Uniformed Code of Military Injustice

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UCMJ – Unjustly Coddling Military Jerks

Men are Being Sexually Assaulted in the Military, But Nobody is Talking About it

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Our Soldiers are being raped…by our Soldiers.

“I’m a liberal in many ways…I am a six year Army vet and have guns.”

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This comment was by Hank Vandenburgh on the post “A Liberal and a Gun Nut Walk Into a Blog.”

“If the football program is producing boys like these, it should be shut down right now because it’s creating monsters.”

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Should the Steubenville football program and other programs whose students commit sexual assault be shut down?

Bradley Manning Pleads Guilty to Military Leaks

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Manning said, “I believed that if the general public, especially the American public, had access to the information … this could spark a domestic debate on the role of the military and our foreign policy in general.”

Fire in Cholon

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An American soldier in Saigon receives an unexpected lesson in courage.

Despite the “Ban”, I’m a Woman and I Served in Combat

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Andrea Chandler is angry that women in the military have been taking fire for nearly 20 years, and no one in the media seems to have noticed.

U.S. Military Suicides Reach New High

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Why are troops taking their own lives in steadily increasing numbers?

Marine Corps Sends a Message: Discrimination Will Not Be Tolerated

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The US Marine Corps has directed all the “spouses clubs” that they must allow same-sex partners membership.

Gay Military Wife Denied Access to Fort Bragg Spouses Club

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Why would a group whose sole purpose it to help and support military spouses and families want to deny one of their own?

Hypnotist Requested in Army Killing Spree Trial

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Lawyers for Sgt John Russell, who killed 5 people in a Combat Stress Clinic are requesting a hypnotist and brain imaging expert for his trial.

Between Debates

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“Has a president ever shared his dreams with the public before? Can I be the first?” By Sarah Braunstein

Committing to Being Dead

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Matt Thompson had given up any possibility of coming home from Iraq—but he returned safely. Now, over a year later, he still can’t shake the urge to go back.

The Refugee and the 47 Percent

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Geoff Kronik’s father was an immigrant and an Army veteran who bettered himself in any way he could, including the GI Bill, and that lands him squarely in the 47 Percent.

Pissing My Pants: Betraying My Manliness at the Sight of Needles

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Jamie Reidy’s fear of needles is getting better, but he’s still taking it a step at a time.

“‘Why are men disposable?’ Because, well, someone has to be if that work is going to get done.”

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This is a comment by Gingko on the post “On the Disposibility of Men”.This is a comment by Gingko on the post “On the Disposibility of Men”.