June 16, 2012 By Rob McIlvaine WASHINGTON -- As founder and president of the "America Supporting Americans," or ASA, program, one woman continues the struggle of connecting Soldiers with towns and communities in large cities from the San Francisco Bay area to Kentucky, to New York and down south. For her work, Linda Patterson was awarded the Outstanding Civilian Service … [Read more...]
Never Forgotten: MIA Bracelet Connects Airmen Across Decades
2nd Lt. Sara Harper 82nd Training Wing Public Affairs 6/12/2012 - SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) -- Twenty-two years ago, Air Force Academy cadet Amy Santmyer, now Lt. Col. Amy Young, decided she would wear an MIA bracelet honoring Lt. Col. Charles Walling, an F-4C Phantom pilot who was shot down Aug. 8, 1966, during a close air support mission in Vietnam. "MIA … [Read more...]
Military Focuses on Finding Missing Soldier in Taliban Capitivity
By Claudette Roulo American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON,– The Defense Department remains focused on efforts to return the only U.S. service member known to be in Taliban captivity to his family, Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. John Kirby said today. Kirby told reporters that freeing Army Sgt. Bowe R. Bergdahl is a constant focus for commanders in … [Read more...]
Army Emergency Relief Awards $6.6 Million in Scholarships to Family Members
June 6, 2012 By Army Emergency Relief WASHINGTON -- The Army Emergency Relief program announced the award of 2,614 scholarships under the Maj. Gen. James Ursano Scholarship Program. This year, scholarships awarded to the children of active duty and retired Soldiers totaled $6.6 million. "We received 2,781 compete applications and were able to award 2,614 scholarships," said … [Read more...]
A Simple Letter Reunites Two Vietnam Vets 40 Years Later
June 3, 2012 By Kimberly Lewis, Fort Campbell Courier FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. -- With a simple "Letter to the Editor" to the Fort Campbell Courier from the Philippines, two Vietnam veterans were able to catch up after more than four decades apart. "For 40 plus years I have wondered and searched for him," said Robert "Pinky" Pilkinton III of his comrade, Walter "Jonesy" Jones … [Read more...]