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Entries for the 'News from the Web' Category
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Posted by WebSgt on Friday, March 23, 2007 :: Last Updated: Wednesday, December 12, 2007
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By Fred W. Baker IIIAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, March 22, 2007 - Medal of Honor recipients are heroes, despite their many humble objections to the label, and are important to the fabric of our society, Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England told those gathered yesterday to celebrate the official naming of March 25 as National Medal of Honor Day.
Medal of Honor recipients and thei...
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| Free ticket to WWE events |
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Posted by WebSgt on Thursday, March 15, 2007 :: Last Updated: Wednesday, December 12, 2007
144 Views :: News from the Web, Support Our Troops, Armed Forces Press
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By Carmen L. GleasonAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, March 6, 2007 - Servicemembers can take advantage of the generosity of professional wrestlers by getting free admittance into World Wrestling Entertainment events worldwide.
Members of the military can receive a free ticket to WWE events, based on availability and excluding WrestleMania events, when they provide valid identification ...
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| New Yorkers get a Taste of Home |
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Posted by WebSgt on Thursday, March 15, 2007 :: Last Updated: Wednesday, December 12, 2007
130 Views :: News from the Web, Support Our Troops, Armed Forces Press
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By Elaine WilsonSpecial to American Forces Press Service
FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, March 2, 2007 - A handful of wounded warriors recovering at Brooke Army Medical Center here are getting a taste of home -- minus the neck-wrenching skyscrapers and taxi-filled city streets.
The servicemembers, all New York natives, are the lucky recipients of a week's worth of the Big Apple's best delicacies, than...
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| Special Military Earnings Credit for Social Security |
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Posted by WebSgt on Saturday, January 20, 2007 :: Last Updated: Saturday, October 13, 2007
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If you served in the active duty military before January 2001 you can get up to $1200 a year earnings credit for the years you served. When you apply for Social Security bring your DD-214 to your local Social Security Office. You only get this benefit if you ask for it. To read more, go to the Social Security Website at: http://www.socialsecurity.gov/retire2/military.htm . You do not need to be a ...
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| Stolen Valor Act Signed into Law |
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Posted by WebSgt on Thursday, January 18, 2007 :: Last Updated: Saturday, October 13, 2007
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President Bush signed legislation in December to crack down on people who falsely wear or claim military decorations. The legislation, dubbed the "Stolen Valor Act," calls for up to six months in prison for anyone who falsely claims to have earned a military honor, and up to a year in prison for fraudulently wearing a Purple Heart, Silver Star or other high military honor. Both crimes would also b...
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