Retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins was awarded the nation's highest military in 2014 for his heroic service in Vietnam. He died in April after falling ill at age 86.
The House’s forthcoming NDAA may include a billion-dollar pandemic response and preparedness fund, in part to boost domestic production of medical equipment, like ventilators and face masks.
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.
While white veterans got into college with relative ease, black service members faced limited options and outright denial in their pursuit for educational advancement.