by Matt Yurus & Noor Wazwaz | Jul 18, 2011 | Business & Tech, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — Roy Matthews can’t cope with life after combat; he smokes, drinks and wanders the streets alone at night. His wife and daughter feel disconnected from him. Matthews, back from deployment in Iraq, suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder....
by Matt Yurus & Noor Wazwaz | Jul 18, 2011 | Business & Tech, Topics
When Elvis Presley enlisted in the army in 1958, the King’s musical career went on hold. If only GI Jams existed then. GIJams.com is a social music network for military musicians. Husband and wife songwriting team Denny Randell and Biddy Schippers launched the site in...
by Matt Yurus & Noor Wazwaz | Jul 14, 2011 | Business & Tech, National Security
WASHINGTON — Land, air, sea, space — now cyberspace. The Department of Defense Thursday released its first-ever “Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace,” and private companies are being called to service. “Everybody is on the frontline,” Deputy Secretary of Defense...
by Matt Yurus & Noor Wazwaz | Jul 11, 2011 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality, Topics
WASHINGTON – When Seana Arrechaga lost her husband three months ago, she didn’t know where to turn. The one thing that finally helped ease her grief was writing the story of her husband, an Army sergeant killed in Afghanistan. Sgt. 1st Class Ofren “AC” Arrechaga, died...
by Matt Yurus & Noor Wazwaz | Jul 11, 2011 | National Security
WASHINGTON — While most American attention to Hezbollah has focused on the Middle East, the militant Islamic group with ties to Iran has been gaining a strong foothold in Latin America, experts said at a House hearing. “I believe the Hezbollah and Iranian...
