June 6, 2012 By Army Emergency Relief WASHINGTON -- The Army Emergency Relief program announced the award of 2,614 scholarships under the Maj. Gen. James Ursano Scholarship Program. This year, scholarships awarded to the children of active duty and retired Soldiers totaled $6.6 million. "We received 2,781 compete applications and were able to award 2,614 scholarships," said … [Read more...]
Medical ‘C-Code’ Not a Deployment Disqualifier
By Debbie Gildea Air Force Personnel, Services and Manpower Public Affairs 6/1/2012 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO -- Contrary to common belief, a medical assignment limitation code, commonly known as the "C-code," does not disqualify an Airman from deployment, and it does not identify an Airman for medical discharge. A "C-code" applied to a member's profile for medical reasons is … [Read more...]
A Simple Letter Reunites Two Vietnam Vets 40 Years Later
June 3, 2012 By Kimberly Lewis, Fort Campbell Courier FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. -- With a simple "Letter to the Editor" to the Fort Campbell Courier from the Philippines, two Vietnam veterans were able to catch up after more than four decades apart. "For 40 plus years I have wondered and searched for him," said Robert "Pinky" Pilkinton III of his comrade, Walter "Jonesy" Jones … [Read more...]
TAPS Brings Out Survivors in Families
By Lisa Daniel American Forces Press Service ARLINGTON, Va., June 3, 2012 - While hundreds of thousands of visitors descended on the Washington, D.C., area to commemorate our nation’s war dead, some 2,000 people crowded into a Marriott hotel here to help themselves and each other deal with the grief of losing their very own military heroes. Our national leaders often … [Read more...]
Airmen Preserve the Historic World War II-era C-47 Skytrain D-Day Aircraft
Nondice Thurman 19th Air Support Operations Squadron 6/3/2012 - FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AFNS) -- Airmen and volunteers from the 19th Air Support Operations Squadron are currently taking a break from their primary mission of providing joint terminal attack controllers in support of deployed brigade combat teams to restore a historically significant plane here. The team is … [Read more...]