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By Navy Lt. Jennifer Cragg
Special to American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, DC – Many wounded warriors who have served in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom have paid the price for their participation in combat. Depending on that price, many view not only themselves as a hero, but those who were lost.By Navy Lt. Jennifer Cragg
Special to American Forces Press ServiceWASHINGTON, DC – Despite losing a leg in combat, Army Sgt. Chris Alvin Burrell is focusing on his rehabilitation to one day return to what he calls his "normal day of work."
By Navy Lt. Jennifer Cragg
Special to American Forces Press ServiceWASHINGTON, DC – Some people join the military for the educational opportunities, or for the travel benefits. Others join for the challenge. Seeking that challenge was the main motivator for one young Marine who joined the Corps in January 2002. Staff Sgt. Daniel Kachmar, who grew up in Pittsburgh, said he had a calling to join the Marine Corps.
The UPS Store and Mail Boxes Etc. Give the Gift of Literacy to Children
SAN DIEGO, CA – While known for giving toys to under-privileged children during the holidays, the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation is teaming up with The UPS Store ® and Mail Boxes Etc. ® locations nationwide to provide books to needy children this holiday season through the Toys for Tots Literacy Program.
Crooks and spies using the Internet to commit crimes against U.S. businesses and to attack government networks are getting more sophisticated, and the increasing number of such crimes not only impacts the economy but threatens national security.
By Army Capt. Rick Breitenfeldt
American Forces Press ServiceBALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland National Guard ‘Minuteman' Humvee arguably is the most photographed military vehicle in the world -- at least it seemed to be over the weekend. An estimated 30,000 screaming fans lined the streets of Towson, Md., Oct. 4, along with local, national and international media to welcome home Olympic hero Michael Phelps as he made his way slowly down a two-mile parade route standing up through the sunroof of the now-famous Maryland National Guard Humvee.
Voice of AmericaWASHINGTON, DC - The tone turned harder this weekend when Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin launched a new line of attack on Barack Obama.
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, DC – Time is running out to nominate outstanding military spouses for Military Spouse magazine's 2009 Military Spouse of the Year award. As the Oct. 8 deadline approaches, 252 Army spouses had been nominated at last count, along with 74 Navy and 70 Air Force spouses. The Coast Guard, with 22 nominations, was edging out the Marine Corps by one nominee.
By Samantha L. Quigley
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, DC – A Defense Department registry is helping officials gather data to be sure the long-accepted practice of leaving embedded metal fragments in wounded warriors' bodies as long as vital organs aren't threatened is valid. The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology created the Embedded Metal Fragments Registry in December.By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press ServiceWASHINGTON, DC - Sept. 25, 2008 – President Bush has proclaimed Sept. 28 as Gold Star Mother's Day this year. The day honors the mothers of men and women who were killed in the line of duty while serving the nation in the armed forces.
Congress designated the last Sunday in September as "Gold Star Mother's Day" in 1936, authorizing and requesting the president to issue a proclamation in its observance each year.
By Samantha L. Quigley
American Forces Press ServiceWASHINGTON, DC Sept. 24, 2008 – As mathematical formulas and reading lists overtake kids' memories of laughing with friends at summer camp, the National Military Family Association is already gearing up to rekindle those memories for next year. The group is accepting applications from established, accredited camps willing to host its popular Operation Purple Camp program, said Michelle Joyner, director of communication for NMFA.
By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press ServiceWASHINGTON, DC - (Sept. 24, 2008) – A senior Pentagon spokesman hailed today's passage of a new Iraqi provincial election law, which opens the way to holding local elections within the next few months. The law's passage "is another hugely encouraging sign of progress in Iraq," Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell told reporters today.
Voice of AmericaWHITE HOUSE - President Bush thanked those who have contributed to improving security in Iraq, saying many members of the multi-national force have returned to their countries after successfully completing their mission.
Washington DC - As Congress debates the enormous package of legislation intended to rescue the troubled American financial industry, Senators Barack Obama and John McCain both seem to agree on some changes they want made.
By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press ServiceWASHINGTON, DC – Americans socked by natural disasters can get assistance through aid provided by donations to the Combined Federal Campaign, Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon R. England said at the Pentagon's CFC kickoff ceremony today.
By John J. Kruzel
American Forces Press ServiceWASHINGTON, DC – Up to three additional brigade combat teams will likely be available for deployment to Afghanistan next spring and summer, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today. Gates, who provided his assessment in response to lawmakers' questions during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, qualified his answer with a caveat, saying it's worth considering how heavy a military footprint the United States ought to have in Afghanistan.
By Navy Lt. Jennifer Cragg
Special to American Forces Press ServiceWASHINGTON, DC – The Coast Guard's top officer discussed plans to adopt social-media practices to modernize the Coast Guard and increase the organization's transparency in a teleconference yesterday with bloggers and online journalists. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad W. Allen spoke about ways the Coast Guard plans to use social-media tools to get the broadest representation of the Coast Guard to the public.
"There are no easy answers but there are alternatives to massive government spending"
WASHINGTON, DC - Over the weekend, U.S. Congressman Mike Pence released the following statement in response to the Bush Administration’s plan to bail out the financial market:
By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
SOUDA BAY, Greece – Loaded bow to stern with 26 combat aircraft and ready to deliver up to 1,800 Marines ashore on demand, USS Iwo Jima has a lot to bowl over a first-time visitor. But Navy Capt. Robert M. Irelan, Iwo Jima's commanding officer, said he has little doubt the civilian leaders who visited today were as wowed by the ship's crewmembers as by its technology and combat power.By Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Carden
American Forces Press ServiceLOS ANGELES, CA – As chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Navy Adm. Mike Mullen worries a great deal about the systems in place for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans transitioning out of the military, he said during a visit with health care providers and social workers on Saturday September 20, 2008 at the Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System here.
By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press ServiceWASHINGTON, DC - A red, white and blue patchwork quilt commemorating the 113 U.S. military women who've died during the global war on terrorism was unveiled for public view at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial today.
By Sgt. Michael B. Krieg
Indiana National GuardBy Sunday afternoon, September 14, the remnants of Hurricane Ike had dumped more than 10 inches of rain on northwestern Indiana which caused lakes and tributaries from Lake Michigan to swell beyond capacity. As a result, the Indiana Department of Homeland Security called the Indiana National Guard.
WASHINGTON, DC - On Tuesday, September 16, 2008, before the House and this morning before the Senate Director Robert Mueller talked about a number of key issues involving the FBI today. He announced, for example, that he has asked the National Academy of Science to conduct an independent review of the scientific approach we used in the anthrax investigation—because of the "importance of science in this case and in cases of the future."
NEW YORK, NY - Michael J. Garcia, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Martin S. Bodner, the former Chief Financial Officer of Tommy Hilfiger Handbags and Small Leather Goods Inc., pled guilty today before United States District Judge P. KEVIN CASTEL to mail fraud and wire fraud charges. The charges arose out of BODNER’s theft, between about the middle of 2000 and the end of December 2007, of over $19,090,000 from his employer.
American Forces Press Service
ARLINGTON, Va. – Taking people to safe, dry places became one of the main missions for National Guard troops after Hurricane Ike rampaged through Texas and Louisiana.
