by Mackenzie Allen | Jun 9, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Nationally the number of veterans receiving federal education benefits has doubled in recent years and that number is expected to continue to grow as the military draws down by roughly one million service members over the course of the next few...
by Mackenzie Allen | May 29, 2014 | Education
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — A Fort Worth 7th grader is one step closer to his goal of earning his way to the finals at Scripps National Spelling Bee. In his second year at the spelling bee, 13-year-old Ansun Sujoe of Bethesda Christian School advanced to Thursday’s...
by Mackenzie Allen | May 27, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON–The Vietnam Veterans Memorial contains over 58,000 names of those lost during the Vietnam War, but for some, the list is still 74 names short. On June 3, 1969, the USS Frank E. Evans was part of a training exercise in the South China Sea when it...
by Mackenzie Allen | May 21, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON — A veteran Marine stood vigil in Lafayette Square near the White House for more than 16 hours Monday to bring attention to the plight of veteran Sgt. Amir Hekmati, who has been imprisoned in Iran for nearly 1,000 days. Former Sgt. Terry Mahoney has...
by Mackenzie Allen | May 7, 2014 | National Security
Joint Chiefs testify before Congress on military pay, benefits WASHINGTON–Chairman of the Joint Chief’s of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey said in a Senate hearing that budgetary restrictions will force reductions to military compensation. With a trillion...
