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NCA Monuments Dedicated on Memorial Day
Since Memorial Day was instituted in 1868 (initially as Decoration Day), this event at the end of May became an opportunity to dedicate new monuments in national cemeteries.
[i] The installation of figurative or symbolic memorial objects on hallowed ground fulfills a goal articulated the following year by Army Superintendent of National Cemeteries Brevet Major Edmund Whitman: burial grounds were selected with an eye toward “favorable conditions for ornamentation, so that surviving comrades, loving friends, and grateful states, might be encouraged to expend liberally of their means for such purposes.”[ii] The placement of monuments (not to be confused with individual grave markers) began to arrive in the 1870s.
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Reta Mays, a former US nursing assistant pleaded guilty to intentionally killing seven patients with fatal doses of insulin.
A former US nursing assistant who killed seven elderly veterans with fatal injections of insulin at a West Virginia hospital was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday by a US judge who called her the monster that no one sees coming.” Reta Mays has a history of mental health issues, and offered no explanation for why she killed the men. But US District Judge Thomas Kleeh told her “you knew what you were doing” before sentencing her to seven consecutive life terms, a punishment that means she ll likely die in prison.
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4 May 2021
Oregon Republican Alek Skarlatos, a veteran of the U.S. Army National Guard, is seeking a rematch against Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) in the state’s battleground Fourth Congressional District for next year’s midterm elections.
Skarlatos, known for helping stop a heavily armed attacker on a Paris-bound train in 2015, announced his second consecutive bid for office Sunday on
Fox & Friends, saying he believes that redistricting in Oregon, which gained one additional congressional seat this year because of a population increase, will help him in his campaign.
“We’re incredibly excited,” Skarlatos said. “Oregon is one of the six states that is gaining a congressional district, and even though Oregon is a deep blue state, that’s going to make it almost impossible for them to keep Peter DeFazio in office once the lines move.”
Louisiana soldiers stand against sexual assault
Posted at 1:06 PM, May 02, 2021
and last updated 2021-05-02 14:13:04-04
By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
ERBIL AIR BASE, Iraq â The month of April is not only known as the Month of the Military Child, but also Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM). Each year the U.S. Army uses the month of April to reemphasize and remind the Army team about ongoing efforts and that sexual assault prevention remains a top priority.
The Louisiana National Guardâs 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Teamâs Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC) Cpt. Ashley Williams, hosted multiple events throughout the month of April to bring awareness about sexual assault to Soldiers and Coalition Forces at Erbil Air Base (EAB). These events included a guest speaker, a proclamation signing, and a virtual 5K.