A picture of the tail rotor of the chopper that the Navy SEALs’ Team Six detonated revealed unfamiliar features. Reports say it could be a new, secret helicopter.
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Royal Wedding Dress Rehearsal: Cadets, Carriages and Calvary Stage Pre-Dawn Walk-Through
Two Rolls-Royces from Queen Elizabeth’s fleet cruised past Westminster Abbey at 4.50am this morning. All the Queen’s horses and all the Queen’s men followed.
Are Soldiers Under 21 Old Enough to Drink? They Might Be in Alaska
An Alaskan lawmaker has suggested that if soldiers under the age of 21 are entitled to risk their lives abroad, then they should be able to indulge in drinking and smoking too.
Pizza Hut Re-Opens in Afghanistan, Soldiers Satisfy Year-Long Pepperoni Cravings
In what is surely one of his most popular moves as commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus brings the Pepperoni Lover’s Pizza back to Kabul.
From the Highway to Hard Knocks: Chinese Man Gets Life in Prison for Evading Tolls
Too bad there’s no EZ-Pass out of jail.
Holiday Weekend Roundup: Storms and Strife, But Hef’s Getting Hitched
Surprisingly, more than mass turkey consumption took place this weekend.
Bea Arthur, Tough Chick: Her Secret Past as a Marine
Most people know the late Bea Arthur as the smack-talking Dorothy on The Golden Girls. But back in the 1940s, Arthur was proving her strength with the Marines.
Reading While Eating for December 1: Geezers, Soldiers and Bears, Oh My
Start the month right with a fresh batch of links.
Quotes: DADT Report on Gays in the Military
“We have a gay guy [in the unit]. He’s big, he’s mean and he kills lots of bad guys.”
— A STATEMENT in the Pentagon’s report on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”; the Pentagon study on gays in the military has determined that …
Busted: Facebook Exposes Israel’s Draft Dodgers
You wouldn’t have thought that Israel’s military would have time to surf the net but, in the name of investigating potential draft dodgers, it’s using Facebook to check up on some of its citizens.
Quotes: Barack Obama on Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta’s Medal of Honor
“I’m going to go off-script here for a second and just say I really like this guy. When you meet Sal and you meet his family, you are just absolutely convinced that this is what America is all about. And it just makes you
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Quotes: Record Number of Businesses Provide Veterans Day Discounts
“I think America as a whole has come more to terms with separating war from the warrior.”
— JEFFREY DUNN, who served two tours of duty in Iraq, reacting to the record number of businesses providing discounts and perks to …