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... No.11, WASHINGTON, D.C., May 5, 1868 I. The 30th day of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers or ... Washington Times How We Can Really Honor Our Veterans - Joe Galloway, McClachy News Service Forgotten Heroes - ...

Blog entry - May 26 2008 - 4:22am - 3 comments - 0 attachments

... Veterans Day, 2008 A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America ...

Blog entry - Nov 11 2008 - 12:00am - 0 comments - 0 attachments

... with a 9mm and a smile, worked with Afghans every single day in the Government of Afghanistan. But, really that is nothing special. Many ... I also feel humbled by engaging in a debate with seasoned veterans on this topic. Afghanistan is a psychological Rubic's Cube where ...

Blog entry - Mar 12 2010 - 4:09pm - 91 comments - 0 attachments

... my entire chain of command above 0-5/E-8 were Vietnam veterans. Our units were trained hard and standards were high, focusing on the ... borders/existence unlike threats of the Yon Kippur or Six-Day War. Israel neither deploys, fights ground battles, nor sustains over any ...

Journal Article - Jun 1 2010 - 4:36pm - 78 comments

... That Shocked the World at the Library of Congress Veterans Forum on Friday August 14 at noon in room 139 on the first floor of ... soldiers began. To make a long story very short, on the day the Army determined to move forward with a Court Martial for one of the ...

Blog entry - Aug 12 2009 - 1:00pm - 67 comments - 0 attachments

... and most of her staff did not return after the first day and the group ran smoothly through the SAMS-approved process of ... F3EAD was born and WGs followed. Up to say about 2008 the BCTs had only say 3 or 4 "new enablers" attached to the Staffs--ie ... how it usually works. What usually happens, is that the veterans of these perhaps unrepresentative situations will come back, take ...

Journal Article - Jul 7 2011 - 3:24pm - 75 comments

... during the Iraq War (~35,000+ US casualties) and the 33 Day War. I have great respect for COL Gentile, but alas, there will be no ... in 1950 was only 5 years out of WWII and full of combat veterans! It took the Army over a year to get its collective head out of its ...

Journal Article - Apr 17 2010 - 6:59am - 65 comments

... initially, many career officers were the sons of WW II veterans; this in itself was not at the time a matter of concern. After all, ... from the community and transport them onto the base for a day of celebration, a carnival, and fireworks. These sorts of events serve to ...

Journal Article - Dec 16 2011 - 4:42am - 15 comments

... instruction. Additionally, the rotation of combat veterans from OEF/OIF assignments have increased the knowledge base in all ... and barracks. Training is also a zero-sum gain. Every day spent increasing our effectiveness at Stability Operations is a day not ...

Journal Article - Apr 7 2010 - 1:49pm - 52 comments

... Larry Smith. Iwo Jima: World War II Veterans Remember the Greatest Battle of the Pacific . New York: W. W. ... that the American flag now flies over Iwo Jima only one day a year, according to Ripley's account. Ripley also has strong words for ...

Blog entry - Jun 22 2008 - 1:15pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments