6/1/2011 - SAN ANTONIO (AFNS) -- The space shuttle Endeavor touched down at the Kennedy Space Center June 1 at 2:35 a.m. EDT, ending the shuttle's 19-year flying career. The Endeavour crew completed four spacewalks and several maintenance upgrades on the International Space Station as part of the shuttle's final mission. Endeavour's crew also delivered and installed the $2 … [Read more...]
Georgetown University Military Commissioning Ceremony
The Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) is an internationally recognized academic medical center whose missions of research, teaching, and patient care are carried out with a strong emphasis on community outreach and the Jesuit principle of cura personalis -- care of the whole person. Georgetown University Medical Center would like to congratulate our students who … [Read more...]
Handmade Quilts Cloak Wounded Warriors in Love
By Tech. Sgt. Stacia Zachary U.S. Air Forces Central combat correspondent 5/30/2011 - CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan (AFNS) -- Service members categorized as critical care aeromedical transport team patients are all leaving the contingency aeromedical staging facility with a very special package: a handmade quilt stitched with love. Shortly after the January arrival of the current … [Read more...]
A World War II Veteran – Through the Eyes of a Fifteen Year Old.
Mr. Arthur A. Burch, Chief Gunner’s Mate U.S Navy by Ember Dutton My great grandfather, Arthur A. Burch, was a chief gunner's mate in the US Navy during World War II. He wrote a book based on his active participation in World War II, from which I am getting my information. Arthur A. Burch was born in Lineville, Alabama in 1922. He grew up during the Great Depression and his … [Read more...]
Choose the Right Path
When you decide to join the military, you have a very important decision ahead of you - choosing your branch of service. Each branch plays a unique role in the security of our country. While they all work together to some extent, their purposes can be very different and they can offer different jobs and specialties. When choosing your branch of military service, it is … [Read more...]