US Death in Iraq Belies President Obama’s ‘Boots on the Ground’ Pledge | Military.com

The death of the American, whose service branch was not immediately disclosed, was the first combat fatality suffered by the U.S. in the campaign against ISIS and as such raised questions about the U.S. mission in Iraq and President Obama’s pledge not to commit “boots on the ground” to the fight.

via US Death in Iraq Belies President Obama’s ‘Boots on the Ground’ Pledge | Military.com.

Deadline Nears: VA has About 80 Days to Clear 128K Backlogged Claims | Military.com

 

Anybody Surprised???

 

Deadline Nears: VA has About 80 Days to Clear 128K Backlogged Claims | Military.com.

Honor guard nixed for church, OK for ‘gay pride’

Upside Down World…

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Honor guard nixed for church, OK for ‘gay pride’.

One Marine’s View: Memorial Day 2015

One Marine’s View: Memorial Day 2015.

Gang, those of you who come to One Marine’s View often know that I have a blog post category called “Every Day is Memorial Day” (ck out the link for kick ass stories)   because in my book, every day is Memorial Day.

Defense.gov News Release: Department of Defense Identifies Navy Casualty

Defense.gov News Release: Department of Defense Identifies Navy Casualty.

Fair Winds and Following Seas… Shipmate…

Our Condolences to your loved ones. You are what Decoration Day is all about…

Department of Defense Identifies Navy Casualty

 

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan D. Burris, 24, of Lisle, Illinois, died May 21, in Abu Dhabi, UAE, of a non-combat related incident at Zayed Military City. The incident is under investigation.

He was temporarily assigned to the Crisis Response Element of Joint Special Operations Task Force-Arabian Peninsula, Special Operations Command Central, U.S. Central Command.

For more information the media may contact Maj. Tiffany Bowens, U.S. Special Operations Command Central, at 813-957-2576.