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Pentagon: No Purple Heart for PTSD
Defense officials have rejected the idea that troops suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder should be eligible for the Purple Heart. The matter came up when a military psychologist told reporters that making troops suffering from PTSD Purple Heart eligible would help remove the disorder's stigma.
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Coast Guard Rescues Two From Ice Floe
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CG Recovers Body of Dead Fisherman
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CG Stops 4 Unsafe Passenger Operations
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It's Pay Raise Time for Troops
Troops worldwide will receive a 3.9 percent pay raise starting on Thursday, but Defense Department civilian employees working overseas will see only a 2.9 percent bump in their paychecks. Workers in 37 metropolitan areas will see an even greater increase.
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Hot Line Can Help With Holiday Blues
Officials with Boston-based Screening for Mental Health Inc. work with the Defense Department to help people deal with and spot their mental ills, including alcoholism.
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Baseball Greats Recall WWII Service
Former New York Yankee Jerry Coleman was one of a panel of World War II-era baseball greats to talk about their time on the field and in the field, part of the American Veterans Center's annual conference.
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Obama Favors Personnel Over Programs
The next president of the United States of America appears to be a freshman Democratic senator from the Midwest who says he wants to build up the country's land forces, invest in unmanned, cargo and refueling aircraft, and support "pragmatic and cost-effective" missile defenses, according to election projections available Tuesday evening.
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Powell Endorses Obama
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president Sunday, describing the Illinois senator as a "transformational figure."
Powell said both Obama and Republican John McCain are qualified to be commander in chief. But he said Obama is better suited to handle the nation's economic problems.
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Military Financial Experts Warn Against Panic
But despite the harrowing decline, now is no time for servicemembers feeling economic anxiety to sell or move investments, according to financial specialists in the Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force.
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