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Sailors Missing From Vietnam War Identified

The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that a Navy pilot, missing from the Vietnam War, has been accounted for and will be buried with full military honors along with his crew. Navy [...]

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Army Releases March 2013 Suicide Information

We still don’t seem to be making progress here. Leaders, WAKE UP!! The Army released suicide data today for the month of March 2013. During March, among active-duty soldiers, there were 10 potential suicides: three have [...]

IMPORTANT NOTE RE: CITY OF TEMPLE AND THE PD

CJ just called and asked me to convey this message to you since he has stepped back for a few days to focus on his wife and children. He asks that you please take a break [...]

Afghan child rescued from well

Soldiers from both 3rd Tolai, 6th Kandak and 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment came to the aid and rescue of a 3-year-old boy who had fallen 30 feet down a well in Maiwand province April 7. [...]

President Obama to Award Medal of Honor

On April 11, President Barack Obama will award Chaplain (Captain) Emil J. Kapaun, U.S. Army, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry. Chaplain Kapaun will receive the Medal of Honor posthumously for his extraordinary heroism while [...]

CRDAMC recognizes Soldier of the Year, NCO of the Year

FORT HOOD, Texas – Sgt. Benjamin Taylor was named Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center Noncommissioned Officer of the Year C.R Darnall NCO and Spc. Jyvaris Wooden was named the Soldier of Year during a ceremony [...]

Medal of Honor Foundation Announces Top U.S. Citizen Heroes

They’ve gone above and beyond for their fellow man in some extraordinary way—saving a life in a single instance of extreme bravery, or bettering their community with ongoing selfless service. Today, the Congressional Medal of Honor [...]

Clemency Again Denied For Behenna

Last week, we had Vicki Behenna, mother of Army 1LT Michael Behenna, on Top Talk Radio to discuss updates on his status. Michael has been serving a 25-year sentence since March 20, 2009, when he was [...]

ASP Welcomes New Writer, Lucas Yonkman

I want to quickly take this opportunity to welcome the newest writer to the ASP family, Lucas Yonkman. You may remember Lucas from a post I wrote last month. He made national headlines after speaking before [...]

Texas Joins Multi-State Challenge to Dodd-Frank

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott issued the following statement announcing that the State of Texas is joining the multistate challenge to the Obama Administration’s Dodd-Frank financial reform law: “The Dodd-Frank law is bad for banks, harmful [...]

Congressman Carter continues fight for victims of the Fort Hood attack

Congressman John Carter’s office sends the following update on the Fort Hood shooting victims. Congressman John R. Carter (R-Texas) is re-introducing two bills that would help the families of the victims of the Fort Hood shooting [...]

DOD Announces the Distinguished Warfare Medal

The Department of Defense announced today the creation of the Distinguished Warfare Medal to recognize a service member’s extraordinary achievements directly impacting combat operations. Modern technology enables service members with special training and capabilities to more [...]