Program will recognize World War II veterans (Bluffton Today)
Program will recognize World War II veterans Arnold Rosen, alocal author and Korean War veteran, will introduce them through a PowerPoint presentation excerpting the profiles of Sun City veterans featured in his book “Before It’s Too Late.”.
World War II-era navigation system shut down (CNN)
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1 week left for World War II veterans application (Sun Star)
THE US Department of Veterans Affairs (USDVA) will accept all claims for benefits from Filipino World War II veterans until February 16, 2010. read more
Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77 (The Times and Democrat)
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77.
Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77 (The World)
Peter Jackson, Associated Press Writer HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Rep. John Murtha, a retired Marine Corps officer who became the first Vietnam War combat veteran elected to Congress and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died today. He was 77.
Brooks was post-war businessman (Bellevue Leader)
From World-Herald News Service Bill Brooks, who piloted a World War II “Brewster Buffalo,” saw action at the Battles of Midway and Guadalcanal.
Pa. Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77 (Minnesota Public Radio)
U.S. Rep. John Murtha, an influential critic of the Iraq War whose congressional career was shadowed by questions about his ethics, died Monday. He was 77.
Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77 (Boston Globe)
Rep. John Murtha, a retired Marine Corps officer who became the first Vietnam War combat veteran elected to Congress and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77.
Amid drug war, Mexico less deadly than decade ago (AP via Yahoo! News)
Decapitated bodies dumped on the streets, drug-war shootings and regular attacks on police have obscured a significant fact: A falling homicide rate means people in Mexico are less likely to die violently now than they were more than a decade ago.
Commentary: Hawks on the war path (UPI)
By ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE UPI Editor at Large WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- National leaders faced with insuperable domestic crises frequently find escape in foreign distractions. War hawks are pushing President Obama to take on Iran as they pushed Bush 43 to take on Iraq. But national security adviser Gen. James L. Jones, a former NATO commander, isn’t buying. Nor is Israel’s defense minister. Nor ...