspired staff sergeant shurer to join the army. a green beret, two deployments to afghanistan. he is third from the left there with fellow members of operational detachment alpha 3336, a special operations task force. on april 6th, 2008, shurer and his fellow soldiers were ambushed by ...

Absolute hero he was born in alaska december 7th, 1978 ironically the anniversary of the attack on pearl harr lore. he grew up the son of an airmen living in illinois and idaho. obviously from an extraordinary beginning became an extraordinary individual. one clearly committed to service. let me share just a bit of his back story. he said i enlisted in the fall of 2002. i was in graduate school at the time getting a degree in academic economics. after 9/11, ugly stories, coming back from oversea...

Congress the medal of honor to staff sergeant ronald j. shurer, ii, united states army, for c conspicuous gallantry at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. staff sergeant ronald j. shurer distinguished himself by gallantry above and beyond the call of duty on april 6th, 2008, while serving as a senior medical sergeant, special forces operational detachment alpha 3336, special operations task force, 33, in support of operation enduring freedom. staff sergeant shurer was part of...

Congress the medal of honor to staff sergeant ronald j.shurer. above and beyond the call of duty. staff sergeant ronald j.shurer exdistinguished himself above and beyond the call of duty on april 6th, 2008, while serving as a senior medical sergeant special forces operational detachment alpha 3336, special operations task force, 33 in support of operation enduring freedom. staff sergeant shurer was part of an assault element in afghanistan. as he moved up a near vertical mountain towards its obj...

A u.s. special operations task force will also remain. in terms of how much it has wound down only five air strikes last week compared to 21 in syria. in december -- he is facing parliamentary elections later this month including against some iranian-backed candidates. >> sandra: what does the future look like for u.s. troops in neighboring syria. >> in an interview with reporters yesterday defense secretary mattis doesnt want to see all 2,000 troops pulled out of syria before the diplomats have...