Opinion
Valor may not expire, but award recognition should have limits
Opinion: The Valor Has No Expiration Act ignores why limitations on valor awards like the Medal of Honor matter.
By Dwight S. Mears
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Lawmaker proposes Iranian Campaign Medal for strikes on nuclear sites
Pilots and supporting service members involved in the complex airstrikes would be eligible for the new military medal.
Watch: Fort Hood to dedicate room today to ‘Hug Lady’ who greeted soldiers
Elizabeth Laird earned the name “Hug Lady” for giving out approximately 500,000 hugs to soldiers deploying or returning home at Fort Hood’s air terminal for 12 years. On Monday, the exact room where she greeted the soldiers will be dedicated in her honor.
By Diana Stancy
Man pleads not guilty in death of deployed Fort Stewart soldier’s wife
A Georgia man accused of killing the wife of a deployed soldier on an Army post has pleaded not guilty to a charge of premeditated murder.
Army aviator gets DSC for using his Black Hawk as a big metal shield for wounded troops
Two of the ground troops were hit and when the Apaches had to leave to refuel, the Black Hawks were left to provide support and protection for their comrades on the ground.
By Kyle Rempfer
Washington residents: Hearing helicopters from military bases like ‘living in a war zone’
Life in the D.C. bush is cruel.
By J.D. Simkins
Two soldiers died by suicide along the Mexico border, says medical examiner
Pima County Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Greg Hess said Thursday the soldiers died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds.
Army officer suspended for confronting Japanese-Americans protesting Fort Sill’s role in migrant detention
One MP, a lieutenant colonel, yelled: “You need to move today — now!” and “What don’t you understand? It’s English: Get out.”
By Kyle Rempfer
Civil War epic ‘Glory’ returning to theaters in July
New York Times hailed the film as evoking an “almost overwhelming emotional impact.”
By J.D. Simkins
Opinion: The human face of war
And, quietly, evocatively, in that noisy summer of acoustic protest and televised drama, Life magazine on June 27 published an issue with the cover story, “The Faces of the American Dead in Vietnam: One Week’s Toll.” It is hard to calculate today the impact of this issue, ironically coming at a moment when the great photo magazines of the previous half century were losing money and influence.
By James Wright
Watch Medal of Honor recipient David Bellavia talk about the threats America still faces
Former Staff Sgt. David Bellavia, the first living recipient from the Iraq War to receive the Medal of Honor, was inducted into the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes Wednesday.
By Diana Stancy
Tired of sweating in your ACUs? Try these new hot-weather cammies
The uniform will be available for purchase but not a required clothing bag item.
By Todd South