CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2014.  With a tradition of proven support for veterans, military students and their families, Southern Illinois University Carbondale was presented with the Spring 2014 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Veteran Education, at a ceremony Thursday, September 11 outside the Traveling Vietnam Wall exhibit on the SIU campus. “We[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 10, 2014. The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing since World War II, have been identified and are being returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Army Pfc. Bernard Gavrin of Brooklyn, New York,[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 10, 2014. President Obama laid out a strong, comprehensive strategy to degrade and ultimately destroy ISIL, and the United States military is prepared to carry out its responsibilities in this counter-terrorism campaign. The men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces are ready to carry out the orders[Read More…]

Senator praises Department’s decision to scrap ineffective system of accountability and calls for new plan to keep for-profit colleges from preying on members of the Armed Forces WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2014.  As Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today vowed to continue his[Read More…]

WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2014. Yesterday, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald held a press conference at VA’s Washington, D.C., headquarters where he shared observations from his travels to VA facilities over the past month and outlined the way ahead as The Road To Veterans Day.  A transcript is below.[Read More…]

IDVA, IDES and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Partner to Put Veterans to Work; More than 150 On-the-Spot Job Offers Last Year CHICAGO–(ENEWPSF)–September 9, 2014.  Hiring Our Heroes, one of the largest efforts to help Veterans and their family members find employment, returns to Chicago on Thursday, September 18. The[Read More…]

Ankara, Turkey–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2014. REAR ADMIRAL JOHN KIRBY: Mr. Secretary? SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CHUCK HAGEL: John, thank you. First, you all know Ross Wilson, the former ambassador who’s now the new ambassador temporaire. I acknowledge him because I’ve known Ross Wilson many, many years in many capacities, and we’re lucky[Read More…]

GEORGIA—(ENEWSPF)—September 7, 2014. MINISTER IRAKLI ALASANIA: (speaking foreign language) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CHUCK HAGEL: Minister Alasania, thank you. And thank you for your warm hospitality and your friendship over many years. As we were walking over here this morning, we talked about the first time we met years ago, as[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 5, 2014. The Department of Defense released the quarterly suicide report (QSR), today, for the first quarter of calendar year 2014. The report summarizes suicide counts for all services and components. During the months of January through March of this year, there were 74 suicides among service members[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 5, 2014.  U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chairman of both the Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense and the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights, today sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, raising several areas of concern about programs operated by the Department of[Read More…]