Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2011.  The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of a serviceman, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Army Chief Warrant Officer George A. Howes, of[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2011.  The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Pfc. Brice M. Scott, 22, of Columbus, Ga., died July 31 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.  He was[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. William B. GrossPaniagua, 28, of Daly City, Calif., died July 31 in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died July 29 at Paktia, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device.  They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 28, 2011. The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced Monday that the remains 12 U.S. servicemen, missing in action from World War II, have been identified and are being returned to their families for burial with full military honors.  They are Army Air Forces 1st Lt.[Read More…]

NEW LENOX–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2011. The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) this evening honored Lou Vargas, a Crest Hill resident and United States Army veteran, as its July 2011 “Veteran of the Month” during a ceremony at VFW Harry E. Anderson Post 9545, 323 Old Hickory Road in New Lenox,[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2011.  Testimony of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, United States Senate Entire Document: pdf Summary Veterans returning from recent and ongoing overseas contingency operations (OCO)—Operation Iraqi Freedom, which ended in August 2010; Operation New Dawn, the ongoing military engagement in Iraq; and[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2011.   On June 25, 1950, the Korean peninsula erupted in conflict, becoming the front line of an intensifying Cold War.  For 3 years, our Armed Forces fought to help keep Korea free, suffering bitter reversals and winning stunning victories before the Military Armistice Agreement at Panmunjom[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2011.  The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.  Master Sgt. Benjamin A. Stevenson, 36, of Canyon Lake, Texas, died July 21 in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire. [Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2011.  Today, we have taken the final major step toward ending the discriminatory ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ law that undermines our military readiness and violates American principles of fairness and equality.  In accordance with the legislation that I signed into law last December, I have certified and[Read More…]