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Air Force Academy's Religious Intolerance: Reform Policies Under Review
Seeded on Mon Mar 28, 2011 2:09 PM EDT (USA Today)
Gamble said his goal is to see whether various programs and provisions put in place since 2004, when religious intolerance became an issue, are working.
Fallen Marine's father wants change in Afghanistan
Tue Oct 13, 2009 1:25 PM EDT
It was the last way John Bernard would have wanted his voice to gain prominence in the national debate over the war in Afghanistan. The retired Marine had been writing to lawmakers for weeks complaining of the new rules of engagement he believed put U.S. troops at unacceptable risk in the insurgency-wracked country. He got little response.
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41 dead in Pakistan Swat Valley blast
Seeded on Mon Oct 12, 2009 12:05 PM EDT (CNN)
ISLAMABAD, Paksitan (CNN) -- At least 41 people were killed and dozens wounded in a blast Monday at a security forces checkpoint in northwest Pakistan, authorities said.
Lesbians more likely to be kicked out of military
Seeded on Mon Oct 12, 2009 11:35 AM EDT (msnbc.com)
SAN FRANCISCO - Women are far more likely than men to be kicked out of the military under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy against gays in uniform, according to government figures released Thursday that critics said reflect deep-seated sexism in the armed forces.
Family wants answers after teen GI's suicide
Seeded on Mon Oct 12, 2009 11:26 AM EDT (msnbc.com)
WILLARD, Ohio - Just about everyone in Keiffer Wilhelm's life — his father, his brother, his best friends — had worn a military uniform or grew up around someone who did.
Large insect' sparked U.S. missile truck's crash
Seeded on Mon Oct 12, 2009 11:15 AM EDT (msnbc.com)
BISMARCK, North Dakota - A truck driver who lost control of a semitrailer carrying missile parts was distracted by a "large insect" that flew in a window and landed on the driver's back, the military said in a report released Friday.
Soldier fights to bring Iraqi translator to U.S.
Seeded on Mon Oct 12, 2009 10:52 AM EDT (msnbc.com)
WASHINGTON - They became good buddies during the war, the young American soldier and his invaluable Iraqi translator, an easygoing guy who could spot dangers in the shadows and calm jittery nerves in the streets.
[Poetry] Where arte thou brave? Memorial Day Poem 2009
Fri May 22, 2009 11:14 PM EDT
Tributed to my late cousin Benjamin L Fleeharty as well as all those that died in service. America, the land of the free, But where arte thou brave? Some still walk among us, Others sent to an early grave.
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Conservative women's group doesn't like this newsvine writer
Seeded on Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:58 AM EST (Concerned Women for America)
The VA directed 125 of its cemeteries not to use religious flag folding ceremonies unless the next of kin requests one. The VA decision is not the first instance of secularizing these types of ceremonies.
Faith in uniform: Should the military be more open to nonbelievers?
Seeded on Wed Nov 19, 2008 3:57 PM EST (Colorado Independant)
Citing a report that found 21 percent of those in the armed forces identifying themselves as atheists or having "no religion," the [ Secular Coalition for America and the Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers] called on the new administration to pursue a military …
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