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Veterans honored for Armed Forces Day
The Picayune ItemIn observance of United States Armed Forces Day, Picayune Memorial High School hosted the annual Jerry "Chip" Burge Jr. Memorial Armed Forces Reception on Friday. Veterans of the Armed Forces gathered in the Kelly Wise Gymnasium to share their stories...Tags: Arts and Culture, Human Interest, U.S. Department of Defense, Students, U.S. Military
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Death of paratrooper from 82nd Airborne Divison under investigation
The Fayetteville Observer, N.C.A Fort Bragg 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper died Tuesday at Womack Army Medical Center, officials with the 82nd Airborne Division said Friday. The circumstances surrounding 1st Lt. Paul Demeo's death are still under investigation, officials said....Tags: U.S. Army, Awards and Prizes, West Point
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Nigeria bombs Islamists, U.S. sounds alarm
ReutersMAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian warplanes struck militant camps in the northeast on Friday in a major push against an Islamist insurgency, drawing a sharp warning from the United States to respect human rights and not harm civilians. Troops...Tags: Chad, Al-Qaeda, Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Save the 'Million Man' Army
The current guidance from the Department of Defense is that the U.S. will no longer conduct long-term stability operations despite 50 years of U.S. operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, Vietnam, and Korea. Presently we are "pivoting" to the...Tags: U.S. Army, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Department of Defense, Defense, Semiconductors and Active Components
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Pentagon chief vows to 'fix' military's sexual assault problem
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered top military chiefs on Friday to redouble their effort to address the problem of sexual assault, saying the frequency and perceived tolerance of the crime was eroding the military's ability...Tags: Chuck Hagel, Unrest, Conflicts and War, MSNBC (tv network), Kirsten Gillibrand, Prosecution
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Sexual assaults in military: 'Little monsters' now in charge
Paula Coughlin was grocery shopping in Jacksonville, Fla., when I caught up with her on the phone this week. If anyone has an interesting perspective on the U.S. military’s absurd inability to deal with sexual assault, it’s Coughlin. She is...
Tags: Chuck Hagel, The New York Times, Lifestyle and Leisure, U.S. Congress, U.S. Military
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Tuskegee Airmen, veterans to be honored
Talk about a nice way to be honored. As part of Armed Forces Day, 10 Tuskegee Airmen along with veterans of wars from Vietnam to Afghanistan will be guests of honor at the Miami Yacht Club on Saturday. The Tuskegee Airmen were a small group of black...Tags: U.S. Army, Human Interest, Tuskegee Airmen, Tuskegee University
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Top enlisted personnel named at Colorado Springs Armed Forces Week luncheon
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)Three local troops were recognized Friday as the 2013 Outstanding Enlisted Military Representatives at the annual Armed Forces Week Luncheon at The Broadmoor. Senior Airman Gordon T. Burton, Air Force Staff Sgt. Donald W. Wheat III and Navy Senior Chief...Tags: Mental Health, Human Accomplishments, North American Aerospace Defense Command, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Muscular Dystrophy Association
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3 Fort Bliss soldiers die in attack in Afghanistan
El Paso Times, TexasThree Fort Bliss soldiers were killed Tuesday in a bombing attack in Afghanistan, Fort Bliss officials said on Friday. The soldiers were killed when an homemade bomb detonated in the town of Senjaray, Fort Bliss officials said in a news release. Two...Tags: Bombings, Social Media, Mother's Day, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Explosions
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'I came back. He didn't': 38 years later, closure for a Marine
Seattle TimesThe two had known each other less than three weeks when they found themselves inside helicopters about to land off a Cambodian island, and were easy targets for a firestorm of Khmer Rouge bullets and rocket-propelled grenades. One would be killed as his...Tags: Cambodia, Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry, U.S. Department of Defense
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Spiritual warfare: Buddhist chaplain helps heal soldiers' minds
Commercial AppealA Baptist-minister-turned-Buddhist chaplain from Memphis will open the first meditation center in the history of the U.S. Army in June. The Bagram Dharma Center in Afghanistan will be classified as a "faith-based resiliency center," and it gives Capt....Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Nature Religion, U.S. Military, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Afghanistan
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Serviceman killed in SEALs training accident at Fort Knox
A U.S. sailor was killed and seven people were injured in a training exercise for SEAL forces in Fort Knox, Ky., officials said Friday. The accident took place Wednesday night during a training exercise that involved a Humvee vehicle that overturned,...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise
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