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If you are a service member who has qualified for the Afghanistan Campaign Medal (ACM) or the Iraq Campaign Medal (ICM), you may soon be able to display a bronze campaign star on your medal for each campaign phase you participated in. The Department of Defense made an announcement today that campaign stars are [...]
Some Web site have put out reports suggesting that veterans will now be eligible for free tuition in state universities. Those reports are misleading. State Assemblyman Greg Ball announced recently that his proposal to create a tuition remission program for veterans had been included in the recently passed state budget. While that is correct, [...]
A military judge has postponed a scheduled pretrial hearing in the Esposito fragging case. Fort Bragg Public Affairs gave no reason for pushing back the April 17 hearing, but it seems likely that the delay is because the prosecution has decided to appeal a court decision that prevents them from using potentially incriminating statements [...]
For years VCS Inc. has provided couseling for all groups of people – youth, families, seniors. Now they have a new initiative for veterans, and they are trying to put the word out. The Vets to Vets peer counseling program can address family concerns, life crises, adjustment issues, and concerns related to post traumatic [...]
We all know that care packages are morale boosters for soldiers deployed overseas. A 25-year-old Iraq veteran told me last year how he and others in his unit looked forward to letters and care packages coming from back home.
“When mail call comes around and your name isn’t called, it’s a downer. You hear your [...]
For veterans living on a fixed income, every little bit helps. Veterans and military personnel with life insurance policies managed by the Department of Veterans Affairs will soon see a reduction in their premiums, according to the VA. Jerry Donnellan, director of Rockland County’s Veterans Service Agency alerted me to this news. To [...]
For those who have been following the murder trial of Staff Sgt. Alberto Martinez in the slaying of Army Captain Phillip Esposito and 1st Lt. Louis E. Allen, here’s an update: Fort Bragg may provide a live video feed for the court martial of the man accused of killing Esposito and Allen in Iraq two [...]
"At Ease!" is a place for Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine and Coast Guard veterans to share their experiences and voice their opinions. It doesn't matter if you served during war or peacetime, overseas or stateside, active duty or reserves, as a draftee or volunteer - if you served in uniform, this is the place for you.
We'll let you know about interesting military and veterans stories we find, issues that might affect you, and local veterans events you might want to attend.
If you're a member of a veterans organization in the Lower Hudson Valley, let us know about your events, charity efforts and other news. We may also ask for your help in finding sources to interview for veterans stories in The Journal News and LoHud.com.
Rich Liebson is a "military brat" who grew up on bases in the U.S. and Germany during his father's 23-year career as an Air Force enlisted man. Rich enlisted in the Army in 1976 and until his discharge in 1980 was assigned to the 78th Engineer Battalion in Ettlingen, Germany, as a public information specialist and translator. He's been a reporter at The Journal News and its forerunner, the Reporter Dispatch, for more than 20 years. During that time he's covered a variety of beats and has written frequently about veterans and veterans issues.
Hema Easley was born and raised in India, where she worked as a reporter for The Associated Press and United Press International. While in India she wrote about the insurgency in Indian-controlled Kashmir and covered the 1999 India-Pakistan conflict in the mountains of Kashmir. She joined The Journal News in 2002. She has covered municipal government in Westchester and now covers on social services in Rockland as well as military issues.
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