Sept. 10, 2012 By Cheryl Pellerin American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON – The Defense Department has welcomed the decision by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to designate the Haqqani network a terrorist organization, Pentagon Spokesman George Little said today. Clinton notified Congress that the Haqqani network meets the Immigration and Nationality … [Read more...]
Presidential Proclamation — National Days of Prayer and Remembrance, 2012
September 7, 2012 NATIONAL DAYS OF PRAYER AND REMEMBRANCE, 2012 - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Eleven years ago, America confronted one of our darkest days. The events of September 11, 2001, brought collapsing towers in Manhattan and billowing smoke at the Pentagon, wreckage on a Pennsylvania field, and deep ache to the soul of … [Read more...]
President Pledges Support for Service Members, Vets
September 4, 2012 By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON – As the United States draws down in Afghanistan it remains committed to its military members, veterans and families by providing the support services they may need and opportunities to transition to meaningful civilian careers, President Barack Obama said today at Fort Bliss, … [Read more...]
Suicide Prevention: A healthy Force is a Ready Force
September 4, 2012 By Kirk Frady, Army Medicine WASHINGTON -- The Army has designated September as Suicide Prevention Month and joins the nation in observing National Suicide Prevention Week, Sept. 10-14, and World Suicide Prevention Day, Sept. 10. The Army will expand its observance with events occurring during the entire month of September, focusing efforts on total Army … [Read more...]
Army Must Enforce Harsher Consequences for Military Hazing
August 31, 2012 By Nathan Pfau, Army Flier Staff Writer FORT RUCKER, Ala. (Army News Service, Aug. 31, 2012) -- While hazing can be confused with a rite of passage into an organization, especially one as large as and with as much history as the military, it is something the Army does not tolerate, said Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III, during a visit … [Read more...]