Hope to see old a new faces at tonight’s meeting. And for the younger guys, I Have some “Epic” news that they might be interested in. More to follow tonight. Hope to see you there.
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President Obama pledges to help ‘the 9/11 generation’ of veterans.
MINNEAPOLIS — President Barack Obama committed on Tuesday to taking care of what he called “the 9/11 generation,” vowing to spare Iraq and Afghanistan veterans’ health, education and employment training programs from Washington’s budget ax.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0811/62324.html#ixzz1WXrkj1Md
Unacceptable, “Husband’s suicide was to avoid ninth deployment, widow says”
JOINT BASE LEWIS McCHORD, Wash. — Staff Sergeant Jared Hagemann served his country during eight deployments overseas.
He killed himself to avoid serving a ninth, according to his wife, Ashley Joppa-Hagemann.
Read more at King 5 News.
The Face of the Next Greatest Generation
Eight years ago, after the capture of Saddam Hussein in a spider hole,TIME Magazine named The American Soldier its “Person of the Year.” It was an iconic cover story that put a face on these wars and played a decisive role in getting Americans to separate personal politics from their treatment of our troops.
Seattle Storm Military Appreciation Night
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9/11/11
6:00 PM
Key Arena, Seattle
Please join Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs and the
Women Veterans Advisory Committee for Appreciation Day with the WNBA Seattle Storm!
Tickets are $25.00 through Liza Narciso.
These tickets are regularly $42.09 after tax and ticket fees.
Limited tickets available, get yours today!
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Sen. Murray praises veteran hiring at Amazon
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray was at the Amazon campus Wednesday to help promote the company’s programs to hire veterans after they leave the military, but a main focus of her press conference dealt with her budget-slashing committee appointmen tannounced Tuesday.
New ‘reverse boot camp’ to prepare departing troops for civilian life
Military officials will develop a “reverse boot camp,” with the goal of better preparing servicemembers who are leaving the military for civilian jobs or college classes. The program is part of a host of new initiatives announced by President Barack Obama on Friday to reduce unemployment among veterans.
Former Tacoma soldier killed in Afghanistan crash
A former Tacoma, Washington resident was among the U.S. troops killed in the crash of a U.S. helicopter in Afghanistan over the weekend, the Kansas City Star reported Monday.
Army Spc. Alexander Bennett, 23, reportedly moved to Overland Park, Kansas after returning from his 2009 deployment to Iraq. He served as a flight mechanic in the Army Reserve’s Chinook unit.
The 30 U.S. troops and eight Afghans who died in the crash in eastern Afghanistan Saturday were on a mission targeting a Taliban leader. An insurgent with a rocket-propelled grenade reportedly fired on the chopper and shot it down, the U.S.-led coalition said Monday.
It was deadliest single loss for U.S. forces in the decade-long war.
by KING 5 News and Associated Press
President signs new GI Bill fix into law
President Obama signed a new law on Wednesday that provides temporary tuition and fee protection to private college students using the Post-9/11 GI Bill.
Under debt deal, military pay, veterans programs in play for cuts
Military pay raises, funding for veterans health care and the Post-9/11 GI Bill could be sacrificed to new fiscal realities as the result of the deal signed by President Obama on Tuesday to raise the federal debt ceiling, according to the Military Officers Association and veterans groups. The law requires the federal budget be cut $2.1 trillion over 10 years.
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