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  • AARP honors Native elders 25 Nov 2009 04:30 GMT
    ... COURTESY OKLAHOMA AARP Authors, teachers, chiefs and veterans among honorees OKLAHOMA CITY – American Indians ... full blood, Mr. Coon enlisted in the Army during World War II where his unit ... Orphan, spent over 37 years in the military and 27 years, as a civil servant ...

  • It´s Official: Afghanistan Is Now Obama´s Baby 25 Nov 2009 03:56 GMT
    ... American public has overwhelmingly soured on the war, and the majority of his base, liberal ... In his August 2009 speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars at their convention, Obama ... could be cleared of the Taliban by military action alone, that would hardly end the ...

  • Key coordinator of detainee policy quits 25 Nov 2009 03:50 GMT
    ... to remake detention policy and close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay has resigned. Phillip ... officials said. Carter, a lawyer and Iraq war veteran, was responsible for coordinating global policy on ...

  • Witnesses say reservist was a Fort Hood hero 25 Nov 2009 03:34 GMT
    ... Texas new details are emerging about an Army Reserve captain who died trying to fight ... or were victims of abuse. A Navy veteran who later served 15 years with the ... he had been eager to re-join the military after Sept. 11, 2001. Aware that the ...

  • The Way We Get By 25 Nov 2009 03:16 GMT
    ... Bill Knight, right, talking with a female soldier at the airport. (Photos/Sean Carnell, courtesy of ... mostly retired men and women and sometimes veterans, first gathered in 2003 for the arrival ... heroes." Knight, who himself served in the army and navy for 32 years, says he ...

  • Memorial for veterans pushed 25 Nov 2009 03:14 GMT
    ... those who have served in the nation’s military from World War II through current conflicts ... in town to commemorate the service of veterans, and it should be visible,” said Merritt, ... with Gen. George Patton’s (no relation) Third Army in France, Germany and Austria. “Several other ...

  • Good news for some contract employees 25 Nov 2009 03:13 GMT
    ... the rebuilding of infrastructure in Iraq and Afghanistan. Many contractor employees assume incorrectly that they ... color, religion, sex, national origin, disability and veterans protection. This office can investigate and sometimes ... been signed. Greg Rinckey, a former military and federal attorney, is managing partner of ...

  • Plans for new Walter Reed fall short, advisory panel says 25 Nov 2009 03:13 GMT
    ... hospital Congress approved to replace Walter Reed Army Medical Center, a watchdog panel's review of ... services. Ken Kizer, subcommittee chairman and former Veterans Affairs Department undersecretary for health, said the ... said the project which includes multiple military branches and agencies at local, state and ...

  • South Carolina lawmakers consider resolution on impeaching Sanford 25 Nov 2009 03:13 GMT
    ... with Delleney's interpretation of Sanford as a soldier absent without leave. ''The governor is a ... ''The governor is a civilian so this military language about 'dereliction of duty' and 'AWOL' ... with whom he commands,'' said Smith, a veteran of the Afghanistan war. Also at issue ...

  • House lawmakers seek statements from Sanford's staff 25 Nov 2009 02:51 GMT
    ... with Delleney's interpretation of Sanford as a soldier absent without leave. "The governor is a civilian so this military language about 'dereliction of duty' and 'AWOL'" ... with whom he commands," said Smith, a veteran of the Afghanistan war. Also at issue ...

  • Key official involved in Guantanamo closure plan resigns 25 Nov 2009 02:31 GMT
    ... to remake detention policy and close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay has resigned. Phillip ... officials said. Carter, a lawyer and Iraq veteran, was responsible for coordinating global policy on ... of prolonged detention under the laws of war. Carter worked on a Justice Department-led task ...

  • Military families cherish holidays before deployment 25 Nov 2009 02:31 GMT
    ... often in a bittersweet fashion, for local military families, including those with loved ones preparing ... An estimated 200 members of two local Army National Guard companies are spending Thanksgiving with ... every second with their families. Preparation by veterans groups and other organizations for a Dec. ...

  • To pay for war, some Democrats seek surtax on the wealthy 25 Nov 2009 02:14 GMT
    ... ground commander says at least 40,000 additional military personnel are necessary for success. About 68,000 ... as $1 million a year for each soldier sent into Afghanistan--on top of the $227 ... year's war costs. The bill would exempt veterans of combat since Sept. 11, 2001, their ...

  • Change in Copyright Law: A Possible Solution to News Content Crisis? 25 Nov 2009 01:54 GMT
    ... anymore.” Byrne, who is a Marine Corps veteran, joked that “Sometimes I feel like it ... would be easier to put on an army uniform and go fight in Afghanistan or Iraq than it would be to ...

  • Memorial honors fallen Currahees 25 Nov 2009 01:37 GMT
    ... to all Currahees,” said Gary Gilliam, a veteran of Vietnam who served with 2nd Battalion, 506th ... band of brothers, not just from World War II, but all the way to the ... seven stones have one of the seven Army Values engraved into the parachute’s stone base. “This ...


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