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POPSOverdue Recognition Delivered He received the American Campaign Medal, the European/ African/Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, Honorable Service lapel button, Honorable Discharge emblem, Presidential Unit Citation, Bronze Star, Silver Star and a patch for serving with the 344th Bombardment Group.
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POPSU.S. Navy Faces an Old Foe - Pirates Armed attacks on cargo ships, oil tankers and cruise ships are estimated to cost more than $1 billion a year, said Peter Chalk, a senior security analyst at Rand Corp. Piracy in Nigeria is leading to a drop in oil shipments because shipping companies are reluctant to risk ships, cargos and crew, he said, adding, “That has implications for U.S. strategic energy supplies.”
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POPSMargaret Corbin - Soldier for Liberty Life was difficult because of her injury, and in 1779 she received aid from the government...the first woman in the United States to receive pension from Congress. After Congress’s decision, Margaret was included on military rolls until the end of the war. After being discharged, Margaret remained near West Point, known to officials and acquaintances as “Captain Molly”. In 1926, the Daughters of the American Revolution had Margaret’s remains reburied in the West Point military cemetery, becoming the only Revolutionary War soldier to be buried there.
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POPSSatellite Shootdown Necessary? The decision to intercept the U.S. 193 satellite will be debated in the months to come by arms control advocates, opponents and proponents of missile defense, and space experts in the U.S. and abroad. Critics will portray the operation as a staged event that was undertaken just to test missile defense or ASAT technologies under the guise of a humanitarian exercise. They will likely accuse the United States of starting a space arms race and will portray the two ASAT tests as moral equivalents.
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POPSWest Point Honors Legendary Marine with Highway Marker "Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller was a force to be reckoned with...Long before he retired as a lieutenant general, he had become a Marine Corps living legend." "The highway marker will be placed on state Route 33 in West Point, where Puller lived before enrolling at Virginia Military Institute."
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POPSDistinguished Service Cross Awarded "First Lt. Walter B. Jackson became the seventh Soldier since the Vietnam War ended in 1975 to receive the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism in action."
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POPSSEAL Awarded Medal of Honor There's not a more deserving warrior patriot. I read of his courage under fire as written by the survivor mentioned, his fellow SEAL and best friend, Marcus Luttrell, in his book Lone Survivor. They were all incredible men, thus it was an incredible loss.
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POPSSan Francisco Rejects Marines...Again "The Marines we spoke with also make the point that the city allows street demonstrations, anti-war protests and other events which snarl traffic, such as Critical Mass." Shame.
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