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PART II of our discussion of John McCain's Military Years. A blogger raises the issue of Affirmative Action: Did McCain Receive Affirmative Action?McCain’s military record is fair game The War Secrets Sen. John McCain HidesFACT SHEET: Military record of John Sidney McCain IIIMcCain's Military Record Shows He Is Unfit To Be PresidentMcCain's Secret, Questionable RecordFlummoxed By Vietnam Vet, McCain Falsely Claims He ‘Received Every Awars...McCain's military recordIs McCain's War Record Fair Game?Does John McCain's Military Record Really Qualify Him to Be President?McCain’s Spotty Military Record Is Declared Off the Table - And Obama Appears to Accede

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Messman with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit tested their Field Food Service System with a chicken lunch here. 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Marines set up their portable food preparation system here Mar. 21. The system is powered by tactical vehicles and can provide food for up to 500 Marines at one time, regardless of location. A BLT 1/6 Marine enjoys his freshly prepared lunch while sitting on a makeshift stool. Cpl. Oates shows off his enticing meal courtsey of the Field Food Service System. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (BLT 1/6), 24th Marine...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2007 – The Pentagon Channel today served hungry television audiences its newest recipe for entertainment, a half-hour cooking show called “The Grill Sergeants.” Army Sgt. 1st Class Brad Turner, host of The Pentagon Channel's "The Grill Sergeants," serves a gumbo medley with Linda Doditch, the show's producer, to hungry staffers at the Pentagon, ahead of the program's Dec. 10, 2007, debut. Photo by John J. Kruzel  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. With a military flavor, each episode will teach audience members how to prepare a single food theme -- cakes, pies or turkey entrées, for...

Combat Cooks Keep Marines Energized, Happy Food Service specialists make sure everyone at Observation Post Falcons and other outposts have hot chow in their bellies. By Lance Cpl. Ray Lewis 1st Marine Division OBSERVATION POST FALCONS, Iraq, Sept. 29, 2006 -- If the Marines can’t come to the mess hall, then the mess hall will have to come to the Marines.Food service specialists assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment set up a field-food facility so Marines can have a daily hot meal here.“If Marines don’t get a good meal, they don’t have the energy to complete their tasks,”...

Almost six months after she sneaked onto an Austin-bound flight to attend the South by Southwest Music Festival, noted artist Catherine "Cat" Chow was required to check in last week with federal officials in New York, where she is currently working. The officials thought it would be a routine meeting to ensure that Chow, 33, hadn't violated the terms of her release on bond. Chow thought it would be a good time to pilfer materials for her next project. At her sentencing in Austin on Monday for stowing away on an aircraft, Chow told U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert Pitman that...

WASHINGTON, May 1, 2006 – For the past two and a half years, veterans of wars past have been helping heal the latest generation of wounded troops every Friday in a basement steakhouse here. Members of Disabled American Veterans help a wounded servicemember before the final Friday night dinner for wounded troops at Fran O'Brien's steakhouse in downtown Washington, D.C. Groups like DAV and Helping Our Heroes Foundation bring dozens of wounded troops out to the Friday dinners, which now will be held at various locations in the nation's capital, beginning May 5. Photo by Paul X. Rutz  (Click photo...

Lord, Keep our Troops forever in Your care Give them victory over the enemy... Grant them a safe and swift return... Bless those who mourn the lost. . FReepers from the Foxhole join in prayer for all those serving their country at this time. ...................................................................................... ........................................... U.S. Military History, Current Events and Veterans Issues Where Duty, Honor and Countryare acknowledged, affirmed and commemorated. Our Mission: The FReeper Foxhole is dedicated to Veterans of our Nation's military forces and to others who are affected in their relationships with Veterans. In the FReeper Foxhole, Veterans or their family members should feel...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Two dogs whose breed has a reputation for being mean played the roles of rescuers for a woman who was being attacked by another dog. A red chow was on top of Angie Pecoraro, 22, in her yard on Monday when two pit bulls jumped over a fence and fought off the chow, Nebraska Humane Society spokeswoman Pam Wiese said. Witnesses said the chow had bitten Pecoraro several times on her hands, arms and stomach, Wiese said. An ambulance took Pecoraro to a hospital, where she was treated and released, Wiese said. The Humane Society impounded...

In a sworn statement to be made public Tuesday, University of Colorado President Elizabeth Hoffman said a four-letter word used toward women can sometimes be used as a "term of endearment." The comment comes from Hoffman's latest sworn testimony in connection with a federal lawsuit against the university. The suit was filed by women who say they were sexually assaulted by CU football players and recruits. A lawyer for one of the women asked Hoffman about former CU kicker Katie Hnida being called the "c- word" by a teammate. That player was later disciplined by coach Gary Barnett for making...

NBC 17 CDC's 10 Most Dangerous Dogs List POSTED: 3:58 PM EST January 14, 2004 RALEIGH, N.C. -- Tuesday's fatal dog attack in Harnett County is not as rare as you may think. Dogs kill 10 to 20 people in the United States every year.Last year in Orange County, 300 dog bites were reported, and 350 were reported in Raleigh. DOG SAFETY Stay SafeTips For ParentsOwn A Dog?Been Injured By A Dog? While national statistics show at least 30 breeds have attacked humans, 10 dog breeds are on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's most dangerous list, meaning they...

Family pet was eaten, police told BY MICHAEL FRAZIER Posted on Saturday, June 14, 2003 Police were looking for two men Friday in the gruesome killing of a 5-year-old dog that authorities suspect was grilled and eaten. Capt. Scott Roper of the Jonesboro Police Department would not confirm a police report that indicated a man ate the 50-pound chow, whose paws and other body parts were found simmering on a grill. "How could they be so cruel to an animal that we’ve had since he was a baby," said June Kemp, whose 20-year-old son, Jared, owned the rust-colored chow named...

Caption this photo! (original caption provided below) President Bush (news - web sites) talks with U.S. military personnel at MacDill Air Force Base after selecting food from the chow line for lunch Wednesday, March 26, 2003, in Tampa, Fla. Bush received classified briefings on the war during his visit to the headquarters of the U.S. Central Command on this Air Force base. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Mideast Notebook: Desperately seeking TP European edition, Friday, February 21, 2003 It’s not news that war creates shortages, both at home and among the troops. The folks at home may be paying a bit more for gas because of the raging uncertainty in the Middle East, but V Corps soldiers in Kuwait are desperately short of an even more critical item: toilet paper. Hundreds of soldiers have poured into Camp Udairi in the past two weeks, and some of them forgot to bring a roll or two. Their units are still waiting for supplies to arrive from Europe. Toilet...

FOOTBALL fans travelling to South Korea for the World Cup this summer may be in for a shock if they take up the offer of a free pre-match hot dog - they'll get rather more dog than they bargained for. Members of the country's National Dog Meat Restaurants Association are promising to offer fans free cups of the traditional spicy dog stew, boshintang, outside tournament stadiums. They will also distribute dog sandwiches, dog burgers and, to wash down the snacks, "dog meat tonic juice" in cans. "They will enjoy it instead of Coke," said Choi Han-kwon, one of the restaurant...