Common Myths About the Purple Heart Medal A website has been established to dispel common myths about the Purple Heart medal: http://members.aol.com/warlibrary/theheart.htm --------------------------- Otis Willie Associate Librarian The American War Library http://www.americanwarlibrary.com

Updated List of Military Information-Exchange Forums The following military discussion and information-exchange Forums are accessible to everyone. All forums are moderated to prevent spam and off-topic postings. The purpose of these forums is to make possible academic level research discussion and...

The United States Bronze Star Registry An effort is now underway to register the names of all Americans, past and present, who received the Bronze Star. All those who received the Bronze Star, or know of a veteran -- living or deceased -- who received this High Award, can register at...

19 Sep 2004 - Today’s Military, Veteran, War and National Security News You can also receive this resource listing that is published daily via email by The American War Library (www.amervets.com). Go here for more info: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/war-correspondents/ Chaplain trainees prepare...

Aviation accidents alarming Marines http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/military/20040910-9999-7m10crashes.html {EXCERPT} Miramar officer cites 'supervisory gaps', by Rick Rogers UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER September 10, 2004

Former Navy pilot recounts close calls http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?tl=1&display=rednews/2004/09/06/build/local/32-navy-pilot.inc {EXCERPT} Billings Gazette, MT - 15 hours ago Sindelar, who helped organize the airlift of 30 Montana employers and military liaisons to Texas in late...

Forming Company Veteran Associations The Department of Veteran Affairs estimates that approximately 1,869 American veterans die each day. The number of Americans who enlist each day in the Armed Forces comes nowhere near this number. As a result, membership in our oldest and best known veteran...

US military suspends Marine helicopter flights in Japan during http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/20040828-0626-japan-us-helicopter.html {EXCERPT} San Diego Union Tribune, CA - 33 minutes ago By Kenji Hall. TOKYO The US military has temporarily... The move reverses the US military's...

Navy jet rolls into S.D. Bay on landing http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/military/20040827-9999-7m27plane.html {EXCERPT}, by David E. Graham UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER August 27, 2004 A Navy fighter jet ended up in San Diego Bay last night after it ran out of runway while landing at North...

F-14s heading to aircraft graveyard http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=24037 {EXCERPT}, by Greg Tyler, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Friday, August 27, 2004 ONBOARD USS JOHN C. STENNIS, Sasebo, Japan — The U.S. Navy’s meanest, fastest and most agile fighter jet, nearing...

Navy commander pilot passes 1,000th ‘trap’ aircraft carrier http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=23288 {EXCERPT}, by Jason Chudy, Stars and Stripes European edition, Thursday, July 15, 2004 Carrier landings have been described as “controlled crashes.” Cmdr. David Landess has...

22 Aug 2004 - Today’s Military, Veteran, War and National Security News You can also receive this resource listing that is published daily via email by The American War Library (www.amervets.com). Go to this URL for more info: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/war-correspondents/ Marine on trial...

Remains of fliers returned to U.S. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/military/20040819-9999-2m19remains.html {EXCERPT} Navy plane crashed in Greenland in '62, by James W. Cra wley UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER August 19, 2004

Naval Air Forces changes command http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/military/20040818-9999-7m18airpac.html {EXCERPT} , By James W. Crawley UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER August 18, 2004 The old boss was praised for his management acumen during a time of change. His replacement got kudos for his...

The Longest War: Gray Ghost Squadron From the Webmaster: EXCERPT: "This is the Homepage of the Gray Ghost Squadron. A group of MARINES, and associates, who served in the United States Marine Corps Fighter Squadron 531(Grey Ghosts). The squadron was designated VMF(N)-531, VMF(AW)-531 and VMFA-531...

Navy search for crew of jet continues http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/military/20040811-9999-1m11plane.html {EXCERPT} S.D.-based plane crashed on island south of Japan, by James W. Crawley UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER August 11, 2004

Four Navy avaitors on San Diego-based carrier listed as missing http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/military/20040810-1522-ca-navalaviatorsmissing.html {EXCERPT} ASSOCIATED PRESS 3:22 p.m. August 10, 2004

The following was first posted on 29 december 2000. It remains just as important today: Making Sure Every Military/Veteran Vote Counts, by Phill Coleman Slightly under ten years ago a perceptive Vietnam vet, now working for an agency of the Veterans Administration, clearly recognized the need for...

Marines mark copter's 40th birthday http://www.jdnews.com/SiteProcessor.cfm?Template=/GlobalTemplates/Details.cfm&StoryID=24087&Section=News {EXCERPT} July 17,2004 ANDREW DEGRANDPRE DAILY NEWS STAFF Twenty-five years after the fall of Saigon, in a letter to a retired Marine master sergeant,...

Cope Thunder to help pilots hone war skills http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=23295 {EXCERPT}, by Vince Little, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Friday, July 16, 2004 Officials plan to launch Cooperative Cope Thunder this week, the Air Force’s largest multilateral...