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EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDSChairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen.During a visit to Trenton in August, the nation’s top military officer turned to his hosts in the New Jersey National Guard, noting the success of their efforts to monitor...
November 22, 2009: Another sign that the things are settling down in the U.S. Army. This comes in the form of the return of a pre-September 11, 2001 personnel policy, letting troops out early.
This Veterans Day, the members of American Legion Swift Murphy Post #32 celebrated the renovations to the building that houses the post.
The Delaware National Guard is providing support to civilian emergency relief agencies in Kent and Sussex counties.
A send-off ceremony is being held in Grand Forks for about 75 North Dakota National Guard soldiers heading overseas.
The American Legion is renewing its fundraising efforts for the holiday season to purchase comfort items for troops recovering in U.S. military hospitals and warrior transition units around the world through its Operation Comfort Warriors campaign.
Mexican authorities arrested two suspects in the slaying of a U.S. Air Force staff sergeant earlier this month in a Juárez strip club.
CALDWELL – James Caldwell Auxiliary Unit 185 of the American Legion will meet at 7 p.m. today, Thursday, Nov. 19, in the Post Home, 303 Bloomfield Ave.
LONG HILL TWP. – Retiring Post Commander Richard Q. Hofacker Jr. read the presidential proclamation from President Barack Obama recognizing all veterans and gave his own remarks at the Long Hill Veterans Day Ceremony Wednesday, Nov. 11, at the American Legion Post 484, Union Street, Stirling.
Sgt. George Kovacs was deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom in January 2008. He served for the Michigan Army National Guard in Iraq for 12 months. He worked as a recovery specialist in Iraq for one year, He has also spent time in Kuwait and Latvia as a soldier for the Michigan Army National Guard.
International political and military officials agreed no exit strategy should be set for troops in Afghanistan, while the United States urged Iran to engage the West at a new security forum that wrapped up Sunday.
With some help from the Department of Defense, the NFL has new head injury guidelines policy. Jay Glazer has the details.
WINONA, MINN. -- Christina and Jesse Fladmark were married on Flag Day last year at the band shell on the Mississippi River. They chose the spot largely because Jesse, a soldier, draws strength from the nearby war memorial.
The gunman who killed four people and wounded nine in a shooting rampage on the Pacific island of Saipan was identified Sunday as a Chinese national believed to be employed at the shooting range where the deaths occurred.
Peter T. Boltuch, son of Noel T. and Melissa P. Boltuch of King of Prussia and a a 2006 graduate of Upper Merion Area High School, has graduated from the Army ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) Leader Development and Assessment Course, also known as “Operation Warrior Forge,” at Fort Lewis, Tacoma, Wash.
Children from all over Iowa are affected by the Department of Defense’s announced deployment of 3,500 Iowa National Guard Soldiers for duty in Afghanistan, scheduled for fall 2010. And, this is not the first time many of these children will experience the deployment of their parent, sibling or other family member, says Chris Gleason, project director for Iowa State University Extension 4-H’s ...
Yesterday morning, members of Falldin American Legion Post 555 delivered apples to teachers and school supplies to students in honor of American Education Week.
SAN ANGELO, Texas —Programs give aid during holidaysGOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE — Do you want to lend a helping hand during the holidays? Operation Warm Heart gives that opportunity to all who are interested.The program distributes food and gifts to help the community of Team Goodfellow. Funds are used throughout the year to assist those in need of emergency financial assistance. Warm Heart is ...
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Following his graduation from Boston College in May of 1978 with a degree in political science and economics, Rob Ford took a job selling advertising space for Boston Magazine. He lasted eight months before enrolling in the Navy's Aviation Officer Candidate School.
Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Students from Harvard University won five Rhodes Scholarships and those from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were awarded three, leading the 32 U.S. recipients of the award for 2010.
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