Metheny served in Vietnam, Desert Storm
The Inter-Mountain photo by Tim MacVean Air Force veteran Carman Metheny was deployed to Vietnam twice, then while serving in the Army National Guard was deployed during Operation Desert Storm.
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Sen. Schumer voices opposition to proposed waste-to-energy incinerator
U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer said that he's opposed to the planned waste-to-energy incinerator plant in Seneca County. Senator Schumer says the proposed facility by Circular Ener-G would be bad for the regional economy, and it would put the public's health at risk.
Tri-Cities won’t get to improve its shorelines this year
Tri-City dreams of regaining control over 34 miles of Columbia Shoreline are on hold. The Congressional Budget Office raised questions about the proposed transfer, preventing it from being included in the National Defense Authorization Act passed Thursday in the House.
Freitas Woos GOP Voters In City Visit
Speaking before a crowd of about three dozen Wednesday evening at the Rockingham County Administration Center, Freitas, who left the U.S. Army as a sergeant after 11 years of service, said his active-duty experience helped prepare him for politics. "If you didn't know, Green Berets primarily focus on unconventional warfare and counterinsurgency, which really prepares you for domestic politics in Virginia," said Freitas, R-Culpeper, who volunteered to join the Army's Special Forces and served two tours in Iraq following the Sept.
Arsenal Partnership reducing role as Gannon leaves for United Way
Peter Gannon, president of Arsenal Partnership, speaks during a ceremonial groundbreaking on Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at Erie Canal Side Cut Park in Watervliet, N.Y. The event announced the establishment of The Michael R. McNulty Center for Veteran Entrepreneurial Activity at the Watervliet Arsenal. less Peter Gannon, president of Arsenal Partnership, speaks during a ceremonial groundbreaking on Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at Erie Canal Side Cut Park in Watervliet, N.Y. The event announced the establishment of The ... more Retired Col.
Gearing Up for the Third Gulf War: a Future Cataclysm between US, Israel, Saudi and Iran?
With Donald Trump's decision to shred the Iran nuclear agreement, announced last Tuesday, it's time for the rest of us to start thinking about what a Third Gulf War would mean. The answer, based on the last 16 years of American experience in the Greater Middle East, is that it won't be pretty.
Two Republicans running for Rep. Scott’s seat
Two Republicans will battle it out this month for a chance to unseat U.S. Rep. David Scott, D-Atlanta, in November's general election.
Bill seeks park status for New Mexico’s stunning white dunes
A vast expanse of shifting white sand dunes in southern New Mexico would be elevated from a national monument to a national park under legislation proposed Friday by one of the state's senators. U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, a Democrat, made the announcement while visiting the state as part of a multiday tour that also included looking at the potential for more outdoor recreation elsewhere as New Mexico and other western states promote their wide open spaces in hopes of attracting more tourists and more money.
Oh, Florida! Without air conditioning we’re a stinky swamp of sweat. With it, we warm the world
They're clunking and clanking around, tromping up and down my stairs, so they can replace the old system with a new one that presumably won't pump out warm air on a hot day. My parents, who live in the Panhandle, had to get their A/C fixed last week too.
The Military Doesn’t Advertise It, But U.S. Troops Are All Over Africa
A U.S. Army team transfers the remains of Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright, 29, of Lyons, Ga., at Dover Air Force Base, Del., on Oct. 5. Wright was one of four U.S. troops killed in an ambush in Niger.
Commentary: A tribute to Rodney Frelinghuysen
As we enter another election cycle in a season where our Nation has not been this divided since 1861, the gloves will be off. The political campaigns will be brutal and even the strong may grow weary.
American History for Truthdiggers: Flowering or Excess of Democracy?
"General George Washington Resigning His Commission": The 1824 painting by John Trumbull depicts a 1783 scene. Washington was among the American elites who had doubts about commoners' ability to govern themselves.
Ex-military couple due in court for child abuse resentencing Source: AP
A former Army major and his wife convicted of abusing their young foster children over several years are due back in federal court on Wednesday for a resentencing after their original sentence was thrown out for being too lenient. John and Carolyn Jackson lived at the Army's Picatinny Arsenal facility when they were charged in 2013.
Is It Time for AFRICOM to Get Its Own Troops?
A key defense lawmaker is calling for the U.S. Army to assign one of its new Security Force Assistance Brigades, pictured here, to U.S. Africa Command. When four U.S. soldiers were killed in the west African country of Niger last year, many in the American public - and even some lawmakers who serve on foreign-policy committees - were surprised to discover the United States had troops there.
Trump’s troops on the border: It’s bad political theater – and nothing to do with security
Last week, the Fox News-addled grandpa who is legally the president of the United States got riled up, as he is wont to do, by his favorite channel's racist propaganda . "Fox & Friends" depicted a caravan of refugees from Central America as an invading army, rather than a group of people fleeing violence and seeking peaceful lives.
Unexpected find: Search for beach glass on Meteghan NS beach instead…
METEGHAN, N.S. Louisette Saulnier and her sister Odette Thibodeau often walk the beach in Meteghan, Digby County, N.S. looking for beach glass. Louisette Saulnier and Odette Thibodeau found more than beach glass on a recent trip to the beach in Meteghan, N.S. "We go pick up beach glass.
Two soldiers die in helicopter crash, bringing the number killed in…
The two deaths in the crash Friday night brings to seven the number of service members who have died just this week in three military aviation crashes in the United States. Two other aviation mishaps in the East African nation of Djibouti resulted in no casualties.
AP Explains: Why US militarization of border isn’t new
In this June 20, 2008, file photo, members of the 200th Red Horse Air National Guard Civil Engineering Squadron from Camp Perry in Ohio, including Tech Sgt. David Hughes, right, and Tech Sgt.
Trump plans to deploy military forces at US-Mexico border
New Delhi , April 4 : United States plans to deploy military forces at the US-Mexico border, said President Donald Trump while addressing the Baltic leaders at a summit earlier on Tuesday. Trump said that the US-Mexican borders are unprotected by laws, while holding high hopes from the ruling government to act together to make powerful laws like Canada and Mexico.
Opinion: How the Party of Lincoln Became the Party of Racial Backlash
A few days after the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Republican governor of Maryland, Spiro T. Agnew, strode into a conference room in downtown Baltimore.