WWII veteran receives Bronze Star after 65 years

Clarence Walter, a World War II combat Veteran, received a Bronze Star Metal on April 14, 65 years after being wounded by a sniper in Italy in December 1943."Nearly 66 years later, Wallaert, 86, was awarded the...

1st Armored Division Soldiers receive medals for valor in Iraq

"BAUMHOLDER, Germany -- Two Soldiers from 1st Armored Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team were awarded the Army Commendation Medals with "V" device for valor during an award ceremony here Feb. 6. Spc. Tyler Latham of the 40th Engineer Battalion and Spc. Darraivius Strawder,...

Abducted Indian ship crew return

Five members of the Indian crew of a Japanese ship MV Stolt Valor,  who were taken hostage and released after ransom was paid to pirates,have arrived in India and the reamining of the Indian crew including...

WWII vet receives Bronze Star 63 years later

Although the honor was bestowed more than six decades later, for one World War II veteran his service has not been forgotten. Former Pfc. Douglas W. Kearney, 85, was awarded the Bronze Star Medal Nov. 12 in his...

Medic 'a true hero' on battlefield

FORT LEWIS, Wash. - A former 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division commander returned to Fort Lewis Oct. 23 to pin the nation's second-highest award for valor on the chest of one of the brigade's medics. Vice Chief...

'Ordinary' Army Reserve Soldier receives Silver Star for 'extraordinary' heroism

www.Army.mil"I don't consider myself a hero," said Army Resere Sgt. Gregory S. Ruske. "I was just an ordinary guy put in an extraordinary situation. I reacted based on my upbringing, training and compassion, and...

1st Cav. Soldiers receive awards for valor

www.Army.milby Pfc. Terence Ewings, 4th BCT PAO, 1st Cavalry Division PAOCONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq - One of the first thoughts that came to Sgt. Steven Robinson during a rocket attack at Forward...

Sky Soldier awarded Distinguished Service Cross

by Staff Sgt. Brandon Aird, 173rd ABCT Public AffairsVICENZA, Italy -- Staff Sgt. Erich Phillips, mortar platoon sergeant for Chosen Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, also known as "The...

DOD suggests Marine didn't know what he was doing as it denied Medal of Honor...

Did he throw himself on the grenade or unknowingly cover it with his body before it exploded?  That is at the heart of the matter."SAN DIEGO, California (AP) -- A California congressional delegation asked President Bush on Friday to posthumously award the Medal of Honor...

Giants among the Lilliputians

"CAMDEN, S.C. — While the political class was focused on the meaning of pigs wearing lipstick, a few fortunate South Carolinians were riveted by the meaning of valor. The occasion was a celebration of four of the state’s living recipients of the Medal of Honor—Charles...

Presencia de puertorriqueños aumenta importancia voto hispano en Florida

¿Sera este la estrategia de los Republicanos, ir de ciudad en ciudad buscando el apoyo hispano fuera de la vista de las camaras? Sin la Florida el partido tendra un mal tiempo buscando victoria en las próximas elecciones. Y el voto Latino es la mejor forma de asegurar exito...

Homofobia ou heterofobia? - Uziel Santana

Excelente artigo de Uziel Santana no site infonet desmascara o real significado do projeto de lei contra condutas "homofóbicas"."na contramão das tendências modernas do Direito Penal, que discriminaliza condutas, o referido projeto quer impor, criminalizando e colocando o...

The Military Importance Of Kauai Island In The Pearl Harbor Attack

Japan is north-west of Pearl Harbor. The Japanese aircraft made their approach to Pearl Harbor from the north-west, over Kauai island. There was no warning from the American military outpost on Kauai island because it had been ordered to stand down some time before the...

Miller Shot Down About Six Japanese Aircraft At Pearl Harbor

"During the assault, U.S. Navy messman Doris (Dorie) Miller helped move his mortally wounded commander to shelter, then manned a machine gun on the USS Arizona and shot down about six of the Japanese aircraft. This was a particularly notable accomplishment, since combat...

Witness Warned Not To Testify

In 1946, a Joint Congressional Committee held hearings on Pearl Harbor. Though Kimmel testified, every effort was made to divert any possible blame from Roosevelt or his Administration, and Kimmel again could not cross-examine witnesses, call witnesses for himself, or post a...
 

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