February 22, 2012 By Lance Cpl. Scott L. Tomaszycki, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - Five Marines and a Navy corpsman were etched into American history Feb. 23, 1945, when they raised the American flag over Mt. Suribachi on Iwo Jima. The prevailing hoist, captured by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal, became one … [Read more...]
51-Year-Old Mom Holds Her Own During Basic Combat Training
February 22, 2012 By Melissa K Buckley FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. -- Sgt. Sandra Coast graduated from Basic Combat Training on Fort Leonard Wood, officially beginning her Army career - at 51 years old. According to the U.S. Army Recruiting Command, the average age for an Army Reserve recruit is about 23, making Coast one of the oldest people to go through Basic Combat … [Read more...]
New Underpants Offer Better “Below the Belt” Protection For Soldiers
February 22, 2012 By C. Todd Lopez WASHINGTON -- For dismounted Soldiers patrolling Afghanistan roads, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) can be even more devastating than for those in armored vehicles, but a new line of protection may help. "A few years ago, in certain areas of Afghanistan, we started to notice the dismounted improvised explosive device (known as IED) … [Read more...]
HUD and NFHA Launch New Campaign to Fight Housing Discrimination
February 22, 2012 White House Office of Communications The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) announced today the launch of a new series of radio and print public service advertisements (PSAs). The advertisements are designed to teach individuals and families how to recognize and report discrimination in … [Read more...]
How Writing Helps Veterans Heal
February 21, 2012 By Ms. Jacqueline Hames, Soldiers Magazine WASHINGTON -- "You can tell the extroverted writers; they are the ones that stare at your shoes while they are talking to you, while the introverted writers stare at their own shoes," Ron Capps, founder of and instructor with the Veterans Writing Project, joked during a weekend seminar. The borrowed classroom on … [Read more...]