After publishing 13 posts during the past two years about the battle over the contract to produce new inflight refueling aircraft for the U.S. Air Force, today I’m pleased to report good good news in the form of a statement from Wes Bush, chief executive officer and president of Northrop Grumman Corporation [Editor's Note: Click [...]
Northrop Grumman Ends Bid for Tanker Contract
March 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment
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Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient, Vietnam War Hero Robert L. Howard Passes Away at 70
December 23rd, 2009 · 3 Comments
Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Robert L. Howard, the only American soldier ever nominated for the award three times for three separate actions, died today in Waco, Texas, at the age of 70. Below is the citation describing the events of Dec. 30, 1968, that earned then-Sergeant First Class Howard the nation’s highest military honor [...]
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Seven More Awards Due President Barack Obama (Update)
October 9th, 2009 · 4 Comments
Citizens of the world awoke to find President Barack Obama had won both the Nobel Peace Prize and two Cy Young Awards. Because no one likes surprises, I’ve combed the internet to uncover news about seven more awards (below) our nation’s 44th president will receive this year: 7. World Series MVP — By way of [...]
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Army NCO Posthumously Awarded Medal of Honor
September 17th, 2009 · 3 Comments
Army Sgt. First Class Jared C. Monti was honored by President Barack Obama and posthumously presented with his county’s highest honor, the Congressional Medal of Honor, during a White House ceremony this afternoon attended by his parents and members of his Army unit, the 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry. 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. [...]
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Medal of Honor Presented to PFC Ross McGinnis
June 2nd, 2008 · 1 Comment
President George W. Bush led the applause in honor of Private First Class Ross A. McGinnis, U.S. Army, after presenting the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously to his parents, Tom and Romayne McGinnis, of Knox, Pa., during ceremonies Monday, June 2, 2008, at the White House. While the White House photo above, by Chris Greenberg, [...]
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Medal of Honor Recipient in Memorial Day Spotlight
May 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Among the hundreds of thousands of men and women deserving the thanks of a nation this Memorial Day is Col. George E. “Bud” Day (USAF, Ret.). A Medal of Honor recipient, Colonel Day received attention from the news media in recent months due to the fact that he was held by the North Vietnamese, alongside [...]
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Northrop Grumman Attempts to Set Record Straight
March 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Northrop Grumman issued a news release this morning in an attempt to “set the record straight” concerning what the company calls “the U.S. Air Force KC-45A misinformation.” What the defense contractor conveniently overlooked in its effort to “spin” the news is the point I raised in a March 1 post, Medal of Honor Recipient Right [...]
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