Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2011 – 10:09 A.M. EDT         THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you very much.  Admiral Mullen, thank you for your eloquent words, but also for your extraordinary service.  As you near a well-deserved retirement, thank you for four decades of incredible service — to you and Deborah.          [Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2011.  United States Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Ranking Member on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, yesterdat voted to approve a Military Construction and Veterans Affairs (Milcon/VA) Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2012. Kirk agreed to the bipartisan allocation of $142 billion in funding for[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 30, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Nicholas P. Bernier, 21, of East Kingston, N.H., died June 25 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries suffered June 22 when insurgents attacked his unit[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2011.  The Department of Defense also announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Cpl. Mark R. Goyet, 22, of Sinton, Texas, died June 28 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2011.  Following last night’s PBS Frontline segment documenting the mistreatment of America’s veterans by some for-profit colleges, a group of Senators condemned the practices brought to light.  Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA), along with Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Jay Rockefeller[Read More…]

 Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Cpl. John F. Farias, 20, of New Braunfels, Texas, died June 28 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sgt. Donald V. Stacy, 23, of Avondale, Ariz., died June 28 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.  He[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.  Cpl. Michael C. Nolen, 22, of Spring Valley, Wis., died June 27 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment,[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died June 25, at Kunar province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their units with small arms fire. Killed were: 1st. Lt. Dimitri A. Del Castillo,[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2011.  The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Kevin J. Hilaman, 28, of Albany, Calif., died June 26, in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.  He was[Read More…]