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(Oct. 20) -- "I passed." That's what gay Iraq war veteran Dan Choi announced today on his Twitter page after taking the skills test to re-enlist in the Army. Choi, who came out on national TV and then handcuffed himself to the White House fence to protest the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, is one of at least three gay veterans seeking to re-enlist. Last month, a federal judge issued an injunction suspending enforcement of the law that bars anyone from serving in uniform if they're openly gay. On Tuesday, recruiters for the U.S. military were told to begin accepting applications from openly ...
First Ocean Life Census Finds 6,000 New Species
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LONDON (Oct. 4) -- Taking a census of marine life is not as easy as knocking on doors. But after a 10-year effort that included diving into icy waters, guiding robots into pitch-black depths and laying out a vast network of microphones to spy on migrating fish, scientists today unveiled the results of the first-ever accounting of the ocean's creatures, including some 6,000 new species. The $650 million Census of Marine Life, designed to catalog what lives in the ocean, where and to what extent, found strange new beasts such as a hairy white crustacean nicknamed the yeti crab, and uncovered ...
Thai Police Hunt Kickboxer Accused in Ex-Marine's Slaying
By Theunis Bates - AOL News(Aug. 16) -- Police in Thailand are hunting for a British kickboxer suspected of killing a 23-year-old ex-U.S. Marine. Officers are scouring the island resort of Phuket, some 500 miles south of Bangkok, for Lee Aldhouse, 28, who is thought to have stabbed Dashawn Longfellow to death following an argument in a bar. Longfellow's mother, Tammy, told Oklahoma news station KOCO.com her son had headed to Thailand last month after being wounded in Afghanistan, and that he hoped to learn a martial art. A Facebook memorial set up in the ex-Marine's honor noted that he had served two tours in the war ...
Women in Uniform: Eight Who Fell, and One Who Steps Forward
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyIt started with a picture -- 2nd. Lt. Emily J.T. Perez. In her United States Military Academy photograph, she holds her feathered hat, grips her sword and smiles.Perez had a lot to smile about. She was the first minority female command sergeant in West Point history. And she was the first combat death from the class of 2005, also known as the class of 9/11. In 2006, a roadside bomb south of Baghdad killed her. ...
Marine Dies in Argument Over Football Game
By not in system - AOL NewsHAVELOCK, N.C. (Dec. 8) -- Police in North Carolina are saying a Marine was accidentally shot to death when he got into an argument with a friend over the Texas-Nebraska football game. Police say 21-year-old Johnathan Clinton Rodriguez was shot early Sunday after banter escalated with a fellow Marine at a home in Havelock, a town near the coast. Authorities say Rodriguez got into a scuffle with 23-year-old Lionel Loya, who had a gun that went off during the struggle. Loya has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. It's unclear whether he has an attorney. He was transferred to military ...
Twitter, Facebook Banned by Marines on Military Network
By Emily Miller - Politics DailyThe U.S. Marine Corps on Monday banned social media Web sites Facebook, Twitter and MySpace from its computer networks. ...
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