Victory Caucus -- All Content http://victorycaucus.com Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:18:54 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74494&Itemid=168 In Stars and Stripes:WASHINGTON -- Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta, a soldier who risked his life to stop Taliban fighters from kidnapping a fallen comrade, will be the first living U.S. servicemember from either Iraq or Afghanistan to receive the Medal of Honor, White House officials announced Friday. President Barack Obama... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:29:55 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74496&Itemid=168 There's a giant pyre over at This Ain't Hell...gotta say I agree with Jonn on the whole book burning thing.read (http://www.blackfive.net/main/2010/09/burning-books.html) Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:03:42 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74493&Itemid=168 Sgt. Jose Garcia, of Gilroy, Calif., with the 445th Civil Affairs Battalion, laughs as he enjoys a frozen latte drink at Green Beans on Camp Victory, Nov. 6, 2008. This is a great way to say "Thank you!" to the troops and help donate to a great military support organization:... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:28:04 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74489&Itemid=168 According to the Military Times blog Battle Rattle, a Marine Corps captain who participated in yesterday’s retaking of the M/V Magellan Star had this to say during a conference call with reporters: “As soon as the first stack of Marines made our way into the bridge, their hands were up,... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:27:05 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74487&Itemid=168 Over at the most excellent US Naval Institute blog, Captain Alex Martin writes about the Marines execution of the rescue of the Magellan Star. Captain Martin was on the mission. This is a first hand experience report that is a MUST READ. Here's a taste: ...“the execute order’s now at... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:13:05 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74477&Itemid=168 Thats the headline Ive been wanting to write. Via email: THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 10, 2010 Readout of the Presidents call with Specialist Salvatore Giunta Yesterday, President Obama spoke with Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta to inform him that he will be awarded... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:26:49 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74475&Itemid=168 This is an event that we have known was coming, but had to keep quiet out of respect for the recipient. Yesterday, President Obama spoke with Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta to inform him that he will be awarded the Medal of Honor for acts of gallantry at the risk of... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:26:15 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74473&Itemid=168 So, maybe they wont burn a Koran. Or maybe they will. Or maybe Fred Phelps will. The whole things a story I was going to stay out of. But I got an email from a friend in Afghanistan whos a long way down the totem pole from General Petraeus, and... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:18:32 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74474&Itemid=169 With 35 years of combined military service, siblings Army Capt. Tanya Rosa and Army 1st Sgt. Greg Harvey recently reunited while deployed in Kuwait. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:00:00 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74476&Itemid=169 Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife, Deborah, discuss what it will take to stop troops and families from taking their own lives. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:00:00 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74478&Itemid=169 An ongoing series of exercises has improved the readiness of the U.S.-South Korean alliance, said Army Gen. Walter L. "Skip" Sharp, commander of Combined Forces Command and U.S. Forces Korea. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:00:00 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74479&Itemid=169 First Lady Michelle Obama urges Americans to observe a "National Day of Service" on the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:00:00 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74480&Itemid=169 Americans should focus on the outpouring of patriotism and unity that followed the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, said Jim Laychak, the president of the Pentagon Memorial Fund. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:00:00 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74481&Itemid=169 Officials have extended a spouse employment program enrollment deadline in the hopes that more military spouses will be able to take spring-semester classes. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:00:00 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74482&Itemid=169 The quantity and quality of officers, noncommissioned officers and recruits in the Afghan army is rising, the deputy commander of the NATO training mission in Afghanistan said. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:00:00 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74483&Itemid=169 The Navy has experienced fewer sailor and Marine fatalities from accidents this summer, thanks to its servicemember safety campaign, a senior officer said. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:00:00 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74484&Itemid=169 The Defense Department, Veterans Affairs and the Department of Health and Human Services are joining forces to combat suicide in the military's ranks and throughout the nation. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:00:00 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74485&Itemid=169 A coalition air strike killed a senior enemy commander involved in bombing attacks in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul, military officials reported. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:00:00 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74486&Itemid=169 President Barack Obama soon will award the Medal of Honor to Army Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta - the first time the honor will be bestowed upon a living veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:00:00 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74488&Itemid=169 Provocative acts such as burning Qurans – or even threats of such acts – endanger U.S. troops when they circulate on the Internet and rightfully gain the attention of senior leaders, President Barack Obama said. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:00:00 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74490&Itemid=169 In this blog, guest blogger Heather Forsgren Weaver shares her memories of the events of Sept. 11, 2001, and the changes she has witnessed since that day. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:00:00 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74491&Itemid=169 President Barack Obama used the eve of the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States as a reminder of why U.S. forces still are in Afghanistan. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:00:00 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74492&Itemid=169 After nine years of war, it's clear the nation will be engaged in conflict for some time to come, but less evident is what effect that long-term combat will have on servicemembers and their families, the Army chief of staff and his wife said. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:00:00 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74495&Itemid=169 The Navy's Explosive Ordnance Disposal School at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is one of the toughest schools in the military, with a dropout rate that often exceeds 50 percent. But an Army specialist and 42-year-old grandmother from North Carolina has proven that when it comes to meeting tough challenges,... Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:00:00 +0100 http://victorycaucus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74472&Itemid=168 Earlier this month, a DC district judge ruled that a facilitator for the HIG is properly detained at Guantanamo. The detainee, Shawali Khan, allegedly plotted attacks against American forces on behalf of his uncle, a HIG commander based in Quetta, Pakistan.read (http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2010/09/hig_facilitator_prop.php) Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:30:08 +0100