NORAD launched two F-16 jets for Kamikaze Attack
Plus Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell briefed reporters on Operation Moshtarak in Afghanistan. Pentagon
Plus Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell briefed reporters on Operation Moshtarak in Afghanistan. Pentagon
‘We will pay his legal bills if necessary,’ says National Commander
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Legion has joined the fight being waged by a Medal of Honor recipient against a Virginia homeowner association’s demands to remove a flagpole.
Col. Van Barfoot, 90, a World War II and Vietnam veteran, was ordered by the Sussex [...]
Colonel Van Barfoot
RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Col. Van Barfoot has until Friday at 5 pm to remove his flagpole or face a civil suit. The 90-year-old veteran is shocked and gratified by the outpouring of support from around the country.
His daughter, Margaret Nicholls said, “The response has been unbelievable. What started as a [...]
WASHINGTON, June 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Four-Star Gen. Barry R. McCaffrey (ret), has called for “a new approach to Cuba” including “decisive and rational efforts to bring Cuba back into full engagement with the economic and political dynamics of the Americas.” McCaffrey, now Adjunct Professor of International Affairs at West Point, has served as SouthCom Commander [...]
WASHINGTON, May 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Representatives from leading military veterans’ organizations will examine what they call recent judicial attacks on veterans’ memorials and preview an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case regarding the Mojave Desert Veterans Memorial (Salazar v. Buono) at a National Press Club Newsmakers press conference at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 21, in [...]