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Readers react to op-ed on honoring Vietnam War’s most secret warriors
Readers applaud the call for a Congressional Gold Medal to honor the US Military Assistance Command Vietnam’s Studies and Observations Group, or MACV-SOG.
By Military Times staff
Former Green Beret’s links to extremism surface in congressional primary
Republican Joe Kent is challenging U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington state in the Aug. 2 primary.
Son of Black Marine to receive father’s military service medal
James “Jimmy” Cook Jr., an Army veteran, will receive the Congressional Gold Medal on behalf of his father, who was one of the Montford Point Marines.
By Davarrick Turner, Knoxville News Sentinel
102-year-old WWII veteran from segregated mail unit honored
Romay Davis is being honored for her service with the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, which got mail to U.S. troops in Europe during the war.
13 troops killed in HKIA attack to be awarded Congressional Gold Medals
The bill was passed unanimously in both the House and the Senate, and is now on President Joe Biden’s desk waiting to be signed.
First lady says more money needed to fight hunger in military families
The House version of the defense policy bill would create a “basic needs allowance” to supplement troops with a household income of less than 130 percent of the federal poverty line.
By Karen Jowers
This week in Congress: Senate’s final work before summer break
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Aug. 2, 2021.
Black female WWII unit hoping to get congressional honor
The 6888th Central Directory Postal Battalion was credited with solving a growing mail crisis during its stint in England and, upon their return, serving as a role model to generations of Black women who joined the military.
Can defense squeeze onto Congress’ busy agenda?
On Congress’ agenda when members return from the July 4 recess: late-arriving defense spending and policy bills as well as President Joe Biden’s pick for Navy secretary, among other Pentagon nominees.
By Joe Gould
The Spouse Angle Podcast — Up this week: Gold Star Husband Joe Kent on Life After Losing His Wife
A retired Green Beret reflects on the life of his late wife, who was killed on a special operations mission fighting ISIS in Syria.
By Military Times staff
One soldier’s missing pay could be sticking point for Army secretary nomination
A North Dakota senator is threatening to block the nomination of Christine Wormuth to Army secretary.
By Davis Winkie