The 1973 National Personnel Records Center Fire January 27th, 2014 @ 6:38 am PDT
A few weeks ago I did a little web searching on a mission to see if it would be possible to acquire duplicates of any or all of my grandfather’s service medals. He fought as a member of Merrill’s Marauders in the Pacific Theater in WWII and I know he had been awarded (at least) […]
Football for the Troops October 2nd, 2013 @ 9:54 am PDT
“A government shutdown means overseas troops could miss baseball playoff games and favorite NFL Sunday showdowns …” Stars and Stripes Regardless of how you feel about Obamacare or Congress or the President, you’ve got to admit it’s absurd that our armed forces should be denied the privilege of watching sporting events during the shutdown. If […]
Angelina Jolie: Awesome July 10th, 2009 @ 3:05 pm PDT
Angelina Jolie made a trip to the Walter Reed Military Hospital in Washington, D.C. back on June 26th. No one reported on this until now because she didn’t tell anyone. She spent several hours with wounded soldiers and gave each one a gift bag which included, among other things, a $1000 gift certificate to Best […]
Are you registered? September 15th, 2001 @ 3:30 pm PDT
If you’re a young man, age 18 through 25, the law requires you to notify the Selective Service System of an address change within 10 days. link via MetaFilter
