Reality TV Meets the Military

August 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment

While some of us hope that reality TV goes the way of the late-60’s, early 70’s variety shows, it looks like they aren’t going anywhere. NBC, after broadcasting the most-watched event in TV … [Read more...]

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Controversy Over Bin Laden Kill Mission Book

August 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment

A memoir of the mission that killed Osama Bin Laden is planned for release September 11, 2012, unless the government decides that it reveals classified information. No Easy Day, is written by a former … [Read more...]

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Yellow Ribbon Tuition Assistance

August 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Do you qualify for additional education benefits? If you haven’t heard of the Yellow Ribbon Program, it is a provision to the current Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance. The program was … [Read more...]

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Abuse of Funds in VA and DoD Investigated

August 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment

by Joshua M. PattonThe Department of Veterans Affairs is facing scrutiny from the Inspector General’s office and budget watchdogs in the Congress because two training conferences last summer in … [Read more...]

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AF Test of Hypersonic Craft Fails

August 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The Air Force tested the third of four X-51A Waverider aircraft on August 14, but the aircraft crashed into the ocean before the test was completed. The unmanned aircraft designed by Boeing was … [Read more...]

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Make a Difference: Adopt a Soldier

August 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The Adopt a Soldier program was founded in 2009 as a commitment to make a difference in the lives of soldiers and their families. The overall mission of this program is to inform and educate in … [Read more...]

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MA Suing Vet Fundraising Group for Fraud

August 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Veterans charity Bay State Veterans Inc. and its third-party fundraising company Dynamic Marketing are being sued by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office for misleading their donors about the … [Read more...]

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VA Jumbo Loans Up to $1 Million Again

August 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment

by Kristine Anderson WylieJumbo VA loans of $1 million are possible again for qualified military borrowers as a result of the enactment of H.R. 1627.  Improvements to veterans benefits, such as … [Read more...]

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Choosing A Leader Who Has Never Served

August 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Joshua M. PattonOn a gray Saturday morning, Mitt Romney took the podium on the deck of the U.S.S. Wisconsin, saying to the assembled supporters “[Norfolk’s] beauty is matched only by its … [Read more...]

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Army Pins First Openly Gay General

August 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell was repealed on September 20, 2011 and less than a year later, the US Army has named its first openly gay flag officer, Brigadier General Tammy Smith.  On Sunday, August 12, … [Read more...]

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