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Showing posts with label military. Show all posts
Showing posts with label military. Show all posts
10.28.2016

Illinois Senator mocks Tammy Duckworth's family heritage

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"I'd forgotten that your parents came all the way from Thailand to serve George Washington." Rep. Tammy Duckworth is a con...
6.26.2015

Susan Ahn Cuddy, First Asian American Woman in U.S. Navy, Dies at 100

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Pioneering Korean American servicewoman dedicated her life to family and country. A pioneer has passed. Susan Ahn Cuddy, the first femal...
1.30.2015

U.S. Army deletes "chinks" tweet

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Can we please retire this expression? Folks, I've said this before, but can we please retire the phrase "chink in the armor...
11.17.2014

Sikh student files discrimination lawsuit against U.S. Army

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"Choosing between one's faith and serving one's country is a decision that no one should have to make." A Sikh student ...
9.22.2014

Former Navy corpsman awarded Silver Star for valor

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Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan "Doc" Kong ran into heavy gunfire to save a wounded Marine. File Under Badass... Last week, a ...
8.12.2014

Army promotes first Vietnamese American General

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Fort Hood's Viet X. Luong receives his brigadier general's stars Last week at a ceremony at Fort Hood, hundreds gathered as soldi...
5.19.2014

'Private Danny Chen Way' dedicated in Chinatown

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Hundreds gather for unveiling of Manhattan street re-named in memory of local soldier On Saturday in New York City, hundreds gathered in ...
3.05.2014

Maj. Kurt Chew-Een Lee, First Asian American U.S. Marine Officer, dies at 88

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Decorated hero of the Korean War Major Kurt Chew-Een Lee, the first Asian American officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, who was decorated f...
2.19.2014

President Obama meets Nisei World War II veterans

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White House welcomes seven surviving Japanese American veterans This week marks the anniversary of Executive Order 9066, signed by Presi...
10.07.2013

Pvt. Danny Chen's life and death to become an opera

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From playwright David Henry Hwang and composer Huang Ruo The story of Pvt. Danny Chen, the Chinese American soldier who was found dead wi...
9.23.2013

U.S. Navy commander charged in bribery scheme

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Asians behaving badly... military secrets-for-sex (and other perks) edition! A high-profile U.S. Navy commander faces federal bribery char...
6.27.2013

Tammy Duckworth is not taking your sh*t.

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Do you want to know what congressional fury looks like? On Wednesday, Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), a veteran of the Iraq War, verbally d...
6.10.2013

Support the effort to co-name a Chinatown street "Danny Chen Way"

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For those of you in New York City, community members are leading an effort to co-name a Chinatown street after Private Danny Chen. OCA-NY in...
2.11.2013

Sign the petition seeking administrative discharge of soldiers convicted in Danny Chen case

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Some unfinished business in the fight to seek justice for Private Danny Chen, who died after suffering weeks of hazing and abuse from his s...
1.31.2013

Next steps in seeking justice for Private Danny Chen

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Are you still wondering you can do in the fight for justice for Private Danny Chen? After the courts-martial of all eight soldiers connected...
12.17.2012

Press conference on next steps in Danny Chen campaign

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This is a bit short notice, but if you're in the New York City area on tomorrow morning, come to Chinatown, where there will be a pres...
12.06.2012

military legislation includes anti-hazing provisions

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An important development in the aftermath of the Danny Chen hazing case... This week, the U.S. Senate passed the National Defense Authoriz...
11.21.2012

seventh soldier found guilty in connection with danny chen's death

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This week, a seventh soldier was found guilty in connection with the death of Pvt. Danny Chen, who took his own life while serving in Afghan...
11.20.2012

military dad surprises sons at football game

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Check out this great video of Joshua Ricafrente, a gunnery sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps, surprising his sons at an Eastern Carolina ...