Author: Jason D
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On Wearing Two Hats
A lot has been going on in the military as of late, and I guess that means I owe y’all a post about it. But in the meantime, I wanted to highlight something that caught my eye as of late. The AJC had a story this past weekend about Air Force Lt. Colonel Stan Brown’s…
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We Stand Alone, Together
With less than a month to go before the post-9/11 Montgomery G.I. Bill signed into law last year comes into effect, schools are bracing themselves for the rush of new Iraq and Afghanistan veterans that will soon become members of academic communities across the country. In fact, the Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that the…
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Around the Services…
I hope all of y’all had a great Independence Day weekend. With the draw down in Iraq and the ramp up in Afghanistan, our men and women in uniform have been through a lot these past few days alone, and unfortunately, some of them have paid the ultimate sacrifice. With that, here are a few…
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The Next Chapter
And so it begins. As the Obama Administration envelops itself in its renewed focus in Afghanistan, Iraqis are celebrating the beginnings of a draw down that’s been awaited for a long time. Coalition forces have begun to cease combat operations in urban centers throughout the country. In fact, coalition forces will no longer operate unilaterally…
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Some Closure on Stop-Loss
Despite being overshadowed by the political Schei√üestorm going on with our neighbors to the northeast, a significant piece of legislation was enacted today. America 6, or President Obama as he is sometimes known, signed a supplemental war-spending bill that will send an extra $106 billion to war efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The bill was…
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The Maximum Effective Range of an Excuse
Between taking steps to close Guantanamo Bay, ARRA, the auto bailouts, drawing down the war in Iraq and refocusing our energies towards Afghanistan, pirates, tackling healthcare reform, filling a Supreme Court vacancy, a swine flu pandemic, unrest in Iran, and North Korea straight up acting a fool, the Obama Administration has had a lot on…