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Category: Military Interest
Pentagon quilts, Army memorial continue to pay homage to 9/11 victims
While numerous people visit the 9/11 memorials each year, a far less amount gain access to the Pentagon to view a unique tribute — a series of 40 commemorative quilts donated by children, civilians, churches, companies, and artists.
Among the Pentagon Quilts display is “The Stars of Liberty Quilt,” previously donated by the Black Forest Quilt Guild, a group Murtha and more than 70 German and Americans participated in while overseas.
Meet the first woman to lead elite Army Rangers in combat
Army Capt. Shaina Coss, USMA2016, is the first woman to lead elite Army Rangers in combat.
After graduating from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 2016 where she competed on the powerlifting team, Coss completed Army Ranger School — one of the first 10 women to ever do so.
Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue – commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division, West Point class of ‘92 – last boots off the ground in Afghanistan
In awe of our Sky Dragon Soldiers.
This was an incredibly tough, pressurized mission filled with multiple complexities, with active threats the entire time. Our troops displayed grit, discipline and empathy.
Billions Spent on Afghan Army Ultimately Benefited Taliban
Built and trained at a two-decade cost of $83 billion, Afghan security forces collapsed so quickly and completely — in some cases without a shot fired — that the ultimate beneficiary of the American investment turns out to be the Taliban.