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West Virginian Last Surviving US Veteran of World War I

This story comes from the Army Times:
Sole Survivor: Congress Honors Last US Veteran of World War I
A 107-year-old West Virginia farmer, recognized as the last living U.S. veteran of World War I, said he was honored to be the last representative of a generation of veterans.
Frank W. Buckles, who enlisted in the Army in 1917 […]

Posted 23 June 2008 † Pepe § US Army § Combat Veterans § Veterans § West Virginia ‡ Comments (0)

SLDN Executive Director Responds to Sen. Nunn

Last week I wrote about how former Georgia Senator Sam Nunn was calling for a reevaluation of the currently policy on homosexual conduct in the Armed Forces. All I could think to myself was, “How many more studies need to be done?” There has already been so much research that people are tired of it. […]

Posted 09 June 2008 † Pepe § Don't ask, Don't tell § Integrity § Congress § Democrats § Politicians & Political Parties § Military Leadership ‡ Comments (0)

Sixty-four Years Ago Today

Sixty-four years ago today, Allied Forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, to begin chasing the Nazis back to Berlin.
Check out these sites to learn more:
National D-Day Museum
The National D-Day Memorial Foundation

Posted 06 June 2008 † Pepe § US Army § Combat Veterans § Military Leadership § US Navy § US Air Force ‡ Comments (2)

Mildred Loving Dies at 68

Check out this New York Times piece about an unintentional civil rights activist.
Mildred and Richard Loving were from Virginia and married in 1958 and set up housekeeping as newly married couples do. An anonymous tipster alerted the sheriff to their marriage. What was the crime in getting married for this man and woman? She was […]

Posted 06 May 2008 † Pepe § Faith & Religion ‡ Comments (0)

Center for Military Readiness Update

There’s always something good at the Box Turtle Bulletin. In a post from yesterday, they update us on Elaine Donnelly and the Center for Military Readiness, the one organization dedicated to keeping gays out of the military.
It seems Ms. D has started a new website she is calling “Americans for the Military.” To put it […]

Posted 02 May 2008 † Pepe § Don't ask, Don't tell § US Army § Integrity § Gay Veterans § Combat Veterans § Veterans § Military Leadership § US Air Force ‡ Comments (2)