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The film received almost universal critical acclaim following both its theatrical release and its national broadcast on the award-winning PBS series POV.Jeannette Catsoulis of The New York Times called it "quietly devastating" and said, "in its compassionate, modest gaze, the real cost of distant political decisions is softly illuminated, as well as the shame of a country with little to offer ...
[7] [8] Lieutenant Colonel Bill Burkett provided the documents to CBS, but he claims to have burned the originals after faxing them copies. [9] CBS News producer Mary Mapes obtained the copied documents from Burkett, a former officer in the Texas Army National Guard, while pursuing a story about the George W. Bush military service controversy ...
Nearly 8,000 National Guard members from 40 states have come to the nation's capital for security ahead of the inauguration on Monday. Maj. Gen. John Andonie, the commanding general of the ...
George W. Bush joined the 147th Fighter-Interceptor Group of the Texas Air National Guard on May 27, 1968, during the Vietnam War.He committed to serve until May 26, 1974, with two years on active duty while training to fly and four years on part-time duty. [1]
Neely, who is from about an hour from Springfield, has presided over one of the busiest times in the 301-year history of the Illinois National Guard.
Former President Trump is pulling out of a planned interview with the CBS News magazine program "60 Minutes." CBS planned to devote a full hour special on Monday to interviews with both Trump and ...
In 1903, with passage of the Militia Act of 1903, the predecessor to the modern-day National Guard was formed. It required the states to divide their militias into two sections. The law recommended the title "National Guard" for the first section, for federal administration, and "Reserve Militia" for the individual states. [10]
The title "National Guard" was used in 1824 by some New York State militia units, named after the French National Guard in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette. "National Guard" became a standard nationwide militia title in 1903, and has specifically indicated reserve forces under mixed state and federal control since 1933.