Imagine the comfort of your home or office. It’s warm, dry, and with all the niceties you have come to understand as essential to a happy and productive life. Now, …
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Women on the Front Lines: Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester – Silver Star Recipient
Sergeant Leigh Ann Hester was awarded the Silver Star for valor at a ceremony at Camp Liberty, Iraq in June of 2005 for actions while in combat. Not since World …
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Why Are So Few Willing to Serve in the Military? – Part Two
Part two in the series examines some additional perspectives from active duty and retired military, as well as some suggestions to bridge the millennial-military divide. Through my background and long …
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This is the first in a series of two articles dealing with the danger to national security associated with a lack of qualified recruits for the Armed Services. Military Times …
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Born in Atchison, Kansas on July 24, 1897, Amelia Earhart was an American aviation pioneer, author, and member of the National Woman’s Party. She was an early supporter of the …
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Remembering Betty “Tack” Blake – Graduate of the First Women’s Air Force Service Pilot Class
Betty Tackaberry Blake, “Tack” for short, was a member of the first graduating class of the Women’s Air Force Service Pilot (WASP) aviation training class during World War II (Class …
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Celebrating Women’s History Month – Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright
March is a time for spring, daylight savings time, St. Patricks’s Day, the “ides of March,” and last but not least, Women’s History Month. This annual month-long celebration highlights the …
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Retired Marine Master Sgt. Catherine G. Murray – Laid to Rest with Honors
She was born on April 2, 1917, and lived to be 100. She was laid to rest among fellow Marines and other American heroes at Arlington National Cemetery on January …
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An app that links struggling troops and veterans with people who can help them has been used more than 2,600 times. Military Times Service Member of the Year – 2017, …
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All around the world, nationalists are gaining ground. What is nationalism, and why is this happening? Almost 75 years after its publication in 1944, Hans Kohn’s The Idea of Nationalism: …