"INHOFE LEGISLATION ALLOWS VETERANS TO SALUTE THE FLAG
July 26, 2007
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) today praised the passage by unanimous consent of his bill (S.1877) clarifying U.S. law to allow veterans and servicemen not in uniform to salute the flag. Current law (US Code Title 4, Chapter 1) states that veterans and servicemen not in uniform should place their hand over their heart without clarifying whether they can or should salute the flag. “The salute is a form of honor and respect, representing pride in one’s military service,” Senator Inhofe said. “Veterans and service members continue representing the military services even when not in uniform. “Unfortunately, current U.S. law leaves confusion as to whether veterans and service members out of uniform can or should salute the flag. My legislation will clarify this regulation, allowing veterans and servicemen alike to salute the flag, whether they are in uniform or not. “I look forward to seeing those who have served saluting proudly at baseball games, parades, and formal events. I believe this is an appropriate way to honor and recognize the 25 million veterans in the United States who have served in the military and remain as role models to others citizens. Those who are currently serving or have served in the military have earned this right, and their recognition will be an inspiration to others.”"
United States Senator James Inhofe : Press Room:
Monday, August 20, 2007
Veterans can Salute the Flag
Bryan David Kynast
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08/19/2007 12:00:00 AM MDT
FARMINGTON
Bryan David Kynast Sept. 3, 1977 - Aug. 16, 2007
Bryan David Kynast, 29, of Farmington, passed from this life Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007. He was born Sept. 3, 1977, to Richard Andrew and Virginia K. (Armitage) Kynast in Farmington. Bryan graduated from Farmington High School in 1996. He served his country in the Navy for eight years, earning 2nd Class Petty Officer with the Seabees. He is an Iraq War Veteran. Bryan is survived by two sons, Issac Alan Kynast and Isaiah Andrew Kynast; mother of his sons, Heather Britt; parents, Richard and Ginna Kynast; sisters, Jennifer White and Dawn Kynast; grandmother, Roselle Armitage; and numerous family and friends that will always love and miss him. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Karl and Doris Kynast, and James H. Armitage. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007, at St. Jude's Catholic Church, located at 4200 College Blvd. in Farmington, with Very Rev. Fr. James Moore, O.S.F. as celebrant. "
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08/19/2007 12:00:00 AM MDT
FARMINGTON
Bryan David Kynast Sept. 3, 1977 - Aug. 16, 2007
Bryan David Kynast, 29, of Farmington, passed from this life Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007. He was born Sept. 3, 1977, to Richard Andrew and Virginia K. (Armitage) Kynast in Farmington. Bryan graduated from Farmington High School in 1996. He served his country in the Navy for eight years, earning 2nd Class Petty Officer with the Seabees. He is an Iraq War Veteran. Bryan is survived by two sons, Issac Alan Kynast and Isaiah Andrew Kynast; mother of his sons, Heather Britt; parents, Richard and Ginna Kynast; sisters, Jennifer White and Dawn Kynast; grandmother, Roselle Armitage; and numerous family and friends that will always love and miss him. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Karl and Doris Kynast, and James H. Armitage. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007, at St. Jude's Catholic Church, located at 4200 College Blvd. in Farmington, with Very Rev. Fr. James Moore, O.S.F. as celebrant. "
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Saturday, August 18, 2007
Christopher C. Johnson
"Thursday, August 16 2007 @ 07:08 PM EDT
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The Detroit News -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Christopher C. Johnson had looked danger in the eye many times before as a Green Beret, but it was his dream of flying for the armed services that led him to train to become part of a helicopter crew. The 31-year-old pilot, who grew up in Grand Rapids, Mich. and graduated from Tri-Unity Christian School, accomplished his goal and was doing what he loved when he was killed Tuesday near Anbar province in Iraq. His CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during a routine post-maintenance test flight, killing all five on board. Charles and Mary Johnson of Gallup, N.M., were informed of their son's death Wednesday morning. 'I found out a helicopter crashed yesterday when I was on the computer and saw a news flash. I clicked on it and saw that it was a Chinook and it was about the area that we knew he was in,' Mary Johnson said in a telephone interview Wednesday. 'He always promised to call or e-mail when there was a crash so that we knew he was safe,' she said. 'After a whole night of not hearing from him, we knew something was wrong.' Johnson, a member of Task Force Dragon, had been in Iraq for less than a month, his mother said. "
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The Detroit News -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Christopher C. Johnson had looked danger in the eye many times before as a Green Beret, but it was his dream of flying for the armed services that led him to train to become part of a helicopter crew. The 31-year-old pilot, who grew up in Grand Rapids, Mich. and graduated from Tri-Unity Christian School, accomplished his goal and was doing what he loved when he was killed Tuesday near Anbar province in Iraq. His CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during a routine post-maintenance test flight, killing all five on board. Charles and Mary Johnson of Gallup, N.M., were informed of their son's death Wednesday morning. 'I found out a helicopter crashed yesterday when I was on the computer and saw a news flash. I clicked on it and saw that it was a Chinook and it was about the area that we knew he was in,' Mary Johnson said in a telephone interview Wednesday. 'He always promised to call or e-mail when there was a crash so that we knew he was safe,' she said. 'After a whole night of not hearing from him, we knew something was wrong.' Johnson, a member of Task Force Dragon, had been in Iraq for less than a month, his mother said. "
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More Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles Shipped to Middle East
U.S. Air Force airmen load a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle onto a C-5 Galaxy aircraft Aug. 16, 2007, at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. Air Mobility Command assists with the movement of MRAP vehicles to U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility as directed by the National Command Authority, the Joint Staff and U.S. Transportation Command. Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Robertson, USA
"By Sgt. Sara Wood,
"By Sgt. Sara Wood,
USA American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2007 – U.S. troops serving in Iraq will have a little more protection soon, as two of the military’s newest armored vehicles are on their way to the theater. Two Buffalo Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, known as “MRAPs,” were loaded onto C-5 Galaxy aircraft last night at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., to be shipped to Iraq. This latest shipment is part of the Defense Department’s push to get as many of the new vehicles to troops in combat as quickly as possible. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has been pushing the production and delivery of MRAPs, which boast a V-shaped hull that deflects bomb blasts and protects troops inside better than the military’s current vehicles. The Defense Department awarded two more contracts for the vehicles the week of Aug. 10, which brings the number of vehicles on contract to 6,415. An estimated 3,500 MRAPs are expected to be shipped to Iraq by Dec. 31. "
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Friday, August 17, 2007
Car bomb wounds 3 Iraqis in eastern Baghdad
"By 2nd IBCT, 2nd Inf. Div. Public Affairs
Aug 16, 2007 - 1:58:32 PM
FORWARD OPERATING BASE LOYALTY, Iraq - Three Iraqis were wounded and 38 vehicles destroyed when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated in the second floor of a parking garage in Rusafa Square in eastern Baghdad Aug. 16.
Following the 9:30 a.m. attack, troops with the 4th Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division and Company A, 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, attached to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, rushed to the scene and cordoned off the area. The wounded were transported to Medical City for treatment."
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Coalition Forces Kill Three, Detain Six, Capturing a High-Priority Special Groups Weapons Smuggler
"By MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE-IRAQ
Aug 16, 2007 - 2:25:36 PM
Blackanthem Military News, BAGHDAD, Iraq - Coalition Forces captured a highly sought Special Groups weapons facilitator before dawn Thursday northeast of Baghdad. Coalition Forces conducted a raid to capture a known weapons smuggler and distributor connected to various Special Groups. The captured high priority individual was responsible for smuggling explosively formed penetrators (EFP), Katusha rockets and other weapons from Iran into Iraq. The target was also responsible for the distribution of those weapons to Special Groups and extremist militants operating throughout Baghdad. The weapons smuggler had direct ties to senior militant leaders and the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps-Quds Force. On the approach to the objective, Coalition Forces were fired upon by three armed gunmen. Coalition Forces returned fire, killing the three gunmen. Five others detained during the raid are suspected of distributing weapons smuggled into Iraq from Iran. Four of the detainees tested positive for explosives residue. One of the buildings searched during the raid produced money and questionable documents that were confiscated for analysis and evaluation. "
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Aug 16, 2007 - 2:25:36 PM
Blackanthem Military News, BAGHDAD, Iraq - Coalition Forces captured a highly sought Special Groups weapons facilitator before dawn Thursday northeast of Baghdad. Coalition Forces conducted a raid to capture a known weapons smuggler and distributor connected to various Special Groups. The captured high priority individual was responsible for smuggling explosively formed penetrators (EFP), Katusha rockets and other weapons from Iran into Iraq. The target was also responsible for the distribution of those weapons to Special Groups and extremist militants operating throughout Baghdad. The weapons smuggler had direct ties to senior militant leaders and the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps-Quds Force. On the approach to the objective, Coalition Forces were fired upon by three armed gunmen. Coalition Forces returned fire, killing the three gunmen. Five others detained during the raid are suspected of distributing weapons smuggled into Iraq from Iran. Four of the detainees tested positive for explosives residue. One of the buildings searched during the raid produced money and questionable documents that were confiscated for analysis and evaluation. "
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Thursday, August 16, 2007
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Congratulations to All Iraqis!
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Quillen
August 14, 2007
A member of the Iraqi National Police Force at a checkpoint in East Rashid, Baghdad, shows a copy of the "Baghdad Now" newspaper to a Soldier that proclaims the victory of the Iraqi national soccer team in the Asia Cup, Aug. 6. The newspaper is put together by the U.S. Army's Detachment 1080, 318th Psychological Operations Company.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
America's Army to Launch New Game
"America's Army to Launch New Game
Aug 13, 2007
BY Elizabeth M. Lorge
Washington (Army News Service, Aug. 13, 2007) – America's Army will declare war on the fictional country of Ganzia Sept. 27 when it launches "True Soldiers" for X-Box 360, the latest evolution of the popular Army-sponsored computer game. Players create a Soldier, go to basic and advanced weapons training, then deploy to Ganzia, an American ally overrun by a rebel militia. Each mission comes complete with a set of battle orders providing background information, objectives and intelligence. True to its name, "True Soldiers" accurately depicts the Army, from the smallest unit patch to the shadow of a Raven unmanned aerial vehicle. Players can even give each other "coins" for saving a battle buddy and receive awards for valor. "
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Aug 13, 2007
BY Elizabeth M. Lorge
Washington (Army News Service, Aug. 13, 2007) – America's Army will declare war on the fictional country of Ganzia Sept. 27 when it launches "True Soldiers" for X-Box 360, the latest evolution of the popular Army-sponsored computer game. Players create a Soldier, go to basic and advanced weapons training, then deploy to Ganzia, an American ally overrun by a rebel militia. Each mission comes complete with a set of battle orders providing background information, objectives and intelligence. True to its name, "True Soldiers" accurately depicts the Army, from the smallest unit patch to the shadow of a Raven unmanned aerial vehicle. Players can even give each other "coins" for saving a battle buddy and receive awards for valor. "
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Raid Kills Four, Nets Eight in Baghdad's Sadr City
US soldiers rush into a house during a search operation in Baghdad, 09 August 2007. US and Iraqi troops launched massive raids across Iraq as part of a sweeping operation to reign in militants ahead of the start of the holy month of Ramadan.(AFP/US Army/File)
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14, 2007 - Coalition forces killed four terrorists and detained a Jaysh al-Mahdi militia leader and several of his operatives during a raid in the Sadr City section of Baghdad early this morning.
The eight men detained are suspected of coordinating and conducting attacks against coalition forces and moderate Iraqis within the Baghdad area. These militants threaten the stability and security of areas within Baghdad, military officials said. They also are known to have ties to materials being smuggled from Iran. After searching three buildings, coalition forces confiscated miscellaneous documents, photographs and identification cards. As their vehicles were departing the area, they were attacked with two improvised explosive devices and small-arms fire from multiple locations. Helicopters fired warning shots to allow the ground forces to break away from the extremists. Coalition ground forces also returned fire, killing four armed gunmen. There were no coalition force casualties during the operation. "Coalition forces continue to gain momentum in attacking the extremist networks that employ improvised explosive devices, especially explosively formed penetrators, which are smuggled from Iran to attack the Iraqi people and the security forces that protect them," said Army Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, a Multinational Force Iraq spokesman. "We will continue our operations against these extremists to expose, disrupt and destroy the supply networks of lethal materials and aid flowing into Baghdad."
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14, 2007 - Coalition forces killed four terrorists and detained a Jaysh al-Mahdi militia leader and several of his operatives during a raid in the Sadr City section of Baghdad early this morning.
The eight men detained are suspected of coordinating and conducting attacks against coalition forces and moderate Iraqis within the Baghdad area. These militants threaten the stability and security of areas within Baghdad, military officials said. They also are known to have ties to materials being smuggled from Iran. After searching three buildings, coalition forces confiscated miscellaneous documents, photographs and identification cards. As their vehicles were departing the area, they were attacked with two improvised explosive devices and small-arms fire from multiple locations. Helicopters fired warning shots to allow the ground forces to break away from the extremists. Coalition ground forces also returned fire, killing four armed gunmen. There were no coalition force casualties during the operation. "Coalition forces continue to gain momentum in attacking the extremist networks that employ improvised explosive devices, especially explosively formed penetrators, which are smuggled from Iran to attack the Iraqi people and the security forces that protect them," said Army Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, a Multinational Force Iraq spokesman. "We will continue our operations against these extremists to expose, disrupt and destroy the supply networks of lethal materials and aid flowing into Baghdad."
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