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So there I was, one eye researching a new sonobuoy type to test, the another watching a remote Power Point presentation from the Program Office (think .ppt is bad in person? Try it on a WEB-EX where no one can hear you snore) when my in-box lights up with links thoughtfully provided by our own Master Chief. My priorities altered- that buoy isn’t going anywhere, and the PO is talking schedule, which will change about 30 seconds after the meeting is over. So in no particular order, links from the MCPO:<\/p>\n
War Hero Released From Prison<\/strong><\/p>\n Army Sgt Derrick Miller, a US war hero, has been sitting in a prison cell at Ft. Leavenworth where he has been serving a life sentence for killing a terrorist. The bad news is that he never should have been there in the first place. It\u2019s time to weed out the military of snowflake officers, like the ones who sent Miller away. There were only two witnesses of the shooting and one of them had initially testified on Miller\u2019s behalf \u2013 but then changed his story when the military prosecutors threatened to charge him with being an accessory to murder. The second witness was offered permanent legal status in the United States if he would testify against Miller \u2013 so he did.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n David Harris Jr.com<\/a><\/p>\n Trump to award posthumous Medal of Honor<\/strong><\/p>\n (CNN) \u2014 President Donald Trump on Wednesday will present a posthumous medal of honor to Army Staff Sgt. Travis Atkins, who heroically lost his life tackling a suicide bomber in Iraq nearly 12 years ago. CNN.com<\/a><\/p>\n Bridezilla reportedly asks guest to leave wedding for wearing military uniform and medals A bride has sparked a debate over her family member\u2019s outfit choices \u2014 and her reported reaction to those choices. Fox News<\/a><\/p>\n Plymouth Meeting\u2019s Men-Only Group Aims To Heal Through Power Of Cuddling<\/strong><\/p>\n PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. (CBS) \u2014 A Montgomery County group of men is looking to help other men through the therapeutic power of cuddling. According to their Meetup page, the Men\u2019s Therapeutic Cuddle Group\u2019s goal \u201cis to provide a safe, structured, and platonic environment for men to experience \u2018the three As\u2019: Acceptance, Affirmation and Affection.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nThe Montana born-and-raised Atkins enlisted in the Army in November 2000, serving in Kuwait and Iraq before he was honorably discharged in December 2003. But he didn’t stay stateside for long.
\n“The civilian life just didn’t do it for him,” his father, Jack Atkins, said in a video about his son’s service. “He had to get back in the Army.”
\nAtkins re-enlisted in December 2005 and was killed in action as a 10th Mountain Division squad leader in Abu Samak, Iraq, on June 1, 2007. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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\nThe unidentified woman posted about the alleged incident on Reddit\u2019s popular \u201cAm I the A–H—\u201c forum, asking if she was in the wrong for kicking out the man for wearing his military uniform.
\n\u201cThe son of one of my husband’s family friends showed up to my wedding in his marines formal wear, complete with all his medals. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n