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SPECIAL REPORT: 'Expendable veterans' - the life of service dogs in Vietnam
In 1970, 173rd Airborne dog handler Johnny Mayo lost his first service dog, Tiger, when he tripped a Vietnamese booby trap. His second dog, Kelly, remained by his side until his tour was over. Kelly was put down instead of getting to go home with his...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, International Military Interventions, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Obama urges new officers to 'carry forth' academy's values
President Barack Obama told Naval Academy graduates Friday that declining faith in government and other institutions makes it more important than ever that they retain their moral center as they embark on military careers. As a cold rain fell on the 1,...
Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Congress, Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Sex Crimes
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Rocket lifts off with U.S. military communications satellite
Reuters* Spacecraft to be used for broadband communications * 2nd flight for United Launch Alliance in nine days * Five more satellites in network to follow By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. May 24 (Reuters) - An unmanned Delta 4 rocket blasted off from...Tags: Satellite Technology, Wars and Interventions, Manufacturing and Engineering, Aerospace Manufacturing, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Communications satellite launched into space, to serve military
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A new military communications satellite has been launched into space. An unmanned Delta IV rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday evening. The satellite was the fifth Wideband Global satcom...Tags: Satellite Technology
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Veterans' claims put pressure on Obama even as backlog dips
ReutersBy Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) - A long-growing backlog of U.S. military veterans' disability claims, which has stoked congressional anger, has dipped in recent weeks, however tentatively. But that is not taking any pressure off...Tags: Barbara A. Mikulski, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Congress, Washington, DC, Eric Shinseki
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Cromwell Veteran Recalls Battle Of The Bulge
The Hartford CourantJames Scovill never talked about his service during World War II much, and only recently started opening up to his children. Scovill, 91, fought in the Battle of the Bulge in Germany during the winter of 1944-45. His service in one of the great war's...Tags: U.S. Army, Wars and Interventions, Memorial Day, Germany, World War II (1939-1945)
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Obama urges U.S. military to stamp out sexual assault
ReutersANNAPOLIS, Maryland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the future leaders of the U.S. military on Friday to stamp out sexual assault from their ranks, warning that a few individuals could undermine the strongest military in the world. Addressing...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Congress, Sex Crimes, Internal Revenue Service, Sexual Assault
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Military Losing Fight Against Sexual Assault
The Hartford CourantApparently, May was Harass Your Female Subordinates Month in the U.S. military. I didn't get the press release, but a number of news items brought me up to speed. A sergeant at West Point is being investigated for secretly videotaping at least a dozen...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Congress, U.S. Army, Sexual Misconduct, Sex Crimes
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Boy Scouts of America set to vote on gay youth ban
ReutersBy Marice Richter GRAPEVINE, Texas, May 23 (Reuters) - The Boy Scouts of America will vote on Thursday on a proposal to remove its ban on openly gay scouts that has been in place throughout the organization's 103-year history. The vote by more than 1,...Tags: Minority Groups, Gays and Lesbians, Lifestyle and Leisure, Social Organizations, Religion and Belief
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Torture, drones, indefinite detention breeding home-grown terror?
The broad-daylight hacking death of a soldier in London this week was Britain’s Marathon Moment. Like the twin bombings at the race finish line in Boston last month, Wednesday’s attack by two machete-wielding men spouting venomous threats to...Tags: Boston Marathon, Human Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Religious Conflicts, Immigration
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The Confederate general From Pennsylvania
People who passed John Pemberton on the streets of Allentown must have thought him an impressive figure. This 60-year-old's lean, 5-foot-10-inch, ramrod-straight frame showed a positively military bearing. His finely tailored suits added to Pemberton's...Tags: Allentown, U.S. Army, U.S. Congress, Ole Miss Rebels, Montgomery County (Pennsylvania)
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Obama wants to end 'war on terror' but Congress balks
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama wants to roll back some of the most controversial aspects of the U.S. "war on terror," but efforts to alter the global fight against Islamist militants will face the usual hurdle at home: staunch opposition...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Congress, Human Rights, Republican Party, Washington, DC
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