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Oftentimes, it’s a thankless job – serving and protecting your country. The long-term effects of a deployment – combat or non-combat, can result in Iife-changing circumstances even for those who manage to handle the stress of serving in the military. As a combat Veteran, Jacinto-Temilotzin Sanchez has experienced many of these effects including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). However, when Sanchez crosses the dais to receive his diploma from The University of New Mexico this May, i...

Duty Calls: Purple Heart recipient represents state during tribute Terry Brown FacebookTwitterEmail Marine Staff  Sgt. Oliver Hickok receives one of his two Purple Hearts while recuperating from a Vietnam War combat wound.  (National Purple Heart Honor Mission)Provided A former Albany Marine recruiter and Vietnam War veteran  has been chosen to be one of the nation’s 2021 Purple Heart Patriot Project honorees.  Marine Staff Sgt. Oliver Hickok of Newburgh, a former Albany resident, is a t...

Thursday, April 29, 2021   View Larger + Daniel J. Curran, 28, of Warwick, passed away on April 22, 2021, at Newport Hospital, Newport.  Born in Providence, he was the son of Daniel and Kathie (Joubert) Curran. Daniel worked security at the Naval War College and served as the Vice President for the National Association of Government Employees (NAGE) International Brotherhood of Police Officer (IBPO) Local Lodge (620); Daniel was a decorated Veteran of the United States Army and was deployed ...

Press release content from Globe Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Gregg F. Martin, Retired Army Major General, Joins SoldierStrong Advisory Board SoldierStrongApril 26, 2021 GMT STAMFORD, Conn., April 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Gregg F. Martin has joined the advisory board of SoldierStrong, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of the nation’s military veterans by providing them with revolutionary medical ...

US Army COL Paul G. Craft is the Director of Operations, J-3, for Joint Forces Headquarters, Department of Defense Information Networks (JFHQ-DODIN). He is responsible for the operational-level command and control of DODIN Network Operations and Defensive Cyberspace Operations for all DOD Networks and their functional synchronization and integration as a key subordinate organization of USCYBERCOM. Colonel Paul G. Craft, a native of Piqua, Ohio, graduated in 1993 from the U.S. Military Academy w...

Composite image of five U.S. military-connected Americans who died of COVID-19 in 2020. (Courtesy photos) 4 Apr 2021 They were members of the Greatest Generation at the sunset of their lives. They were in their 20s and looking forward to a future of service and family. They were war heroes and silently serving family members. All of them understood the meaning of service and made a lasting mark on the lives of their loved ones. Of the more than 550,000 Americans who have died from COVID-19, 328...

Yes, they defended the Capitol. But should they be decorated? Elliot Ackerman © Julio Cortez, Associated Press National Guard officials push back on protesters on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, after then-President Donald Trump’s supporters sieged the Capitol in Washington. Ribbons mean a lot in military culture. Earlier this month, the Department of Defense announced that National Guardsmen deployed to Washington, D.C., after the Jan. 6 riot would be awarded a newly created pair...

Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., a former Marine corporal. (Courtesy Rep. Ruben Gallego) 9 Mar 2021 Ruben Gallego is a Marine Corps veteran and a rising progressive representing a deep-blue district in the Phoenix area. And he is quickly becoming one of the most high-profile lawmakers who works on military and veterans issues on Capitol Hill. Part of what makes Gallego successful in the military policy arena is his unique background. He served as a grunt in the profane, coarse and often lewd cultur...

2nd BCT, 1st Armored Division Leadership   COL Michael P. Wagner COL Wagner began his career as an Infantry Officer in 1997 after graduating from the United States Military Academy, and he was assigned to the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 508th Infantry in Vicenza, Italy. There he served as an airborne rifle platoon leader, rifle company executive officer, and maintenance officer. From 2002-2005, COL Wagner served at Fort Hood, Texas, where he was a Current Operations Officer in the III Corps G3 a...

STREAM IT ON THE PLATFORMS: This week on SOFREP Radio it is our esteemed honor to host Sergeant Major of the Army Michael A. Grinston. For the uninitiated, the sergeant major of the Army is the most senior enlisted member in the United States Army and reports directly to the Army Chief of Staff. As the sergeant major of the Army, Grinston is the Army chief of staff’s personal adviser on matters affecting the enlisted force. He devotes the majority of his time traveling throughout the Army to...