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President Barack Obama Announces End of Combat in Iraq

September 2nd, 2010

On Tuesday night, President Barack Obama addressed America and made the following announcement: “Tonight, I am announcing that the American combat mission in Iraq has ended.”
The Washington Post shared what the President had to say in a feature. One of the things that he mentioned was that he was staying true to a pledge that [...]

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It’s Navy Week in Cleveland!

September 2nd, 2010

As the year progresses, Navy Week continues to make its way across America, and this week, the Navy is in Cleveland, Ohio!
A feature on the Navy Website shared that Navy Week Cleveland was kicked off by a performance by the U.S. Navy Fleet Forces Band “Four-Star Edition” at John Marshall High School on Monday, August [...]

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Injured Troops at Walter Reed Receive Presidential Visit

September 1st, 2010

Before the United States formally ends its combat operations in Iraq, President Barack Obama paid more than two dozen wounded soldiers a visit at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. On Tuesday, the President paid a visit to Fort Bliss, Texas, where he will expressed gratitude to soldiers for their service in Iraq, before returning [...]

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Vice-President Biden in Iraq for Formal End to Combat Operations

September 1st, 2010

The Vice-President of the United States is in Iraq to, among other things, mark the formal end of U.C. combat operations in the country.
He is set to preside over a military change-of-command ceremony scheduled on Wednesday, which will mark the beginning of “Operation New Dawn.”
Before the ceremony, Vice President Joe Biden spoke with top leaders [...]

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Investigation Over PTSD Drug Given to Veterans Sought

September 1st, 2010

It is a fact that we have shared quite a number of times; veterans come home with memories of the horrors of war, memories that some of them cannot simply turn off at will. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a disease that many veterans suffer from, with symptoms that include insomnia, nightmares, and restlessness.
A feature [...]

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Capt. Thomas G. Kelley, Medal of Honor Recipient

August 31st, 2010

One of the few remaining living Medal of Honor recipients is retired Navy Captain Thomas Gunning Kelley. He and his wife, Joan, recently paid a visit to the Sailors of the U.S. 6th Fleet headquarters on Naval Support Activity in Naples, while on a holiday in Italy, as shared in a feature on the Navy [...]