American Veterans Make Their Own History, Minute
by Minute
11/26/07 (5:40 p.m.) Be careful what you ask for because history starts right now.”
I heard that line in an otherwise forgettable pop song the other day and I
couldn’t tell you what the rest of the song was about or who sang it. But that
one line carried so much impact that it jumped out and bit me like a snake...
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Former Air Force Pilot Second Woman
to Command Shuttle
10/23/07 Retired
Air Force Col. Pamela A. Melroy will become the second woman to
command a NASA space shuttle flight when Discovery lifts off...
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Group, Restaurant
Round-up Troop Support
10/14/07 Nearly
500 Golden Corral restaurants across the country are offering
patrons the chance to pen a note of thanks to service members
through Nov. 15. The non-profit group Operation Thank You will
include...
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Military Amputees Find
Greater Opportunities to Serve Again
10/7/07
Servicemembers who lose limbs should be enabled to resume active
duty, according to the administrator of Walter Reed Army Medical
Center's Amputee Care Center...
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Chambliss
Travels to Vietnam; Urges Cooperation in Accounting for US POW/MIAs
9/7/07 U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., a member
of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate Select
Committee on Intelligence, has returned from leading a recent trip
to Vietnam where he met with national leaders and urged expanded
efforts to account for American POW/MIAs and to provide the US
access to relevant Vietnam War-era documents...
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Multinational Corps
Iraq Tops Retention Goal Six Weeks Early
8/16/07
Multinational Corps Iraq met its command retention goals yesterday,
more than six weeks ahead of schedule...
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Young People Should Find
Ways to Serve, Pace Says
8/16/07 Yongsan,
South Korea / Whether it's through military service or another
means, young Americans should find some way to serve their country,
the U.S. military's top officer said here today...
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America Supports
You: Group Takes Action For Servicemembers
8/11/07
Volunteers in San Jose, Calif., are providing some of the niceties
of home to troops serving in hostile and remote areas of the world.
Members of the
group, "Operation: Action Packed!" believe they can "all do
something to make a difference in the world," the group's president,
Daniella Magnano, said. "We strive to move beyond personal beliefs
about politics and war and help our troops know they are cared for
and have not been forgotten on a human level." ...
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