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Kimberly McBroom's Blog
Tuesday, May 28 Hope you had a fabulous Memorial Day weekend! Of course, having yesterday off makes today feel like a Monday... We had perfect weather for all of the Memorial Day remembrance events. It's so important to take a moment and honor those who...Tags: Sheryl Crow, Track and Field, Disease Prevention, Government, Aerosmith (music group)
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Warner writes defense chief about lead in water
Sen. Mark Warner is asking the secretary of defense to make sure military families aren't being exposed to unsafe levels of lead in drinking water. Warner raised the issue with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel after recent tests at two Navy child care...
Tags: Chuck Hagel, Hampton Roads, Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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McDonnell to Obama: Don't let sequestration happen
The governor of Virginia is asking President Barack Obama in a letter to make good on his campaign pledge to avert automatic cuts to federal spending that would disproportionately damage Virginia. Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell says the threat of cuts...
Tags: U.S. Navy, National Government, U.S. Congress, Money and Monetary Policy, Elections
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Chester soldier killed while fighting in Afghanistan
A man from Chester was killed Thursday while fighting in Afghanistan. Sergeant Aaron Wittman died when his unit was attacked by small arms fire while on mounted patrol in the Nangarhar Province. Wittman was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Brigade...
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Faces of civil war sailors to aid in search for their identities
ReporterOutside the United States Navy Memorial in Washington, a wreath honored all of the sailors who served on the USS Monitor. Inside, the faces of two men were the center of attention. Tuesday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration unveiled...Tags: U.S. Navy, Arts, USS Monitor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Sculpture
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Nearly 150 years after their deaths, faces of two USS Monitor crew members reconstructed
ReporterOutside the United States Navy Memorial in Washington, a wreath honored all of the sailors who served on the USS Monitor. Inside, the faces of two men were the center of attention. Tuesday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration unveiled...Tags: U.S. Navy, Arts, USS Monitor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Sculpture
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Gretna shoe company gets $24M contract from military
Capps Shoe Co. has received a new contract to produce men's dress shoes for the Army and the Marine Corp.
Media outlets say the U.S. Department of Defense announced the four-year $24 million contract Wednesday.
Capps' Gretna factory has produced the...Tags: U.S. Army
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Governor McDonnell declares Aug. 12 a Day of Mourning for Virginia servicemen killed
News release from Gov. Bob McDonnell's office:
Governor McDonnell Declares Aug. 12 a Day of Mourning for Virginia Servicemen Killed In Afghanistan Helicopter Tragedy
~Orders all State Flags to Fly at Half Staff Friday; Encourages Virginians to Also Fly...Tags: Afghanistan, Elections, Government, Human Interest, Regional Authority
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Local soldier killed in Afghanistan
HONOLULU (AP) --
The military says a Hawaii-based Army medic from Virginia was killed in Afghanistan after his unit was attacked by enemy forces with small arms fire.
The Defense Department said Thursday Spc. Levi E. Nuncio, of Harrisonburg, Va. died of...Tags: Afghanistan, Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hawaii, Armed Forces
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US military operation in Libya costs hundreds of millions and price tag could rise
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Stretched thin by two wars, the U.S. military is spending upward of $1 billion in an international assault to destroy Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's air defenses and save rebels from likely defeat, according to analysts and a...Tags: Libya, California, Budgets and Budgeting, Ohio, Missouri
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Stop force-feeding Guantanamo prisoners -U.S. senator
ReutersBy Jane Sutton GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba, June 19 (Reuters) - U .S. Senator Dianne Feinstein urged the Pentagon on Wednesday to stop force-feeding hunger-striking prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp and called the practice "out of...Tags: Career and Workplace, U.S. Senate, Prisons, White House, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp
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Stop force-feeding Guantanamo prisoners: Senator
ReutersGUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein urged the Pentagon on Wednesday to stop force-feeding hunger-striking prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp and called the practice "out of step" with medical ethics...Tags: White House, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Strikes, Barack Obama, Civil Rights
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