Lesbian Air Force Major and DADT repeal advocate Adrianna Vorderbruggen has been killed in action in Afghanistan. Maj. Vorderbruggen was one of six American service members killed in Monday’s suicide attack in Bagram when a motorcycle bomb detonated, reports The Advocate. LGBT service member group Military Partners and Family Coalition confirmed Vorderbruggen’s death with a…
Heterosexual-male chauvinism thrives in oil-rich places like nowhere else. Whether the evidence is brought to light by the Supreme Court of the United State’s decision last week to allow Texas to eliminate safe places where a woman can have an abortion; or Afghanistan’s recent move toward returning to its penal code death by stoning for…
Christopher Beck served as a U.S. Navy SEAL in some of the most dangerous battlegrounds in the world, including Iraq and Afghanistan and earned medals and commendations including the Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. But for 20 years while Beck was fighting for his country, he was also fighting an inner battle over his…
(CNN) — For Gen. Martin Dempsey, Thursday’s move to open combat units in the U.S. military to women had its roots nearly a decade ago, on the streets of Baghdad. Dempsey took command of the Army’s 1st Armored Division in June 2003, when Iraqi insurgents were starting to target American troops with sniper fire, grenades…
WASHINGTON (CNN) — If he becomes defense secretary, former Sen. Chuck Hagel will bring Vietnam battlefield experience, criticism of U.S. policy in Afghanistan and tensions with his own Republican Party to the Pentagon. President Barack Obama’s announcement of Hagel’s nomination to the defense post will occur around 1 p.m. Monday, along with the nomination of…
WASHINGTON (CNN) – A year ago, President Barack Obama was under fire. Today, he is being feted. In just 12 months, the 51-year-old lawyer and former U.S. senator raised by a single mother went from a beleaguered candidate for re-election — his record and signature health care law under daily attack by Republican rivals —…
The Department of Defense (DOD) announced Oct. 3 that three soldiers were killed supporting “Operation Enduring Freedom” in Afghanistan. The three soldiers were identified as Sgt. Thomas J. Butler IV, 25, of Wilmington, N.C.; Sgt. Jeremy F. Hardison, 23, of Maysville, N.C. and Sgt. Donna R. Johnson, 29, of Raeford, N.C. The announcement stated, “They died Oct.1,…
BREAKING The U.S. embassy in Yemen has been attacked since this story was first filed. It is believed anger about The Innocence of Muslims’ portrayal of the Prophet Muhammad sparked the attack. Shots have been fired, according to reports from the scene. MSNBC is reporting initial indications that there are injuries on each side. President…
In competitive debate, the second team gets extra time to lay out their case and respond to points made by the opening team. Such is President Obama’s task as he accepts the Democratic nomination for a second term tonight. He won’t actually get more network coverage than the Republicans, but he can choose not to…
AFGHANISTAN – The U.S. military is investigating a series of photographs that show a soldier allegedly raising a Gay Pride flag at a base in Afghanistan. The series of three photographs were originally posted on the wall of a Facebook group called Wipeout Homophobia by Nicole Jodice, who wrote the message “Hubbie in Afghanistan raising…
