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I Will Always Call Our Fighting Men and Women 'Heroes'

Dorian de Wind | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Iraq War, US Military, Nazis, World Wars, Memorial Day, Heroes, War, Chris Hayes, Afghanistan War, Holocaust, Politics News

I categorically reject the opinions of those who say that creating such a class or league of "heroes" would play down the brutalizing effects of war, would justify, even glorify war and would desensitize us to the cruelties and atrocities of war.

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Male Rape in the Military: Michael's Story

Nancy Parrish | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: US Military, Military Sexual Trauma, US Air Force, Military Rape, Rape, Sexual Assault, Military Sexual Assaults, Crime News

The culture of tolerance for sexual assault and rape is pervasive in the military, and has been for decades. The military has become, essentially, a safe haven for serial rapists.

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Freedom to Serve, Freedom to Marry

Evan Wolfson | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Obama Gays, Obama Gays in the Military, Gays in the Military, US Military, Obama Gays Military, Military, Gay Rights, Memorial Day, Military Families, Gay Marriage, Politics News

This Memorial Day, as we remember those who have paid the ultimate price for our freedom, let's also remember the additional price that our gay and lesbian service members and their families pay every day they serve our country under discriminatory law.

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PHOTOS: Americans Honor Troops On Memorial Day Weekend

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 05.28.2012

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The Associated Press (AP) -- Boy Scouts carry a large American flag through the Memphis National Cemetery in Tennessee, where scouts also placed fl...

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Standing Up for All the Fallen

Christopher Holshek | Posted 05.25.2012

We should respect each other's commitment to community and country. There is no reason why we cannot stand up for all the fallen, so that Memorial Day will honor all those who gave their lives in the service of their neighbors as well as their nation.

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Thirty Words to Honor a Fallen Veteran

Zachary Ehren | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Military Funerals, Military, Army, U.S. Military, Memorial Day, Memorial Day 2012, Memorial Day Weekend, WWII Veterans, Veterans, Veterans Funeral Ceremony, Veterans Funerals, Military Funeral Ceremony, Culture News

When witnessing a veteran's funeral, a person will notice that every move is made with robotic precision. Nonetheless, every soldier that has the honor of performing this service can feel the humanity and the strong emotions that are tied to that task.

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Women Allowed In Combat Under Senate Defense Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Women in Combat, Video, Women in War, US Military, Military, Women Warriors, Ndaa, 112th Congress, Loretta Sanchez, Kirsten Gillibrand, Ground Combat Exclusion, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- A measure to let women fight on the front lines is part of the massive defense bill proposed Thursday in the Senate. The National Def...

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Tim McGraw To Give Away 25 Homes To Wounded Military Members

AP | CHRIS TALBOTT | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Wounded Veterans, Tim McGraw, Lifting Lives Program, US Military, Memorial Day, Operation Homefront, Celebrity Giving, Veterans, Video, Military, Celebrity Activism, Wounded Warriors, Fleet Week, Military-Families, Military Families, Country Music, Impact News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tim McGraw will be saluting veterans in a big way while on tour this summer. The country music superstar is giving away 25 m...

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War Pay: The Nearly $1 Trillion National Security Budget

Christopher Hellman | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: US Military, Defense Spending Cuts, Defense Spending, Defense Budget, Politics News

Recent months have seen a flurry of headlines about cuts (often called "threats") to the U.S. defense budget. Here, then, is a simple question that no one bothers to ask, no less answer: How much are we spending on national security these days?

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Share A Tribute To Loved Ones This Memorial Day

Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Video, Fallen Soldiers, US Military, Military, Submit a Video, Memorial Day, Memorial Day 2012, Slideexpand, Veterans, Impact News

This Memorial Day, maybe you'll pay tribute to someone you've lost, or take time to give your returning soldier one extra hug. At HuffPost Impact, whe...

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Audacious Space Initiative Aims To Turn Sci-Fi Into Reality

Posted 05.22.2012

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By: Jeremy Hsu, InnovationNewsDaily Senior Writer Published: 05/21/2012 05:34 PM EDT on InnovationNewsDaily Star Trek's bold vision of the stars...

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Bill Would Put Women On Front Lines In Battle

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Women in Combat, US Military, Women in War, Video, Women in Battle, Senate Armed Services Committee, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Poll, Gillibrand, Kirsten Gillibrand, Gender Equality in Combat Act, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. military opened more jobs to women this week that are closer to combat, but a new bill being introduced in the Senate would all...

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Military Families, Excluding Veterans, To Get Free National Parks Pass

AP | By BROCK VERGAKIS | Posted 05.15.2012

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NORFOLK, Va. -- Active-duty military personnel and their dependents will soon be able to enter every national park for free as part of an effort to th...

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Vets Back From War Face Shocking Reality

Columbia, MD Patch | Lisa Rossi, Brian Hooks, and Marc ShapiroEmail the Authors | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: U.S. Economy, American Veterans, Welfare, Poverty, Unemployment, U.S. Military, Veterans, Politics News

When Andrew Smith III talked with his U.S. Marine Corps platoon mates in Iraq before he returned to Maryland in 2009, he recalled they agreed finding ...

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Afghan Commanders Show New Defiance When Dealing With Americans

Posted 05.11.2012

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KABUL --Afghan commanders have refused more than a dozen times within the past two months to act on U.S. intelligence regarding high-level insurgents,...

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Don't Believe the NATO Hype: Alternatives Exist to War, Economic Crises

Joseph Gerson | Posted 05.16.2012

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As the NATO summit in Chicago approaches, misplaced paranoia is striking deep. Here are 10 reasons why we're coming to Chicago for the Counter Summit.

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U.S. Military Taught Officers: Use 'Hiroshima' Tactics For 'Total War' On Islam

Wired | Noah Shachtman and Spencer Ackerman | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Joint Forces Staff College, Islam, Matthew Dooley, US Military, Army Lt. Col. Matthew A. Dooley, Terrorism, Matthew A. Dooley, Politics News

The U.S. military taught its future leaders that a "total war" against the world's 1.4 billion Muslims would be necessary to protect America from Isla...

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Fewer Swords, Smaller Shields: Defining a New National Security Ethos

William Astore | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: National Security, 9/11, Laissez-Faire, Obama National Security, Romney National Security, U.S. Military, Monroe Doctrine, Decade After 9/11, Politics News

Given all these swords and all these shields (and all of our frustrating wars and all of the lives spent), the key question of the 2012 presidential election should be: Are we truly more secure now than we were twelve years ago?

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Facebook Launches Crisis Services Tool For Military Families

The Huffington Post | Courteney Palis | Posted 05.09.2012

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Facebook has launched yet another service to help those in need, this time for military members, veterans and families suffering from the mental and e...

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Internal Review Shows Gross Mishandling of Military Whistleblower Reprisal Investigations

Project On Government Oversight | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Corruption, Pentagon, US Military, Whistleblowers, Military, Charles Grassley, Retaliation, Military Whistleblowers, Politics News

We owe military whistleblowers every possible opportunity to safely expose wrongdoing, and this report shows that the system has let them down. It's imperative that we fix it.

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Why the United States Military Should Run Corporate America

Jeffery Lay | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Military Economy, Corporate America, US Military, US Army, Books News

Does this really sound all that crazy? In a world where corporations get massive bailouts, and small business owners are under relentless attack, one has to wonder -- what happened to accountability?

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Law & Order: The Army's SVU

Rep. Louise Slaughter | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: US Military, Department of Defense, Sexual Assault, Sexual Assault Military, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Harassment Military, Crime News

Thanks to Secretary Panetta, military sexual assault investigators, victims' rights advocates and the soldiers of the United States military, we are making important progress when it comes to protecting the men and women who protect us. Quite simply, they deserve nothing less.

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U.S. Releasing High-Level Insurgents In Exchange For Peace Pledges

The Washington Post | Associated Press May 2, 2012 | Posted 05.06.2012

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KABUL — The United States has for several years been secretly releasing high-level detainees from a military prison in Afghanistan as part of negoti...

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Airstrike Kills Senior Al-Qaida Leader In Yemen

AP | BY AHMED AL-HAJ | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: US Military, Yemen, Terrorism, Obituary, War on Terrorism, Al Qaeda, World News, North Africa, Fahd Al-Quso Dead, Airstrikes, Cia, Middle East, Africa, Drone Strikes, Fahd Al-Quso, World News

SANAA, Yemen -- An airstrike Sunday killed a top al-Qaida leader on the FBI's most wanted list for his role in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole warshi...

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Supporting Wounded Soldiers

Steve Nardizzi | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Wounded Veterans, Military Families, Wounded Warrior, Wounded Soldiers, Military, US Military, Wounded Warriors, Wounded Warrior Project, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Veterans, Impact News

As we look to the future, much is still unknown. What we do know is that this war is far from over, and its startling effects will last well beyond the 2014 deadline.

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