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Marlantes Has Earned The Right To Speak Hard Truths

Terri Barnes | Posted 04.25.2012

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Terri Barnes

Our current HuffPost Book Club pick is "What It Is Like To Go To War" by Karl Marlantes. We are talking about different aspects of the military experi...

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Christian Air Force Officer Vows to Violate Military Regulations if DADT is Repealed

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Rodda

Saying that his "commitment to [his] God supersedes [his] commitment to the DOD," Air Force Lt. Col. Stacy L. Maxey has publicly vowed to violate military regulations and his oath to the U.S. Constitution if DADT is repealed.

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WATCH: RELIGIOUS ART: In Gods We Trust. Nick Walker's Iconic, Controversial Art

Constantin Bjerke | Posted 05.25.2011

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Constantin Bjerke

Amongst a life-size model of a woman dressed in a 'stars-and-stripes' burka, human hearts half buried in sand and children chiseling away at an edible...

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Stars and Stripes Over La Quinta, California

Giles Slade | Posted 05.25.2011

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Giles Slade

I am not one of those Canadians whose nationalism is accompanied by knee jerk anti-Americanism. I don't need to hate America to feel Canadian.

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Here's Why Stamps Are a National Treasure

Kate Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kate Kelly

As we increasingly communicate by e-mail, we are losing something special that we take for granted--these delightful pieces of miniature artwork that commemorate our American heritage.

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Three Generals Put New Twist on March Madness

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Aubrey Sarvis

Thankfully, Secretary Gates and Admiral Mullen are taking the repeal of DADT very seriously. It's time for these Generals to get over March Madness and start playing "Follow the Leader."

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American Flag Protocol: Stars and Stripes Forever

Lisa Mirza Grotts | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lisa Mirza Grotts

Does anyone look at the American flag in the same way since September 11? Now, it's even more important not to take the stars and stripes for granted.

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Postage and Other Economic Outrages Against Soldiers

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

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Don McNay

America ships soldiers off to Afghanistan and Iraq for free. If you come back in a body bag, they ship that back for free, too. However, we make families who send soldiers socks, food and underwear pay shipping costs.

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Stars & Stripes Editor: Paper Used To Be "Tame," "Boring," But Now We're Becoming "Aggressive" With Pentagon

Forbes.com | Rebecca Buckman | Posted 05.25.2011

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For many years, this has been a pretty tame newspaper and, frankly, pretty boring. There is a tradition here of people pulling their punches when it c...

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Reigniting America's Human Rights Mojo

Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rabbi Abraham Cooper

In Cairo, President Obama rightly said that the U.S. should not be in the business of imposing democracy, but can we be indifferent to those who seek to embrace it?

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Army Bans Stars and Stripes Reporter from Embedding with Unit in Mosul

Stars and Stripes | Stars and StripesMideast Edition, Wednesday, June 24, 2009 | Posted 05.25.2011

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Asserting that Stars and Stripes "refused to highlight" good news in Iraq that the U.S. military wanted to emphasize, Army officials have barred a Str...

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