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Wanted: Decorated Soldier Needs a Kidney
Saw this story pop up on Facebook today. Over at the Victory Girls place: ...Soldier “A” – a highly respected soldier with over 2 decades of service to America, is in need of a kidney. He has Polycystic Kidney Disease and has been placed on the national...
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Thu, Apr 04 2013 1:43 AM
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Distinguished Warfare Medal Rejected! Device recommended instead
Click on this link (right click, save as) to see the actual signed memorandum by SecDef Hagel. Here is the text. Statement by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on the Distinguished Warfare Medal The Department of Defense announced on Feb. 13 the establishment...
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Mon, Apr 15 2013 5:21 AM
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Veteran Tech Brigade - Helping Vets Find Jobs!
Veteran Tech Brigade Helps Veterans Find Meaningful Employment Frustrated with the high unemployment rate among veterans and inadequate career transitioning services offered them, Veteran Tech Brigade is working with numerous commercial companies and...
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Mon, Apr 22 2013 4:52 AM
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For The Win - Awesome Wedding Toast
It is a great honor to be asked to give a toast or speech for a brother or friend at their wedding. In the profession of arms, sometimes that opportunity is missed because of deployment. One guy decided to innovate and deliver heartfelt words for his...
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Thu, Apr 11 2013 12:42 AM
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NYT: SOF "Wins" 2014 Budget
Not particularly a surprise, but special operations appears set to do particularly well in this current budget cycle. And i will get to the good stuff in a minute. But first, allow me to rant a bit on NY Times' Walter Pincus, who's by-line adorns...
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Thu, Apr 11 2013 1:44 AM
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An Open Letter to the Wounded of Boston From Wounded Veteran, Army Sergeant Peter Damon
Via Facebook and emails, this message is going viral and it should. From Peter Damon who lost both arms in Iraq and is now a very accomplished painter: AN OPEN LETTER TO THE WOUNDED OF BOSTON - As a veteran, double amputee, and fellow Massachusetts resident...
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Wed, Apr 17 2013 1:29 AM
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Army Captain Assaulted For His Service in N.Y. Wal-Mart
Via Tantor, we have this story that won't get much attention. Authorities say video surveillance footage from an Albany Wal-Mart store shows a uniformed U.S. Army officer being attacked by a man who had verbally harassed the soldier for his military...
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Tue, Apr 16 2013 1:28 AM
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Some Thoughts on Boston, Prevention & ...
preparedness are up over at my place. Given that I still don't have comments up, we can discuss some of the points here. Yes, you can discourage such, if you are willing to pay the price to do so. On that score, I'm about ready to make Tom Kratman...
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Tue, Apr 16 2013 2:45 AM
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Bombing Suspects and Godspeed
One heck of a way to wake up: The two suspects in the Boston bombing appear to be Chechen brothers, oe is dead, and there are now reports of explosions heard as police surround a house. Short version is that apparently the two brothers Dzhokhar and Tamerlan...
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Thu, Apr 18 2013 11:51 PM
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9th Annual Pat's Run to honor the memory of Ranger Patrick Tillman
From the 75th Ranger Regiment: Nine years ago today, April 22, 2004, Cpl. Patrick D. Tillman, was fatally wounded when his Ranger unit came under fire during combat operations in southeastern Afghanistan. After he was medically evacuated from the scene...
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Mon, Apr 22 2013 1:36 AM
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Explosions at the Boston Marathon
Thoughts and prayers for those at the Boston Marathon and those first responders. From the LA Times: Bloody spectators were being carried Monday to the medical tent that had been set up to care for fatigued runners. Police wove through competitors as...
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Mon, Apr 15 2013 5:25 AM
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Three Team Rubicon Operations Underway This Weekend
Due to the severe weather over the last few days, Team Rubicon has activated and deployed three teams to the following areas: Operation: Tennessee Whiskey Team Rubicon is responding to severe weather that pounded the community of Madisonville, Tennessee...
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Sat, Apr 13 2013 4:55 AM
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Hero Finally Recognized: Chaplain receives Medal of Honor Posthumously for actions saving lives during Korean War
Photo Credit: ACME Photo Father Emil Kapaun (right) and a doctor carry an exhausted Soldier off a battlefield in Korea, early in the war. The photo shows Kapaun to the GI's left. The soldier on the GI's right side was Capt. Jerome A. Dolan, a...
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Mon, Apr 15 2013 2:24 AM
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Team Rubicon: L.A. Fundraiser This Saturday! (2 MUST SEE VIDEOS)
Unfortunately, Team Rubicon had to reschedule their LA fundraiser last Fall due to Hurricane Sandy. Here is why (MUST SEE): Here is the message and invite from the Founders of Team Rubicon, Jake Wood and William McNulty: Unfortunately, due to an important...
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Thu, Apr 04 2013 2:21 AM
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Norks, Bluster, Bluffs, and Battle
"I hope the North will ratchet this very dangerous rhetoric down." - SecDef Chuck Hagel at the National Defense University on April 3, 2013. (editor note: 'Hope' is an awesome plan, Mr. Secretary. Just ask any soldier.) The North Koreans...
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Thu, Apr 04 2013 1:25 AM
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