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By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2012 - Pentagon officials say they're all for a "New York-style tickertape parade" honoring combat troops who served in Iraq, but bowing to the military leadership's wishes, agree that the best time to do so is after all combat troops have returned home from Afghanistan as well.
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Douglas B. Wilson told Lynn Neary of NPR's "Talk of the Town" program the Defense Department fully supports homecoming celebrations for Iraq War veterans.
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By Elaine Sanchez
American Forces Press Service
SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 6, 2012 - Navy veteran Hector Hernandez leans down to hug his dog as she pants noisily from her most recent dash around the living room. She nuzzles into his hand -- a momentary calm in the storm of activity that's Bella.
"She's a good girl," Hernandez said affectionately as he throws the ball she's already fetched several times from across the room. But this time, she bounds to his wife and two daughters, pausing to lick each member of her new family.
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By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr.
American Forces Press Service
ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 3, 2012 - President Barack Obama today continued his commitment to improving employment among veterans by introducing an initiative to hire them as the country's first responders.
"In my State of the Union address, I proposed a new initiative called the Veterans Jobs Corps to put veterans back to work protecting and rebuilding America," he said. "And today, we're laying out the details of this proposal."
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By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr.
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2012 - The USO has adapted to the needs of service members and their families throughout its 71-year history and continues to serve America's troops as it works to educate others about the invisible wounds of war, a senior executive of the organization said.
Frank Thorp, a retired Navy rear admiral and senior vice president of marketing and communications for the USO, described the organization's latest effort, a "unique" public service announcement.
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By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr.
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2012 - President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will honor Iraq War veterans and their families at the White House later this month, White House officials announced in a statement today.
The president and first lady will host a dinner Feb. 29 to honor troops who served in operations Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn and their families.
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By Elaine Sanchez
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2012 - The deadline is swiftly approaching for the Fisher House Foundation's 2012 Scholarships for Military Children Program, conducted at military commissaries [ http://www.commissaries.com/ ]worldwide.
Applications must be completed and delivered ? not postmarked, but delivered ? to a commissary by close of business Feb. 24, according to an agency release. People can pick up applications at their local commissary or download it from the scholarship program's website [ http://www.militaryscholar.org/sfmc/index.html ].
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By Lisa Daniel
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2012 - Federal officials are urging military members, their families and other Americans living outside the United States to register to vote and request an absentee ballot.
Both can be done easily by downloading a federal postcard application on the Federal Voting Assistance Program website, Bob Carey, the program's director, said in an interview today with the Pentagon Channel and American Forces Press Service.
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Reservists in
Federal Status |
| NG-Army Reserve | | 54,536
| Navy | | 4,518
| ANG - Air Force | | 9,438
| Marine Corps | | 5,224
| Coast Guard | | 763
| Total Activated | | 74,479
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