BRUSSELS–(ENEWSPF)–MAY 31, 2011—An employee of the international medical organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been detained for weeks in Bahrain after being severely beaten upon arrest by authorities, and with no information provided about his condition and whereabouts, including to his family and lawyer. Saeed Mahdi was arrested[Read More…]
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Illinois / Iowa Delegation Seeks Substantive Answers from Army on Arsenal
WASHINGTON, DC–May 31, 2011. In a letter sent today by the bi-state delegation that represents the Rock Island Arsenal, Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Mark Kirk (R-IL), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Congressman Bobby Schilling (R-IL-17), Bruce Braley (D-IA-01), and Dave Loebsack (D-IA-02) pushed for substantive answers to questions[Read More…]
Primal Pet Foods Issues Nationwide Voluntary Recall On Feline Chicken & Salmon Formula
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2011. Primal Pet Foods has initiated a voluntary recall of their Feline Chicken & Salmon Formula with a “Best By” date code of 043112-17 because this product may be contaminated with Salmonella. The only product affected is limited to Feline Chicken & Salmon Formula with a[Read More…]
Statement by Adm. Mike Mullen on CJCS, VCJCS, and Chief of Staff for the Army
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2011. “I fully support the President’s decision to nominate Gen. Marty Dempsey and Adm. Sandy Winnefeld for the positions of Chairman and Vice Chairman, respectively, of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. “Both men are extraordinary leaders, who will provide the Secretary of Defense and the President[Read More…]
Statement by Defense Secretary Robert Gates on CJCS, VCJCS, and Chief of Staff for the Army
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2011. “I enthusiastically support President Obama’s choices to fill these key military leadership positions. “General Dempsey, Admiral Winnefeld, and General Odierno have all excelled in key command and staff roles within their services and in the joint arena. They possess the right mix of intellectual heft,[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at a Memorial Day Service
Arlington, VA–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2011 – 11:25 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you so much. Please be seated. Thank you, Secretary Gates, and thank you for your extraordinary service to our nation. I think that Bob Gates will go down as one of our finest Secretaries of Defense in[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in Department of Defense Personnel Announcements
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2011 – 10:06 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: All right. Good morning. In a few moments, I’ll be joining members of our armed forces, their families, and veterans for the Memorial Day observance at Arlington. There, and across our nation, we’ll pause to honor all those who’ve given[Read More…]
Veteran Carl Dalke On His Service During World War II (Video/Story)
Army Veteran Carl Dalke at Monday’s Memorial Day ceremony in DownTown Park Forest. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Veteran Carl Dalke talks with eNews Park Forest about his service during World War II. According to Dalke, who served in the Army’s 100th Infantry Batallion, he once single-handedly took 22[Read More…]
Park Forest Memorial Day Observances 2011 (Video/Photos)
The honor guard prepares before Monday’s Memorial Day observance on the Park Forest Village Green. More photographs are available here. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Memorial Day ceremony in DownTown Park Forest, May 30, 2011. Hosted by Park Forest. VFW Post 3579, Mr. Bill Patterson, served as master of[Read More…]
Brisk Walking May Help Men With Prostate Cancer, UCSF Study Finds
San Francisco, CA-(ENEWSPF)- A study of 1,455 U.S. men diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer has found a link between brisk walking and lowered risk of prostate cancer progression, according to scientists at the University of California, San Francisco and the Harvard School of Public Health. The scientists found that men[Read More…]
