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Yellow Ribbon Girls Looking For Christmas Campaign Support

https://ellwoodcity.org/2020/09/08/yellow-ribbon-girls-looking-for-christmas-campaign-support/?fbclid=IwAR3tL-FCaCPtTvP3STAluafm_oTrXJHHC4hoGwP3UI3zdqxgG_Qdiz1HucY

Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe

https://thehumanist.com/magazine/september-october-2020/arts_entertainment/until-the-end-of-time-mind-matter-and-our-search-for-meaning-in-an-evolving-universe

‘The military is not stupid’: Col. Wilkerson on Trump claim that he brought troops home. “The military is not stupid. When the military is in Syria, in Mali, in Somalia, in Iraq, in Afghanistan, the military knows. Hey, we’re here, Mr. President!” says Col. Lawrence Wilkerson on Trump’s false claim that he ended “endless wars.”

https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-the-military-is-not-stupid-col-wilkerson-on-trump-claim-that-he-brought-troops-home-91228229562?cid=sm_npd_ms_fb_ai&fbclid=IwAR3X4IuRpwOAhJiSWgvNPAvkEOujhFyo6enORKxH1nsxVNxoz_AEgIXNibI

Military Forced Into Payroll Tax Deferral; 1.3 Million Can’t Opt-Out

https://www.forbes.com/sites/shaharziv/2020/09/08/military-forced-payroll-tax-deferment-deferral-no-opt-out/?fbclid=IwAR3v_e4qWzYeyEg9C05T15I6h4wHKVTWgk8MP5RO5qBQ4ybezBGNXtV8hz4#75cc5f9760ad

MOAA Seeks Legislative Fix for ‘Dreamers’ That Allows a Path to Citizenship Through Service

https://www.moaa.org/content/publications-and-media/news-articles/2020-news-articles/advocacy/moaa-seeks-legislative-fix-for-dreamers-that-allows-a-path-to-citizenship-through-service/

What’s the Status of Reserve Component Duty Status Reform?

https://www.moaa.org/content/publications-and-media/news-articles/2020-news-articles/advocacy/whats-the-status-of-reserve-component-duty-status-reform/

VIDEO: Trump presents Army Ranger with Medal of Honor for saving 75 hostages from ISIS

https://americanmilitarynews.com/2020/09/video-trump-presents-army-ranger-with-medal-of-honor-for-saving-75-hostages-from-isis/?fbclid=IwAR1AaL-VS_gTMHZwKMBawdfGrKGE4MuFyoXVy80jkpfD0IDuYyRxjbbz5vE

WAR IS A RACKET by Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler - FULL AudioBook

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26O-2SVcrw0

War Is A Disaster, Not A Game: Defund militarism and invest in peacemakers if conflict resolution is truly the objective.

https://www.civilbeat.org/2020/09/war-is-a-disaster-not-a-game/?fbclid=IwAR3FZKQLft_kCuBs9zURppOZgymdVwKOUqHp4D-ZNpcBnflRpJ47IsbeSac

Scorned at First, These Seven Airplanes (Finally) Proved Their Mettle: Did they defy skeptics, or just outlast them?

https://www.airspacemag.com/military-aviation/7-airplanes-finally-proved-their-mettle-180975838/

Black Tulip: The Life and Myth of Erich Hartmann, the World's Top Fighter Ace

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49516570-black-tulip

UnAmerican

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuBX50zVY5g&fbclid=IwAR3rnZ7FzYeTZGpn7EuBHOIUIEzzeUVjY3puNiXVDu90iDYJ3brOuyyw600

Trump says the US is “out of Syria.” But more US troops are heading there. About 100 US service members are going to northeast Syria to defend against Russian aggression.

https://www.vox.com/2020/9/21/21448845/syria-russia-usa-troops-trump?fbclid=IwAR0rXrqMZs1m1nk1iqEdQgNN0Xm16uE3uEX1_SFhGQGzUZa3HPNOmsUW4-U

Draft-era ‘shark attacks’ on Army infantry recruits are over

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/09/21/draft-era-shark-attacks-on-army-infantry-recruits-are-over/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2009.22.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

The true story of how 'E-Tool' Smith earned his famous nickname

https://taskandpurpose.com/history/true-story-e-tool-smith-earned-famous-nickname?mc_cid=4fdd8f747e&mc_eid=cd21695bb9

Verbatim: Sept. 1, 2020

https://www.airforcemag.com/article/verbatim-12/

Trump’s insulting the troops is just the latest episode of the ‘nothing matters’ presidency

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/05/trumps-insults-troops-are-just-latest-episode-nothing-matters-presidency/

Trump: Americans who died in war are ‘losers’ and ‘suckers’. The president has repeatedly disparaged the intelligence of service members, and asked that wounded veterans be kept out of military parades, multiple sources tell The Atlantic

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/09/trump-americans-who-died-at-war-are-losers-and-suckers/615997/

Here’s all the corroboration for the Atlantic story on Trump attacking troops

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/09/corroboration-atlantic-report-trump-troops-soldiers-losers-cemetary-amputees.html

Trump's 'losers' and 'suckers' troops scandal is one final call to action for America: Trump is a figure born of privilege who views people as pawns. But the sacrifices made by my family, and by millions of my fellow veterans, must not be erased.

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-s-losers-suckers-troops-scandal-call-action-america-s-ncna1239433

Magawa the landmine detection rat given gold medal for bravery: Giant African pouched rat has cleared more than 141,000 square metres of land - the equivalent of 20 football pitches

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/25/magawa-the-landmine-detection-rat-given-gold-medal-for-bravery?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR3xGVhSesD41_bc5pIuOdMWDe0d2ijrOta6taLiV4gMt4yYXC_C9qrFaXs#Echobox=1601027586

This adorable little rat is trained to sniff out landmines — and he's way better than EOD

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/land-mine-sniffing-rat-magawa-cambodia?mc_cid=bca814a69e&mc_eid=cd21695bb9

The Navy still has no idea why a sailor committed a mass shooting at Pearl Harbor

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-pearl-harbor-shooting-investigation?fbclid=IwAR1ntD9LrqmYZwzKp-m7zfaCjCpdJFhqcInQ1v8QCFUA0S1mpe3lvOlSLDw

9 discarded military ballots weren’t fraud, Pennsylvania election chief says

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/election-2020/2020/09/30/9-discarded-military-ballots-werent-fraud-pennsylvania-election-chief-says/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2010.01.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

Defense Health Agency celebrates seven years of service

https://health.mil/News/Articles/2020/10/01/Defense-Health-Agency-celebrates-seven-years-of-service?utm_medium=govdelivery&utm_source=email

Army Says $8.5 Million Purchase of Austin Real Estate for Top Leaders' Housing Was 'Right Decision'

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/10/02/army-says-85-million-purchase-of-austin-real-estate-top-leaders-housing-was-right-decision.html?fbclid=IwAR1kpol9nlkty66RcPHYk5daI6SOqxV4hJZYEZ5-Q4sDZjAvyymPk2PHvcA

The All-Too-Real Consequences of Military War Games