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Veterans Day Deals 2015 – from the VFW
See what patriotic businesses are extending discounts November 04, 2015 This Veterans Day, patriotic businesses across the country are honoring our veterans with discounts. The list below only includes businesses that contacted the VFW directly regarding their...
Senators to Army Panel: Think Guard
Forty-seven senators from both sides of the aisle have reminded the National Commission on the Future of the Army of the important role played by the reserve components and want commissioners to consider that role as they prepare their report for Congress and the...
2015 New Patriot Summer/Fall Edition
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National Guard Training Survey
This survey being conducted so our National Military Leaders can be informed on your thoughts and concerns regarding the developing discussion around more training days for the Reserve Components and the future in general of the US Armed Forces. The National Guard...
Veteran Status for the National Guard still has life for this year.
Read all way to the bottom..... Calendar No. 267 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1203 [Report No. 114–153] To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the processing by the Department of Veterans Affairs of claims for benefits under laws administered by the...
DoD Action on Univ. of Phoenix Under Fire
The Defense Department's decision to place a for-profit university on probation has drawn fire from three Republican senators, who think the Pentagon acted unfairly when it restricted the school's access to bases and prevented new students from enrolling if they use...
FY16 NDAA under threat of veto.
The 2016 National Defense Authorization Act passed by Congress last week will not reach the president's desk until next week. President Barack Obama has said he will veto the bill because it bypasses caps on military spending. But the bill has not yet been printed...
Murder Mystery @ Martinsburg!
Marriage, Mob & Murder Martinsburg, WV Saturday, 3 October 2015 (7 p.m. show time) An interactive Murder Mystery Dinner Party where YOU try to figure out “who done it.” Your $45 dollar per person ticket gets you a 90 min show and an amazing Italian buffet...
Army Panel to Focus on Apache Solution
The National Commission on the Future of the Army will soon focus on the issue of where to put the Army's AH-64 Apache helicopters and one commissioner hopes it will find a "blended capability" solution, according to a report this week by Inside Defense. The...
Oregon Guardsman Awarded Soldier’s Medal
Spc. Alek Skarlatos, an infantryman with the Oregon Army National Guard, was awarded the Soldier's Medal last week at the Pentagon for his actions last month in subduing a gunman on a European train traveling from Amsterdam to Paris. His childhood friend, Airman 1st...