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| SOUTHERN WATCH — An F-18 Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron 115 takes off the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln. The Lincoln and her battle group are currently conducting battle operations in support of Operation Southern Watch. The operation enforces the southern no-fly zone over Iraq. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Aaron Ansarov |
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U.N. Security
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| “The outcome of the current crisis is already determined. The full disarmament of weapons of mass destruction will occur. The only question for the Iraqi regime is to decide how.” |
| President George W. Bush, Nov. 8, 2002 |
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| By Jim Garamone /
American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON,
Nov. 8, 2002 — The United Nations
Security Council Friday unanimously
passed a strong resolution designed
to force Saddam Hussein to disarm
his weapons of mass destruction and
obey previous Security Council resolutions.
"The
resolution approved today presents
the Iraqi regime with a test —
a final test," President Bush
said following the vote in New York.
"Iraq must now — without
delay or negotiations — fully
disarm, welcome full inspections and
fundamentally change the approach
it has taken for more than a decade."
Bush
said the United States will be making
only one determination: Is Iraq meeting
the terms of the Security Council
resolution or not? "The United
States has agreed to discuss any material
breach with the Security Council but
without jeopardizing our freedom to
defend our country," Bush said.
"If Iraq fails to fully comply,
the United States and other nations
will disarm Saddam Hussein."
The
resolution states clearly that Iraq
must allow inspectors access to every
site, document and person. More |
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Rumsfeld to Iraq: Don't
Threaten U.N. Inspectors |
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| By Kathleen T. Rhem /
American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2002 — Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld warned Iraq not “to take or threaten hostile action against inspectors or coalition aircraft upholding U.N. inspections” under the U.N. Security Council resolution signed Friday.
“The Iraqi regime has a choice to make. (Saddam Hussein) can give up his weapons of mass destruction or, as (President Bush) has said, he will lose power,” Rumsfeld said. More |
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New United Nations Resolution
Sets Tough Standards for Iraq |
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| By Jim Garamone /
American Forces Press Service |
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WASHINGTON,
Nov. 8, 2002 — The United Nations
Security Council resolution passed Friday
is Iraq's last chance to comply with
disarmament provisions passed earlier,
according to information in the resolution.
In
a speech to the world body on Sept.
12, President Bush said the United Nations
must enforce its resolutions or risk
becoming irrelevant. The Security Council
resolution that came out of negotiations
since then is tough and lays out step-by-step
what Saddam Hussein's regime must do
to affect a peaceful resolution to the
current crisis.
The resolution
addresses most of the issues Bush asked
the Security Council to consider in
his speech. It does not contain specific
penalties if Iraq fails to comply. If
Iraq does fail to comply, the resolution
calls on U.N. weapons inspectors to
submit reports to the Security Council.
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Taliban, al Qaeda
Forces
Fire on Special Forces Troops |
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| By Jim Garamone / American
Forces Press Service |
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| WASHINGTON,
Nov. 8, 2002 — Armed enemy Afghans fired
on Special Forces soldiers in two instances
Thursday, DoD officials said today. More |
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| On Veterans
Day |
| Up until the 1960s veterans groups used the red poppy as the symbol of Veterans Day. In Great Britain, it still is. The symbol comes from a poem written by a Canadian doctor John M. McCrae in 1915: |
"In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below. |
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields."
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| Who Are America’s Veterans? |
| There are 25.6 million living veterans: |
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24.1 million men and 1.5 million women
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48 million Americans have served since 1776
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Nearly 1 million people have died in combat or combat-related events.
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This year, an estimated 88,000 veterans will be laid in honored rest at National Cemeteries.
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There are more than 578,800 surviving spouses, children, and parents of deceased veterans.
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The largest number of living veterans served during the Vietnam War: 8.2 million. Veterans make up the majority of all men in the U.S. population ages 65-85.
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'Vietnam Wall'
Honors
Vets for 20 Years |
11/07/02
- WASHINGTON (AFPN) — Thousands will gather at the
National Mall in the coming days to witness and participate
in ceremonies marking the 20th anniversary of the Vietnam
Veterans Memorial.
The
weeklong remembrance began with a musical tribute to Vietnam
veterans Nov. 6 and will end with a Veterans Day observance
Nov. 11. In between, more than 1,000 volunteers began
reading the names inscribed on "The Wall," at
3:30 p.m. Nov. 7 and are scheduled to end at midnight
Nov. 10. More |
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'Virtual Wall' Remembers
Those Lost in Vietnam |
WASHINGTON,
Nov. 8, 2002 – Each year, visitors to the Vietnam
Veterans Memorial here leave thousands of mementos at
the base of the Wall. Since 1997, visitors to a non- profit
Internet site can do the same – virtually.
The Virtual Wall, at www.virtualwall.org,
is run by volunteers whose only purpose is to provide
an alternate way for people to remember those lost in
Vietnam.
Nov. 13 is
the 20th anniversary of the dedication of the actual Wall
on the national Mall. Government officials and veterans
groups are planning reunions and presentations at the
Wall on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, and throughout that week
to mark the occasion.
Visitors
to the virtual site can also submit notes and photographs
to be placed on memorial pages dedicated to individuals
whose names are on the true Wall. Not all the Wall's names
are memorialized on the Web site, but thousands are —
mostly sent in by family members and friends. More |
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U.S. Military Helps
Afghan Civilians |
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2002 — The U.S. military is working
hard to improve the living conditions of Afghan civilians,
the Pentagon spokeswoman said today.
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Torie
Clarke outlined some of these humanitarian works today in a
Pentagon press briefing. Story |
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Employers Honored
For Troop Support |
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2002 – Deputy Defense Secretary Paul
Wolfowitz honored four companies who sacrificed the bottom
line to allow reserve-component service members to serve
their country.
The deputy said United Parcel Service of Kentucky; General
Dynamics Land Systems of Michigan; Public Service of New
Hampshire; Autoliv, Inc of Utah; and the State of Wyoming
helped reserve-component service members serve their
country "because it is the right thing to do." More |
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| Sept.
11, 2001, marked the beginning of the war on terrorism
and brought a tragic end to thousands of lives.
Here we honor those who died in the attack on the
Pentagon. |
| Pentagon
Attack |
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| Since
Oct. 7, 2001, 53 Americans have died supporting
the war on terrorism. Here we honor those who died
while serving their country. |
| Fallen
Warriors |
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