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40 years on, Vietnam troop withdrawal remembered

By: Gillian Flaccus and Lisa Cornwell 03/28/13 9:20 PM
Vietnam War
Forty years ago, soldiers returning from Vietnam were advised to change into civilian clothes on their flights home because of fears they would be accosted by protesters after they landed. For a Vietnamese businessman who helped the U.S. government, a rising sense of panic set in as the last combat troops left the country on March 29, 1973 and he began to contemplate what he'd do next. Read More

Most in military are not confident of retirement pay

By: Staff report 11/30/11 7:31 PM
What: Just 34 percent of senior U.S. noncommissioned and commissioned officers making at least $50,000 per year said that they are very confident of their military retirement funding.How: The congressional supercommittee’s failure to reduce the deficit could trigger $500 billion in Department of Defense spending cuts. And a high-level DOD panel is looking at switching the military retirement system to riskier 401(k) plans. Read More

Disrespect: Military war dead mishandled at Dover Air Force Base mortuary

By: Staff report 11/08/11 10:02 PM
WHAT: The Office of Special Counsel, an independent federal agency that investigates complaints from whistle-blowers, uncovered “gross mismanagement” at the Dover Air Force Base mortuary that cares for America’s incoming war dead.HOW: The sloppy handling of troops’ remains at Dover included lost body parts, misidentified remains, shoddy inventory controls and lax supervision. The investigators accused mortuary officials of a cover-up. Read More

Military cannot stop evolving, despite demands to cut budget

By: James Carafano 10/31/11 10:50 PM
Between the two World Wars, America’s Army manned sleepy outposts around the world with few troops, outdated equipment and uncertain missions. Then a colonel at the service’s Infantry School, George C. Marshall, recognized these problems, but was in no position to fix them. He could, however, make the Army think about them. Read More

Exiting Iraq

By: Nate Beeler 10/26/11 10:08 PM
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FBI calls gang members in military ‘significant criminal threat’

By: Staff report 10/26/11 9:59 PM
WHAT: A new FBI report warned that “members of at least 53 gangs” are on military installations and have been involved in “incidents of weapons theft and trafficking.” American gang graffiti has become commonplace in Iraq and Afghanistan.HOW BAD: Army Sgt. Juwan Johnson, 25, died from his injuries after being beaten by eight soldiers in a park near his base in Germany. He was being initiated into the Gangster Disciples, a notorious Chicago-based street gang. Read More

US withdrawal from Iraq opens door for Iran

By: SF Examiner Editorial 10/25/11 9:00 PM
President Barack Obama is now taking credit for ending the U.S. war in Iraq when the reality is that President George W. Bush did so in 2008 by approving the Status of Forces Agreement arduously negotiated between the U.S. and Iraqi governments. Read More

Report shows disastrous effect of Pentagon cuts in budget cuts

By: James Carafano 10/11/11 10:22 PM
The House Armed Services Committee recently sent President Barack Obama a report outlining cuts the military would have to make under the “sequestration” formula in this year’s Budget Control Act. Unless Congress and the president agree to an alternative long-term plan to reduce the deficit (supposedly coming from the so-called “supercommittee”), there will be automatic reductions in “discretionary” spending. Read More

War Fatigue

By: Nate Beeler 09/20/11 10:16 PM
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San Francisco didn't join nation's call to war in wake of 9/11

By: Andrea Koskey 09/07/11 4:00 AM
Antiwar protest
The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks prompted tens of thousands of Americans to join the U.S. military. For many in the Bay Area, however, it was an opportunity to enlist in the peace movement. Click on the photo at right to see more on this story or scroll down to see an analysis on the two presidents whose terms have been shaped by the Sept. 11 attacks. Read More
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