Nonprofit hasn’t heard about museum plan
Most sailors don’t even know the Navy has a museum in the national capital region. It’s tucked away in the Washington Navy Yard behind heavy security, accessible only to...
USS New York commissioned in shadow of midtown
NEW YORK — The USS New York, built with steel from the rubble of the World Trade Center, was put into service Saturday both as a symbol of healing and strength.
Smack-talk for a cause
What do Ping Pong and a comic strip have to do with a fundraiser to purchase laptops for wounded warriors? Jeff Bacon tells you.
Names and meanings
“U.S.S. St. Louis (CL 49) which earned 11 WWII battle stars, including her first at Pearl Harbor, and came to be called ‘Lucky Lou’ for her tough resistence to determined enemy efforts to sink her.” — Bruce
Troops handing out aid directly
The Pentagon is cracking down on shipping any humanitarian aid -- such as toys that troops distribute to children in war zones -- to APO or FPO addresses, which violates Defense Department regulations. Should troops be allowed to distribute aid directly?
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