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One Veteran’s View: “We’re In Wars We Never Should Have Been In”

Posted on 06/26/2012 by | Politics | Comments

Bulletin Today | PoliticsSusan Milligan is visiting six Election 2012 battleground states to talk with 50-plus voters for a report that will be published in the September issue of the AARP Bulletin. She posted this from New Hampshire. Henry S. Maxfield is proud to have fought for his country in World War II. And he lives in a state with the motto “Live Free or Die.” But when it comes to how much the country should invest in its military, Maxfield, 89, has …

Giving Back to our Military

Posted on 05/31/2011 by | Volunteering | Comments

VolunteeringLt. Col. Frank D. Bryant Jr, grilling out, PFC Adriana Alvarez, going to the lake, Specialist Jamel A. Bryant, going to the beach, Pat Tillman, a family reunion. You ask yourself, what in the world does this list of names and activities have in common? Those amazing individuals are all part of a great and powerful force called the U.S. Military. Those individuals all lost their lives in active duty and their service to this nation allows us to have …