Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2011.  The Department of Defense announced today the death of an airman who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Senior Airman Nicholas J. Alden, 25, of Williamston, S.C., died as a result of the March 2 shooting at Frankfurt Airport, Germany.  He was assigned to the 48th Security[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—March 2, 2011.  U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has withdrawn education benefits from Westwood College’s Houston South, Dallas and Fort Worth campuses.  This announcement by the VA comes in the response to a February 14 letter to the Secretary of[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2011 – 1:30 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  I want to take a brief moment just to say a few words about a tragic event that took place earlier today in Frankfurt, Germany. I’m saddened and I am outraged by this attack that took the lives of two[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2011.  The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.  They died Feb. 28, in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. Killed were: Staff Sgt. Chauncy R. Mays,[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2011.  The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Rudolph R. Hizon 22, of Los Angeles, Calif., died Feb. 28, in Logar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device. [Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2011.  The Department of Defense announced today the death of a third soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Pfc. David R. Fahey Jr., 23, of Norwalk, Conn., died Feb. 28, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2011.   As a mark of respect for the memory of Army Corporal Frank W. Buckles, the last surviving American veteran of World War I, and in remembrance of the generation of American veterans of World War I, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 1, 2011.  The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Brian Tabada, 21, of Las Vegas, Nev., died Feb. 27, in Konar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire and a[Read More…]

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—March 1, 2011.  In a letter to Congress yesterday, the American Civil Liberties Union asked Congress to investigate allegations that a U.S. Army general improperly ordered military personnel to conduct “psychological operations” (PSYOPS) on members of Congress to manipulate them into supporting funding for the war in Afghanistan. The ACLU[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2011.  The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Andrew C. Wilfahrt, 31, of Rosemount, Minn., died Feb. 27, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device.  He[Read More…]