CAMP VICTORY, Iraq - Cheers, applause and pride filled the room as 79 servicemembers moved their tassels from left to right after graduating from college at Camp Victory, Baghdad, May
As thousands of troops arrive in Afghanistan, the Obama administration expressed concern over having enough civilian experts to fill an increasing shortage in support rol
National Moment of Remembrance – A New American Tradition On Memorial Day, May 25, Americans are asked to pause at 3 p.m. to observe the National Moment of Remembrance What is the meaning of Memorial Day? A question that Carmella LaSpada , Director and White House Liaison of the White House Commission on Remembrance, asked a group of children visiting our Nation's Capital. Their reply was, "It's the day the pools open." Their innocent response, combined with a Gallup Poll that revealed that ...
Maj. Jason E. George, 38, of Tehachapi, California, died May 21, 2009, near Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit was attacked while on dismounted patrol by enemy forces using improvise explosive devices. Maj. George was an Army Reservist assigned to the 252nd Combined Arms Battalion, Fayetteville, North Carolina. </d
1st Lt. Leevi K. Barnard, 28, of Mount Airy, North Carolina, died May 21, 2009, near Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when their unit was attacked while on dismounted patrol by enemy forces using improvise explosive devices. 1st Lt. Barnard was a National Guardsman assigned to the 252nd Combined Arms Battalion, Fayetteville, North Carolina. </d
Staff Sgt. Paul F. Brooks, 34, of Joplin, Missouri, died May 21, 2009, near Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when his unit was attacked while on dismounted patrol by enemy forces using improvise explosive devices. Staff Sgt. Brooks was a National Guardsman assigned to the 935th Aviation Support Battalion, Springfield, Missouri. </d
WASHINGTON - The new strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan treats the area as an integrated theater of operations, the Defense Department's policy chief said toda
1st Lt. Roslyn L. Schulte, 25, of St. Louis, Missouri, died May 20, 2009, near Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device. 1st Lt. Schulte was assigned to the Headquarters, Pacific Air Forces Command, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. </d
IN APPRECIATION OF VETERANS Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. I am Bob Lichtenberger, Past National Commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart. It is my pleasure to share a few thoughts with you today. I would like to start by thanking [name omitted] for his generosity in donating the monument we dedicate today. He has done so in the best of American traditions, that of selflessly reaching out to others. As a nation we take pride in having Americans such as this in our midst....
In the last nine months they've trained and processed more than 12,000 Soldiers into the Iraq Theater of operations. By the time they leave in August, that number is expected to climb to nearly 18,0
