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VA suspends GI Bill certifications for five universities over deceptive enrollment practices
The VA identified University of Phoenix, Colorado Technical University, American InterContinental University, Bellevue University and Temple University as in violation of U.S. law which prohibits illegal “advertising, sales, or enrollment practices.”
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Study finds taller, heavier female soldiers outperform smaller peers
The most essential tasks were performed better by taller, heavier female Army trainees and soldiers.
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PETA demands Marines stop drinking cobra blood, eating live animals
“The photos showing giddy Marines swallowing scorpions and guzzling cobra blood are more reminiscent of a frat party gone wrong than a military drill.”
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Defense Department linguist charged with leaking classified information to terrorist organization
Mariam Taha Thompson, a linguist with the Defense Department, allegedly delivered classified information to a co-conspirator who has “apparent connections” to Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite group designated a foreign terrorist organization. Thompson held a Top Secret clearance at the time of her arrest, where she was attached to a special operations unit in Iraq.
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Proposed law would eliminate benefits deduction for military retirees with combat-related injuries or illnesses
The Major Richard Star Act aims to eliminate a benefits “offset” which deducts military retiree pay by the amount of VA disability compensation.
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The quest to recover one Vietnam-era Air Force pilot lost in Lake Huron crash
On June 13, 1966, U.S. Air Force Maj. William J. Vinopal climbed into his Convair F-106A Delta Dart, a single-seat, flight interceptor aircraft, for a routine training mission over the lake. It would turn out to be his last flight. Now, over 50 years later, a group of veterans is on a mission to locate…
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Army’s Best Sapper Competition to feature all-female team among other ‘firsts’
Capt. Hilary Thomas and 1st Lt. Alyvia Orsini, both with the 21st Brigade, 3rd Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, will comprise the first all-female team of combat engineers to participate in the three-day competition.
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VFW unveils new social media campaign to highlight continued service of military veterans
“The VFW encourages all veterans to share stories on social media using #StillServing to show how they continue to answer the call to serve in ways big and small. In addition, family or friends are asked to use #StillServing in social media posts to honor a veteran in their lives who believes the spirit of…
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At 62, Marine veteran sets the Guinness record with 8-plus hour plank
62-year-old George Hood, who served as an officer in the Marine Corps, set the record for “longest time in an abdominal plank position (male)” with a time of 8 hours, 15 minutes, 15 seconds. Hood has 16 official attempts related to stationary cycling and planking with 13 world records.
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How one organization is working to correct cases of Jewish WWII soldiers mistakenly buried under Latin Cross headstones
“It is very important for us for a soldier who lived and died as an American be acknowledged for posterity as an American. It is also equally important for us that a soldier who lived and died as a Jew, be recognized as a Jew.”
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VA suspends GI Bill certifications for five universities over deceptive enrollment practices
The VA identified University of Phoenix, Colorado Technical University, American InterContinental University, Bellevue University and Temple University as in violation of U.S. law which prohibits illegal “advertising, sales, or enrollment practices.”
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Study finds taller, heavier female soldiers outperform smaller peers
The most essential tasks were performed better by taller, heavier female Army trainees and soldiers.
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PETA demands Marines stop drinking cobra blood, eating live animals
“The photos showing giddy Marines swallowing scorpions and guzzling cobra blood are more reminiscent of a frat party gone wrong than a military drill.”
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Defense Department linguist charged with leaking classified information to terrorist organization
Mariam Taha Thompson, a linguist with the Defense Department, allegedly delivered classified information to a co-conspirator who has “apparent connections” to Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite group designated a foreign terrorist organization. Thompson held a Top Secret clearance at the time of her arrest, where she was attached to a special operations unit in Iraq.
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Proposed law would eliminate benefits deduction for military retirees with combat-related injuries or illnesses
The Major Richard Star Act aims to eliminate a benefits “offset” which deducts military retiree pay by the amount of VA disability compensation.
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The quest to recover one Vietnam-era Air Force pilot lost in Lake Huron crash
On June 13, 1966, U.S. Air Force Maj. William J. Vinopal climbed into his Convair F-106A Delta Dart, a single-seat, flight interceptor aircraft, for a routine training mission over the lake. It would turn out to be his last flight. Now, over 50 years later, a group of veterans is on a mission to locate…
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Army’s Best Sapper Competition to feature all-female team among other ‘firsts’
Capt. Hilary Thomas and 1st Lt. Alyvia Orsini, both with the 21st Brigade, 3rd Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, will comprise the first all-female team of combat engineers to participate in the three-day competition.
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VFW unveils new social media campaign to highlight continued service of military veterans
“The VFW encourages all veterans to share stories on social media using #StillServing to show how they continue to answer the call to serve in ways big and small. In addition, family or friends are asked to use #StillServing in social media posts to honor a veteran in their lives who believes the spirit of…
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At 62, Marine veteran sets the Guinness record with 8-plus hour plank
62-year-old George Hood, who served as an officer in the Marine Corps, set the record for “longest time in an abdominal plank position (male)” with a time of 8 hours, 15 minutes, 15 seconds. Hood has 16 official attempts related to stationary cycling and planking with 13 world records.
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How one organization is working to correct cases of Jewish WWII soldiers mistakenly buried under Latin Cross headstones
“It is very important for us for a soldier who lived and died as an American be acknowledged for posterity as an American. It is also equally important for us that a soldier who lived and died as a Jew, be recognized as a Jew.”
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VA suspends GI Bill certifications for five universities over deceptive enrollment practices
The VA identified University of Phoenix, Colorado Technical University, American InterContinental University, Bellevue University and Temple University as in violation of U.S. law which prohibits illegal “advertising, sales, or enrollment practices.”
-
Study finds taller, heavier female soldiers outperform smaller peers
The most essential tasks were performed better by taller, heavier female Army trainees and soldiers.
-
PETA demands Marines stop drinking cobra blood, eating live animals
“The photos showing giddy Marines swallowing scorpions and guzzling cobra blood are more reminiscent of a frat party gone wrong than a military drill.”
-
Defense Department linguist charged with leaking classified information to terrorist organization
Mariam Taha Thompson, a linguist with the Defense Department, allegedly delivered classified information to a co-conspirator who has “apparent connections” to Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite group designated a foreign terrorist organization. Thompson held a Top Secret clearance at the time of her arrest, where she was attached to a special operations unit in Iraq.
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Proposed law would eliminate benefits deduction for military retirees with combat-related injuries or illnesses
The Major Richard Star Act aims to eliminate a benefits “offset” which deducts military retiree pay by the amount of VA disability compensation.
-
The quest to recover one Vietnam-era Air Force pilot lost in Lake Huron crash
On June 13, 1966, U.S. Air Force Maj. William J. Vinopal climbed into his Convair F-106A Delta Dart, a single-seat, flight interceptor aircraft, for a routine training mission over the lake. It would turn out to be his last flight. Now, over 50 years later, a group of veterans is on a mission to locate…
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Army’s Best Sapper Competition to feature all-female team among other ‘firsts’
Capt. Hilary Thomas and 1st Lt. Alyvia Orsini, both with the 21st Brigade, 3rd Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, will comprise the first all-female team of combat engineers to participate in the three-day competition.
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VFW unveils new social media campaign to highlight continued service of military veterans
“The VFW encourages all veterans to share stories on social media using #StillServing to show how they continue to answer the call to serve in ways big and small. In addition, family or friends are asked to use #StillServing in social media posts to honor a veteran in their lives who believes the spirit of…
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At 62, Marine veteran sets the Guinness record with 8-plus hour plank
62-year-old George Hood, who served as an officer in the Marine Corps, set the record for “longest time in an abdominal plank position (male)” with a time of 8 hours, 15 minutes, 15 seconds. Hood has 16 official attempts related to stationary cycling and planking with 13 world records.
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How one organization is working to correct cases of Jewish WWII soldiers mistakenly buried under Latin Cross headstones
“It is very important for us for a soldier who lived and died as an American be acknowledged for posterity as an American. It is also equally important for us that a soldier who lived and died as a Jew, be recognized as a Jew.”
