Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2012.  On January 12, 1962, United States Army pilots lifted more than 1,000 South Vietnamese service members over jungle and underbrush to capture a National Liberation Front stronghold near Saigon.  Operation Chopper marked America’s first combat mission against the Viet Cong, and the beginning of one of[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2012.  The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. William R. Wilson III, of Getzville, N.Y., died March 26 in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds from small arms fire.  His death was originally reported by the International[Read More…]

SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today released a statement regarding the Illinois Senate passing Senate Bill 3281, which would raise Illinois’ Hiring Veterans Tax Credit to $5,000, up from $1,200. “I applaud the Senate for unanimously passing the Hiring Veterans Tax Credit to help our veterans find jobs. Encouraging[Read More…]

Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis joins the caucus to highlight the importance of getting veterans back to work  Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2012.  U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va) and members of the Senate Veterans Jobs Caucus today held an event to kick off their “I Hire Veterans” initiative to encourage[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2012. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.  Sgt. Daniel J. Brown, 27, of Jerome, Idaho, died March 24 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. [Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2012. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.  Capt. Aaron D. Istre, 37, of Vinton, La., died March 24 in Kabul, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to the HHC, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), Fort Hood, Texas.  Source: defense.gov

Camp Bonifas–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2012 – 11:26 A.M. KST  THE PRESIDENT:  It’s good to see you.  (Applause.)  Thank you.   Well, listen, I’m not going to give a long speech, because I just want to make sure that I get a chance to shake everybody’s hands.  I just want to point out[Read More…]

KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–Mar. 23, 2012 — Criminal charges under the Uniform Code of Military Justice were formally preferred today against U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales. The charges allege that, on or about March 11, Bales did, with premeditation, murder 17 Afghan civilians and assaulted and attempted to murder six other civilians at or[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2012. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Dennis P. Weichel Jr., 29, of Providence, R.I., died March 22 in Laghman province, Afghanistan, from injuries suffered in a noncombat related incident.  He was assigned to the[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2012. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. Jamie D. Jarboe, 27, of Frankfort, Ind., died March 21 in Topeka, Kan., from wounds suffered on April 10, 2011 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked[Read More…]