US Navy

Nov 10 2011

Four get standing ovation from House members

History books and Hollywood have chronicled the Army’s Buffalo Soldiers and the Army Air Corps’ Tuskegee Airmen, but the men who integrated the Marines during World War II often have been forgotten. That is starting to change, beginning with the House’s 422-0 vote of H.R. 2447, a bill sponsored by Jacksonville, Fla., Congresswoman Corrine Brown.

Congresswoman Brown was elated upon the passing her bill with strong bipartisan support (HR 2447), granting the Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines Monday on the House floor.

Nov 10 2011

Honoring all those who have given to their country

Thursday, Nov. 10

“Where Soldiers Come From”

Sep 6 2011

“Big Stick”

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The World War II-era battleship U.S.S. Iowa will become a permanent museum at the Port of Los Angeles, the nonprofit that will manage the ship said today.

The U.S. Navy announced that it is donating the 887-foot ship to the Pacific Battleship Center, a nonprofit formed in 2009 to obtain the vessel and turn it into a museum.

The group’s president, Robert Kent, said the announcement was the culmination of years of work.

“We can now move forward with the work necessary to restore the ship,” he said.

May 19 2011

Memorial and Independence Day weekends

Knott’s Berry Farm and Southern California Knott’s Soak City water parks in San Diego and Buena Park will offer free admission to active and retired U.S. military personnel on Sunday and Monday of the Memorial Day weekend, May 29-30. Additionally, all three Soak City water parks—San Diego, Buena Park and Palm Springs—will offer free admission to active and retired United States military personnel on Sunday and Monday of the Independence Day weekend, July 3-4, as part of their tribute to the armed forces.

Mar 9 2011

Semper Fi Fund

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—A $2 million donation from television personality Bob Barker to the Semper Fi Fund will be used to provide assistance to injured members of the U.S. armed forces and their families, it was announced today.

Barker, who was a U.S. Navy fighter pilot during World War II, said he hopes his donation will inspire others to make sure that no young military members or their families are in need during their long-term recoveries.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.