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The family will receive friends Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, at 11 a.m. at Collins-Burke Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, at noon in the Collins-Burke Chapel, with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Category Archives: US Military
Federal appeals court decides to schedule a hearing on Trump travel order
A federal appeals court will hear arguments Tuesday at 6 p.m. Eastern on whether to restore President Donald Trump 's controversial immigration order, which a lower court judge has temporarily put on hold. The scheduling of the hearing came as Justice Department lawyers on Monday made what is likely their final pitch to a federal appeals court to immediately restore President Trump's controversial immigration order, while tech companies, law professors and former high-ranking national security officials joined a mushrooming legal campaign to keep the measure suspended.
Trump defends immigration order in speech to military personnel
With his executive order designed to slow refugee and other immigration admissions into the United States on hold in the courts, President Trump on Monday strongly defended his effort to slow immigration arrivals to the United States from certain nations, as he vowed to confront Islamic terrorists, whom he says "are determined to strike our homeland." "We need strong programs, so that people that love us and want to love our country, and will end up loving our country, are allowed in," the President said in a speech to military personnel at MacDill Air Force Base outside Tampa.
Moments of calm amid the chaos in president’s second week in office
Moments of order and calm came to Week Two at the Trump White House. You just had to look fast to catch them amid the name-calling, indelicate tweets and hectoring of world leaders.
These six did Topeka proud
Ronald Evans, an astronaut, was command module pilot for the Apollo 17 voyage that made the last manned flight to the moon in 1972. Evans was born in 1933 in northwest Kansas.
Submarine Learning Center says farewell to a valued and valuable friend and colleague
To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: Groton - Kneen Hensarling retired in brief ceremonies on Jan. 27 concluding her 37-year career as a Department of Navy civilian at the Submarine Learning Center. Hensarling was praised by Capt.
Trumpa s week: Moments of calm amid the chaos
Moments of order and calm came to Week Two at the Trump White House. You just had to look fast to catch them amid the name-calling, indelicate tweets and hectoring of world leaders.
What happens if Trump decides to ignore a judge’s ruling?
President Trump speaks with reporters aboard Air Force One before departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on Feb. 3, 2017. President Trump speaks with reporters aboard Air Force One before departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on Feb. 3, 2017.
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It was just a couple of declarations made during a welcome, but we are heartened by statements Gov. Greg Abbott made last week that our U.S. trade relationship with Mexico is just as important as border security. Abbott made the statements while greeting Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly on his first visit to Texas and the Rio Grande Valley since he took over the agency last month.
County News: Sussex Man charged following alleged removal of items from Wwi wreck
A Sussex man has been charged in connection with the alleged removal of items from a sunken Royal Navy warship in the English Channel. The man is charged with three counts of dishonestly failing to disclose items of wreck to the Receiver of Wreck with intent to make a gain, according to Kent Police.
Pentagon Chief: US Has No Plans to Increase Mideast Forces
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday the U.S. cannot afford to ignore destabilizing moves by Iran, but has no plans to respond by increasing American military forces in the Middle East . Mattis spoke at a joint news conference in Tokyo with his Japanese counterpart, Tomomi Inada.
U.S. Coast Guard to suspend search for missing Toronto filmmaker
The U.S. Coast Guard says it will suspend its search at sunset today for a missing Canadian filmmaker who vanished off the coast of Florida earlier this week, but Rob Stewart's family says they'll continue to look for him. The Coast Guard says it has been looking for the 37-year-old Stewart since he was reported missing just before 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
Damen: First Sigma PKR frigate for Indonesian Navy
Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding has handed over the first SIGMA 10514 PerusakKawalRudal frigate to the Indonesian Ministry of Defence, on schedule and on budget. The ceremony took place at the PT PAL shipyard in Surabaya where the vessel was assembled.
Navy investigating convoy’s display of Trump flag
" The Navy is investigating the apparent display of a Donald Trump presidential campaign flag by the lead vehicle in a military convoy. The Virginian-Pilot reported Thursday that the Navy has repeatedly warned sailors against appearing to endorse candidates while on the job.
B-52 Undergoes HERO Testing At Edwards AFB
The test was requested by the B-52 Program Office at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, to comply with a recent mandate from the Air Force Safety Office according to members of the 772nd Test Squadron who oversee BAF operations. The mandate states all Air Force weapons platforms will conduct Electromagnetic Environmental Effects evaluations.
Trump’s Vision of a Militarized America
Donald Trump speaking on board the World War II-era battleship USS Iowa in Los Angeles during the 2016 campaign. At over $600 billion a year and counting, the Pentagon already receives significantly more than its fair share of federal funds.
Rep. Scott DesJarlais to oversee military readiness; force projection in new Congress
Wednesday, Congressman Scott DesJarlais, M.D., a new member of the House Armed Services Committee , received his subcommittee assignments for the 115th Congress. Rep. DesJarlais will serve on the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, as well as the Readiness Subcommittee .
Military sources try to blame Trump for botched Yemen raid that left one Navy SEAL dead
I've read the NYT , WaPo , and Reuters accounts of what happened but I can't recall a single piece of hard evidence alleged that would suggest the White House, rather than military planners, screwed this up. You can blame Trump from a "buck stops here" standpoint , but otherwise I'm with streiff .
Trump asks for prayers for Arnold Schwarzenegger’s ratings at National Prayer Breakfast
President Trump opened his first appearance at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington with a prayer for the television ratings of the man who succeeded him as host of "The Apprentice." "They hired a big, big movie star, Arnold Schwarzenegger, to take my place.
Nitro Solutions and Field Forensics, Inc. Announce Availability of…
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