Quote of the Day
"Character is what you are.
Reputation is what others think you are.
The reason that some fail to climb the ladder of success,
or of leadership if you want to call it that,
is that there is a difference between reputation and character.
The two do not always coincide.
A man may be considered to have sterling character.
Opportunity might come to that man;
but if he has the reputation for something he is not,
he may fail that opportunity.
I think character is the foundation of successful leadership."
--Major General Lucien Truscott
News of NoteOperation Iraqi FreedomBush Vows to Veto Iraq Bill AgainDems prepare for veto fight over warHomeland Security / War on Terror / Hamas-Hezbollah HappeningsNew fighting in Mogadishu breaks shaky ceasefireOther Military NewsMarines Rush to Get Tattoos Before Ban on Big Body Art Kicks InWorldwide WackosIranian Official Denies Report of British Servicewoman's Early ReleaseIran: Britain must admit navy trespassedAustralia finalizes deal for Guantanamo exchange -
VideoFidel Castro writes first editorial since surgeryPolitics / GovernmentEx-Gonzales Aide to Defend Firings in Senate HearingVIDEO: Congress Fails to Find Smoking Gun in Firings FlapTake My Presidency, PleaseSouth Korea and U.S. inch close to trade dealIn the Courts / Crime and Punishment / Law and OrderGeorgia Man Says He Was Fired After Aiding Search for Missing ChildGreat Escape Ends Just Six Feet From FreedomReports: Father, 2 Missing Kids Reportedly Seen in MontanaCalifornia Authorities Search for Mother After 3 Newborn Babies Are AbandonedTwin Sisters Charged After Taking Topless Photos in Front of 5-Year-OldScience / Medicine / TechnologyBizarre Giant Hexagon Spotted Over Saturn's North PoleScientists to Study Earth's 'Gaping Wound' Deep Under AtlanticAlzheimer's vaccine works on mice: Japan scientistMother NatureReport: Tornado Kills 2 in OklahomaStudy: Rising Seas Threaten Most of World's Large CitiesScientists say Antarctic ice sheet is thinningOdditiesMost Women Too Nervous to Get Naked, Study ShowsFox NewsReport: Turkish Hotel Blast Injures 10 TouristsNEWS IN PICTURESHouston Office Fire Kills 3, Wounds 6Chinese Mine Explosion Kills 19Reuters: Top NewsGas explosion kills one, injures 10 at Turk hotelThai coup leaders press for emergency crackdownSri Lanka says sinks 3 rebel boats, at least 15 deadToyota adds $1,000 incentives to Tundra in U.SVisa talks up mobile payments, invests in wirelessRegal, DreamWorks CEOs see 3D transforming moviesMauritian sugar planter worries for the futureDarth Vader, Chewbacca star on new U.S. stampsOil stands near six-month high on Iran tensionAsia markets up, oil price boost energy stocksDollar edges up as risk aversion worry easesWall St indexes drop on Bernanke, data, oilChina's Country Garden eyes $1.66 bln HK IPO: sourcesCommentary on BernankeBernanke says uncertainty has increasedBernanke sticks to story; disagrees with GreenspanLeaning on mortgage lendersBernanke on subprime tighteningCitigroup expands in China, mum on job cut reportsNo bonuses for top GM executives: reportToyota plans standards for in-car software: paperIntel plans new generation of chipsEricsson CEO sees more multimedia buys: reportChina's McDonald's, KFC, Pizza Hut accused of low payBanking & Finance: Lloyd's of London 2006 pretax profit 3.7 bln stgConsumer Products & Retail: Blackstone mulls possible Alliance Boots bid-paperHealth: Roche to buy CuraGen unit for up to $154.9 mlnTech, Media & Telco: India's Hutch Essar to outsource IT to IBM - paperAP World NewsSoCal high-rise fire kills 1'American Idol' down to 9 contestantsMavericks win 60th, but Nowitzki injuredTJX says 45.7M card numbers stolenRaptors beat Heat to rise in EastMilitary.comRead a Good Book Lately?Blog:
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Retro Dough for VetsThe New Warfighter's ForumUSJFCOMUSJFCOM signs cooperative research and development agreement with L-3 Communications -
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StorySecurity Crackdown in Baghdad Shows Progress -
StoryLong-Term Iraqi Stability Requires Rule of Law -
StoryReopened Iraqi Factories Take Aim at Insurgency -
StoryMissile Defense System Protects U.S., Allies -
StoryTroops Inspire Inspector General Nominee -
StoryIntelligence Nominee Envisions Role in PolicyNominee Brings Patient's Perspective to JobMore Headline NewsDefense Officials Emphasize Employee SafetyU.S.-Turkey Relationship Vital to National SecurityEnlisted Advisor's Presence Highlights NCO RoleHicks Pleads Guilty to Terror Charge at HearingMilitary NewsU.S. Marines Thank Lebanese Military for EffortsCommentary: Take Time to Thank Unsung HeroesUSS Stennis Now Operates in Persian GulfWar on TerrorAustralian Detainee May Get Sentence By End of Week -
StoryOfficials Condemn AttackPanjshir Province ProgressesCoalition Captures 19 TerroristsAmerica Supports YouFirst Lady, Military Leaders Praise USO for Troop Support -
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StoryPhotos: USO Honors ServicemembersArizona Group Honors SoldierSewing Group Draws AccoladesTransformationArmy Tests Parachute SystemSoldiers Bring Chow to OutpostSoldiers Armor Up VehiclesCommand Welcomes C-130JFace of DefenseSoldier Follows Family Tradition -
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StoryIN IRAQWounded Soldier Re-enlists in Hospital Bed U.S.Troops Help Return Kidnapped VictimsIN AFGHANISTAN Team Rebuilds Afghanistan One School at a TimeCombat Engineers Turn Dwellings into HomesIN DJIBOUTISecurity Company Stands Watch in Djibouti Forecasts, Updates Assist in Naval PlanningWell-drilling Team Helps Save Girl’s Arm, LifeBACKGROUNDIRAQRenewal In IraqIraq: Security, StabilityFact Sheet: Progress and Work AheadReport: Strategy for Victory in Iraq Iraq Daily UpdateThis Week in Iraq Multinational Force IraqState Dept. Weekly Iraq Report 'Boots on the Ground' Audio ArchiveWeekly Reconstruction Report (PDF) Iraq ReconstructionMapsAFGHANISTANAfghanistan UpdateMapsWAR ON TERRORISMFact Sheet: Budget RequestFact Sheet: Terror Plots DisruptedWaging and Winning the War on TerrorTerrorism TimelineTerrorism Knowledge BaseWeatherAfghanistanBost/Laskar Ghurian Herat Kabul QandaharGermanyAnsbach Aschaffenburg Berlin Berlin-Tempelhof Berlin/Schonefeld BremerhavenDarmstadt Frankfurt Frankfurt/Main Freiburg/Breisgau GarmischGarmisch-Partenkirchen Geilenkirchen Gelnhausen Giessen KitzingenHanau Am Main Heidelberg Mainz Mannheim Nurnberg Stuttgart TrierWiesbaden WurzburgGitmoGuamAgana Agana Heights Agat Andersen AFB Asan BarrigadaIraqAl Azamiyah Al Basrah Al Hillah Al Karkh Al Kazimiyah Al KutAn Nasiriyah Baghdad Baqubah Mosul Najaf Nineveh Tall KayfJapanKadena Air Base Okinawa Tokyo YokohamaToday in History1461 - Edward IV secures his claim to the English thrown, defeating Henry VI at the battle of Towdon.
1638 - A permanent European colony is established in what is now Delaware.
1644 - At the Battle of Alresford, Parlimentatians secure a victory during the English Civil War.
1847 - U.S. troops under General Winfield Scott seize the Mexican stronghold at Vera Cruz.
1867 - The United States purchases Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million.
1879 - British troops of the 90th Light Infantry Regiment repulse 20,000 Zulu tribesmen in northwest Zululand in the Battle of Kambula.
1884 - At the Battle of El Teb, the British defeat Osman Digna's Mahdists in a non-stop five hour battle.
1913 - The German government announces it is increasing taxes in order to finance the new military budget.
1916 - The Italians scrap the fifth attack on Isonzo.
1936 - Italy firebombs Harar, in Ethiopia.
1941 - The British sink five Italian warships in the Mediterranean.
1951 - The Chinese reject Gen. Douglas MacArthur's offer for a truce in Korea.
1952 - President Harry Truman removes himself from the presidential race.
1961 - The 23rd amendment, which allows Washington, D.C. residents to vote for president, is ratified.
1962 - Cuba opens the trial of the Bay of Pigs invaders.
1966 - Leonid Brezhenev becomes First Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party, denouncing what he calls the US policy of agression in Vietnam.
1967 - France launches its first nuclear submarine.
1971 - Lt. William L. Calley Jr. is found guilty for his actions in the My Lai massacre.
1973 - The last U.S. troops withdraw from South Vietnam.
1975 - Egyptian president Anwar Sadat declares that the Suez Canal will reopen on June 5, 1975.
1976 - Eight Ohio National Guardsmen are indicted for shooting four Kent State students during an anti-war protest on May 4, 1970.
Birthdays1790 - John Tyler, 10th President of the United States.
1875 - Lou Henry Hoover, first lady to President Herbert Hoover.
1916 - Eugene McCarthy, U.S. Senator / presidential candidate.
Passings
1058 - Stephen IX [Frederik van Lotharingen], 1st Belgian Pope (1057-58)
1745 - Robert Walpole, 1st British premier (1722-42), dies at 68
1792 - King Gustav III, King of Sweden (1771-92), dies of wounds
1839 - Bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/General-Major (Maastricht), dies at 56
1847 - Auguste De Polignac, premier France, dies at 66
1912 - Robert F. Scott, British pole explorer (Antarctica)
1959 - Barthelemy Boganda, Central African Republic's 1st President
1981 - Eric Williams, Prime Minister (Trinidad & Tobago), dies at 79
1982 - Walter Hallstein, West German politician (CDU, H-doctrine), dies at 80
1991 - Lee Atwater, political strategist (R), dies of brain tumor at 40
1994 - William Natcher (Representative-KY), dies at 84
1995 - James Eric Storrar, fighter Pilot, dies at 74
Reported Missing in Action
1965 Hume, Kenneth E.,
USN (OH); F8D crashed at sea - Killed, body not recovered
1969
Hess, Frederick W.,
USAF (MO); F4D shot down
1972 The following USAF personnel reported MIA when their AC130A was shot down:Brauner, Henry P. (NJ); navigator
Caniford, James K. (MD); crew
Castillo, Richard (TX); crew - remains returned November, 1986
Halpin, Richard C. (CA); crew - remains returned March, 1986
Miller, Curtis D. (TX); crew
Paulson, Merlyn L. (ND); crew - remains returned March, 1986
Pearce, Edwin J. (PA); crew - remains returned March, 1986 - family rejects ID
Ramsower, Irving B. II (TX); pilot - remains returned March, 1986
Simmons, Robert E. (NY); crew - remains returned March, 1986 - family rejects ID
Smith, Edward D., Jr. (NY); crew - remains returned March, 1986
Stephenson, Howard D. (MA); crew
Todd, William A. (NY); crew - remains returned March, 1986 - ID'd September, 1986
Wanzel, Charles J. III (NY); pilot - remains returned March, 1986 - ID'd July, 1986
Young, Barclay B. (FL); crew
1975Gregory, Marie; left Saigon with fake passport Autust, 1975
Gregory, Philippe; left Saigon with fake passport August, 1975
Gouglemann, Tucker,
Civilian - CIA; remains returned by SRV September, 1977
Labels: Headlines, History
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A Soldier with Company A, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, from Fort Lewis, Wash., pulls security during a night mission in Baqubah, Iraq, March 25. Soldiers of the Stryker battalion arrived in the city on March 13 to reinforce recent successes made by the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Antonieta Rico, 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment) 
Soldiers with Company A, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, from Fort Lewis Wash., move through the outskirts of palm groves in Baqubah, Iraq, during a night mission March 25. Soldiers of the Stryker battalion arrived in the city on March 13 to reinforce recent successes made by the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Antonieta Rico, 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
Soldiers with Company A, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, from Fort Lewis Wash., talk inside of a building they searched during a night mission in Baqubah, Iraq, March 25. Soldiers of the Stryker battalion arrived in the city on March 13 to reinforce recent successes made by the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Antonieta Rico, 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
A Soldier with Company A, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, from Fort Lewis, Wash., monitors his tactical radio inside of a building Soldiers of Co. A searched during a night mission in Baqubah, Iraq, March 25. Soldiers of the Stryker battalion arrived in the city on March 13 to reinforce recent successes made by the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Antonieta Rico, 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
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