Category Archives: U.S. Military

Americans gather to honor fallen service members on Memorial Day; president heads to Arlington

ATLANTA –  Americans plan to gather at cemeteries, memorials and monuments nationwide to honor fallen military service members on Memorial Day. President Barack Obama is expected to lay a wreath Monday at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery across the Potomac River from Washington. Another wreath-laying ceremony is planned at the [...]

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Boehner’s hand forced on Benghazi

By Julian Pecquet Speaker John Boehner is trying to head off a GOP rebellion over his handling of the investigation into last year’s fatal attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, by releasing an interim report of evidence by his panel chairmen. Boehner, an Ohio Republican, told lawmakers Tuesday that the heads of the [...]

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US Marine kills two colleagues at Quantico base

By Courtney Kube and John Newland, NBC News   A Marine opened fire on two of his comrades Thursday night at a base in Quantico, Va., before turning the gun on himself, leaving all three dead, military officials said. A relationship dispute was believed to be behind the shooting, which occurred in the staff barracks [...]

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Political Cartoons: Michael Ramirez

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U.S. Navy Image of the Day 3 5 13

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 2, 2013)1 of 4 The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) plows through rough seas. McCampbell is part of Destroyer Squadron15, forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan, and is underway to conduct exercise Foal Eagle 2013 with allied nation Republic of Korea in support of regional security and stability of the [...]

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Political Cartoons: Michael Ramirez

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Report: Jon Hammar to be released from Mexican prison today

DEVELOPING: Jon Hammar, the U.S. Marine imprisoned in Mexico on a gun charge, will be released today, his mother told Fox News Radio. Olivia Hammar said the judge hearing Hammar’s case issued a ruling in his favor and that her son is to be released at a time on Friday yet to be announced. No [...]

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Empire Of The Sun – Trailer

I was posting two videos from the King’s College Cambridge Choir this morning and before I copied the embed code, I listened to one of them for about a minute and one of the young boys singing reminded me of one of my all time favorite films “Empire of the Sun.”   If you have [...]

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Source: Pakistan Border Security Worse than Pentagon Report Indicates

  By: Awr Hawkins    Breitbart   A source within a Scout Cavalry Platoon with boots on the ground in Afghanistan not only corroborated a recent Pentagon report blaming Pakistan for deteriorating conditions in Afghanistan but told Breitbart News it understates the trouble caused by Pakistan’s porous border and lack of security. The Pentagon report lays [...]

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Navy sends 2 more warships for N. Korean missile launch

By Kristina Wong     The Washington Times   The Navy has positioned two more warships in the Pacific to monitor North Korea’s upcoming long-range missile launch.   The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain and the guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh have joined the USS Benfold and the USS Fitzgerald, both guided-missile destroyers, to monitor the launch, [...]

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