News Analysis: Rising crime by U.S. servicepeople in Okinawa bolsters …

A recent spate of internationally-reported crimes committed by U.S base-linked personnel in Okinawa Prefecture in Japan's southwest has renewed calls from prefectural officials as well as locals for the tiny island to comprehensively have its base-hosting burdens lifted as the disproportionate number of bases being hosted on the tiny island is thought to be directly attributable to the rising instances of crime.

Protesters take part in a demonstration in Naha, Okinawa

U.S. Navy bans alcohol in Okinawa after crime spree The move is intended to address growing outrage about behavior of Americans on the island. Check out this story on pressconnects.com: http://usat.ly/1X6SYso An American sailor was arrested in Japan on Sunday on suspicion of drunk-driving and causing an accident on the southern island of Okinawa, where public anger has run high over crimes by US military personnel.

The past surfaces in Powers Lake

Cliff Cassidy's grandson, Ryan Cahill, 11, was walking a paddleboard into Powers Lake Monday morning when he spotted something in about a foot of water on the sandy bottom. Not sure what it was, Ryan picked up the thin piece of metal and brought it into Cassidy's lake home, where Cassidy almost immediately recognized it from the name, letters and numbers stamped into the 1 -inch-1 -inch oval.

This Wall Street Firm Succeeds by Helping Military Vets Become ‘Generals’

Broker-dealer Drexel Hamilton, led by disabled veterans, gives ex-military personnel a chance to use skills learned on the battlefield on a new frontier -- Wall Street. Daniel Morales doesn't discount the stress of working on Wall Street, but it pales in comparison to his experiences in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Memorial Day and the Glorification of Past Wars

The Saker reports that Russia is preparing for World War III, not because Russia intends to initiate aggression but because Russia is alarmed by the hubris and arrogance of the West, by the demonization of Russia, by provocative military actions by the West, by American interference in the Russian province of Chechnya and in former Russian provinces of Ukraine and Georgia, and by the absence of any restraint from Western Europe on Washington's ability to foment war. Like Steven Starr, Stephen Cohen, myself, and a small number of others, the Saker understands the reckless irresponsibility of convincing Russia that the United States intends to attack her.

By the numbers: Memorial Day and veterans

As the country heads into the Memorial Day weekend, there are over 1.3 million U.S soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines on active duty, and more than 150,000 of them are stationed in foreign countries. So far, more than 6,800 U.S. servicemen and women have died during the military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and at least 52,000 more have been wounded.

Feds blame pilot error, lack of oversight in Marine’s death

Federal investigators blame the Marine Corps, the Air Force and the pilot and operator of a privately-owned military jet for the death of a Marine killed last year when the jet crashed into his truck in Arizona. The National Transportation Safety Board report said the pilot of the BAE Systems Hawk jet took off too early, noting that he lifted off while traveling more than 10 mph below normal takeoff speed on March 11, 2015.