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Utica, NY (WIBX) - American troops stationed in Western Afghanistan got a little taste of home, by running their version of the Boilermaker.

Utica, NY (WIBX) - It was a special unveiling of the t-shirts and banner, heading to Afghanistan for the 5th "Boilermaker Shadow Run" that brought people together in front of the National Distance Running Hall of Fame.

Marcy, NY (WIBX) - With just a little more than a month to go before the 35th Running of the Boilermaker, WIBX listeners chimed in with 100% support for the event.

Syracuse, NY (WIBX) - More than a dozen Army National Guard Soldiers based in Syracuse are on their way to Afghanistan today.

Utica, NY (WIBX) - Governor Andrew Cuomo is directing that flags on state government buildings be flown at half-staff today, in honor of the Army medic who died last week while video chatting with his wife.

In one of the most poignant ways of honoring a fallen comrade we’ve ever seen, former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell recently went to a Newtown, CT, pub and offered to pay the owner enough money to buy a random person a pint of Guinness every hour for the entire day.

The tragic shooting of 16 Afghan civilians by an American soldier has put the spotlight back on the United State’s military campaign in the Central Asian country, which has been going on for more than 10 years. According to a new ABC News-Washington Post of 1,003 adults, 60 percent think the Afghan war is no longer worth the costs, whereas 35 percent think it is still worth fighting.

August was officially the deadliest month for US troops fighting in the nearly decade-long war in Afghanistan.