nytimes.com - 5/25/2009
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President Obama at Arlington Cemetery Monday with, from left, Adm. Mike Mullen of the Joint Chiefs; Col. Thomas M. Durham, Army chaplain; Maj. Gen. Richard J. Rowe Jr. of Joint Force Headquarters; and John C. Metzger Jr., cemetery superintendent. More Photos >
mudvillegazette.com - 5/19/2009
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Good stuff, John: Legislation in the House of
Interest to Veterans Legislation in the Senate of Interest...
to Veterans He adds, "Those bills that include a website in red are being pushed by various veterans groups for passage and by clicking on that website you can forward a ...
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Memorial Day
The Agonist - thoughtful, global, timely —
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Map The Fallen/Kevin Welch:
This Memorial Day I would like to share with you a personal project of mine that uses Google Earth to honor the more than 5,700 American and Coalition servicemen and women that have lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. I have created a map for Google Earth that will connect you with each of their stories—you can see photos, learn about how they died, visit memorial websites with comments from friends ...
Tuesday's Mini-Report
Political Animal —
... on June 3, discussing Middle East peace with Saudi King Abdullah. * Yesterday, Obama maintained the presidential tradition of having a wreath placed at a Confederate monument at Arlington National Cemetery, but started a new tradition by also sending a wreath to the African American Civil War Memorial. * Norm Coleman is ...
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