Our popular page about merchants offering military discounts had included Michael’s on the list. This morning, we received a note from Sarah, who works at Michael’s, telling us that information is incorrect. She suggested we contact corporate at 1-800-MICHAELS. We’re suggesting that all of you who shop at Michael’s may want to call that number and ask (politely) if Michael’s would consider offering a military discount to the thousands of military Read the rest of this entry »
Tuesday, January 19, was the originally-scheduled trial date for Navy SEAL Matthew McCabe. Last week, his trial was postponed, but the rally for the SEAL Trio will continue in Norfolk on Tuesday as scheduled, to show public support for the three SEALs. McCabe’s trial will take place in Norfolk in May. Trials for Jonathan Keefe and Julio Huertas will take place in Iraq in April, to allow them to exercise their Constitutional right to confront their Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Paratroopers from the US army’s 82nd Airborne deployed Monday out of the main Haitian airport in waves of navy Seahawk helicopters to set up bases from which to begin humanitarian operations. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – Five Afghan civilians were shot and wounded by US and Afghan troops outside a military base in a restive area of the war-torn country, NATO said Friday, also reporting the death of an American soldier. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The shooting rampage at Fort Hood was “an act of terrorism,” a senior US official said on Friday, employing a phrase that the Obama administration has previously avoided to describe the attack. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The Pentagon has for the first time made public the names of 645 detainees held at the US military base in Bagram, Afghanistan, a US human rights group said Saturday. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – Increasing pressure on the overall U.S. defense budget means the Navy must focus even more buying flexible and affordable weapons systems that can adapt to changing threats and needs, the Navy’s top officer said. Read the rest of this entry »