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Cash Bonus to Replace ‘Stop Loss’ for Deploying Guard Soldiers
New Program replaces the “Stop Loss” involuntary extension program and pays a cash bonus of up to $6,000 to soldiers in units set to deploy who elect …Read more: Cash Bonus to Replace ‘Stop Loss’ for Deploying Guard Soldiers
Troops Become Citizens During Memorable Naturalization Ceremony
Servicemembers celebrate their first Memorial Day as U.S. citizens at a naturalization ceremony, May 25, 2009 at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. U.S. A…Read more: Troops Become Citizens During Memorable Naturalization Ceremony
Airmen Cover the Fallen With Dignity, Honor, Respect
Air Force Staff Sgt. Star Samuels hangs up a freshly pressed U.S. flag March 31, 2009, at the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs, Dover Air…Read more: Airmen Cover the Fallen With Dignity, Honor, Respect
Navy Christens Newest Arleigh Burke Class Ship Gravely
The Navy christened the newest Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer, Gravely, on May 16, during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony at Northrop Grumman Shi…Read more: Navy Christens Newest Arleigh Burke Class Ship Gravely
Honorable BJ Penn - Acting Secretary of the Navy
The Honorable BJ Penn assumed the responsibilities as Acting Secretary of the Navy on March 13, 2009. As the Acting Secretary, he is responsible for …More Articles...
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Commander Black's Little Known Military History Facts
by CDR (Ret.) G.A. Black (founder BMW.com)
* During the Revolutionary War, New York had the highest percentage of African Americans of all the colonies.
* It's estimated that 95% of the blacks that served in Viet Nam had never heard of the country before the start of the war in the 1950's.
* Although many know that Henry O. Flipper was the first black graduate of West Point, few are aware that he was later awarded a patent for a tent he designed in 1898.
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