CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2011. On behalf of Gov. Pat Quinn and in conjunction with National Teacher Appreciation Day, the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) today presented retired U.S. Army Major and Chicago Public Schools Teacher Aaron Rucker with the first-ever Governor’s Award for Excellence in Education in recognition of his[Read More…]
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Remarks by President Obama Upon Awarding the Medal of Honor
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2011 – 12:08 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. Please be seated. On behalf of Michelle and myself, welcome to the White House. To our many guests from Hawaii, aloha. And thank you, Chaplain Carver, for that wonderful invocation. I think we can all agree this[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, May 1, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation New Dawn. Pfc. Robert M. Friese, 21, of Chesterfield, Mich., died April 29 in Al Qadisiyah province, Iraq, of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with a rocket propelled[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Third Army Casualty, April 30, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Preston J. Dennis, 23, of Redding, Calif., died April 28 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Two Army Casualties, April 30, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. Matthew D. Hermanson, 22, of Appleton, Wis., died April 28, in Wardak province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire. He[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Marine Casualty, April 29, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Cpl. Ronald D. Freeman, 25, of Plant City, Fla., died April 28 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion,[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Eight Air Force Casualties, April 29, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of eight airmen who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died April 27, at the Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from gunfire. The incident is under investigation. Killed were: Maj. Philip D. Ambard, 44, of Edmonds,[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, April 29, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation New Dawn. Spc. Andrew E. Lara, 25, of Albany, Ore., died April 27, of a noncombat related incident, in Babil province, Iraq. He was assigned to F Company, 145th Brigade Support[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Marine Casualty. April 28, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Cpl. Adam D. Jones, 29, of Germantown, Ohio, died April 27 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Marine Casualty, April 27, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Cpl. Joe M. Jackson, 22, of White Swan, Wash., died April 24 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine[Read More…]
