Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2014. The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing from the Vietnam War, were recently accounted for and will be buried in a group burial ceremony. Army Staff Sgt. Lawrence Woods of Clarksville, Tenn., will be buried as[Read More…]

ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2014. Today, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) delivered laptops to local Veterans organizations at the Glendale Heights VFW Post. With assistance from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), State of Illinois Department of Central Management Services, and National Association of State Agencies for Surplus Property, 25 laptop computers were[Read More…]

Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2014.  The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) recognized Akeela White – a U.S. Army veteran, distinguished veteran leader, and the Assistant General Counsel in the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) Legal Department for JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A – as the Illinois Veteran of the Month for March[Read More…]

Thanks to Veterans Cash Lottery Ticket Sales SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2014.  The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) today announced a total of $241,582 in grants from Veterans’ Cash scratch-off lottery ticket sales to help fourteen non-profits and local governmental entities deliver specialized programs and services to the Illinois veteran community.[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 17, 2014. Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby provided the following statement: “No one was hurt tonight when U.S. forces, at the request of both the Libyan and Cypriot governments, boarded and took control of the commercial tanker Morning Glory, a stateless vessel seized earlier this month[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 15, 2014. Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby provided the following readout: “This morning Secretary Chuck Hagel spoke via phone with French Minister of Defense Jean-Yves Le Drian to discuss the situation in Ukraine. “Secretary Hagel and Minister Le Drian affirmed the solidarity of the NATO alliance[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 13, 2014. Presenters: Presenter: General Joseph F. Dunford Jr. (USMC), commander, International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan GEN. JOSEPH DUNFORD: First of all, thanks for coming. In fact, I’m almost surprised to see as many of you here as are here. I’ve been looking at the schedule[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 13, 2014. Mr. Chairman, thank you. Ranking Member Visclosky, thank you, and to the members of this committee, we very much appreciate the opportunity to be here this morning, and I want to particularly note General Dempsey’s presence, who I have come to have the highest regard for[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 13, 2014. Presenter: Commander General John F. Kelly (USMC), U.S. Southern Command GENERAL JOHN KELLY:  Well, before I get to my 40 minutes or so of opening comments, I got to tell you, I just had the pleasure of having lunch on the West Coast with Secretary Panetta.[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 13, 2014. The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of Ahmed Belbacha from the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay to the Government of Algeria. As directed by the President’s Jan. 22, 2009, Executive Order, the interagency Guantánamo Review Task Force conducted a comprehensive review of this case.[Read More…]