| Taking Calls From Veterans on the Brink |
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Fri, Jul 30, 2010 | Military |
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CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. — Melanie Poorman swiveled in her chair and punched a button on the phone. The caller, an Iraq war veteran in his 30s, had recently broken up with his girlfriend and was watching a movie, “Body of War,” that was ... read more »
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| America Needs More Marine Corps Values |
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Sat, Jul 24, 2010 | |
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A half a century ago, I spent the longest 13 weeks of my life at an out-of-the-way place called Parris Island, S.C., then and now the home of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot.
We were strangers who arrived there in the middle of the night and were immediately relieved ... read more »
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| DOD to Resume Restructured Military Spouse Career Program |
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Tue, Jul 20, 2010 | Military Family |
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The Department of Defense announced today the resumption of a restructured military spouse career advancement account program - MyCAA, following a comprehensive review. The program will be available to spouses of service members in the pay grades of E1-E5, | ... read more »
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| Veterans Affairs to Ease Claim Process for Disability |
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Wed, Jul 7, 2010 | |
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The government is preparing to issue new rules that will make it substantially easier for veterans who have been found to have post-traumatic stress disorder to receive disability benefits, a change that could affect hundreds of thousands of veterans from the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Vietnam.
The regulations from the ... read more »
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| From the President of the United States on the 4th |
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Sun, Jul 4, 2010 | Military Family |
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The Fourth of July is especially dear to my family. For us, it is not just our nation's birthday. It is the day Michelle and I became parents 12 years ago. And I can't wait to watch the fireworks with Malia on her birthday tonight, as we do every
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| America’s Veterans: Falling Through the Cracks? |
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Sat, Jul 3, 2010 | Military |
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Early Friday afternoon, New Yorkers were walking on Park Avenue at their usual brisk pace.There was a slight breeze, and the air was cool enough to be refreshing. People were enjoying the day of moderate temperature before the holiday weekend, when the weather forecast was for three days of ... read more »
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| Our Military Doing a Stand-Out Job |
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Mon, Jun 21, 2010 | Military |
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Please watch this informational video detailing the evacuation process via the C-17 Aeromedical unit.
The military continues to do a spectacular job.
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| Securing America's Energy Future |
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Fri, Jun 4, 2010 | Energy Security |
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Watching tens of thousands of gallons spew daily into the Gulf of Mexico, wreaking economic havoc and environmental catastrophe on the Gulf Coast, is only latest -- and the largest -- shock to our country courtesy of our addiction to and dependence on oil. Conservative estimates by both the government ... read more »
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| Memorial Day Message |
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Sat, May 29, 2010 | |
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Memorial Day is a time to reflect upon those fallen American heroes who have given their lives and health to keep this nation safe. Memorial Day is also the perfect time to honor those brave soldiers who are still with us, to thank them for the freedoms we enjoy every ... read more »
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| An Arsenal We Can All Live With |
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Fri, May 21, 2010 | Nuclear Weapons |
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THE Pentagon has now told the public, for the first time, precisely how many nuclear weapons the United States has in its arsenal: 5,113. That is exactly 4,802 more than we need.
Last week, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Secretary of State ... read more »
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Tags: Nuclear, START, Arms Control, National Security |
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