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In 1953, there was an effort to persuade the White House to have the military add a religious designation for Muslims on military tags, when WWII Army veteran Abdullah Igram wrote to President Dwight D. Eisenhower to say that he had tried unsuccessfully to have an "M" (for Muslim) added to his dog tags, and recommending that "M" for "Muslim" or ...
In 1999, in response to a statement by Representative Bob Barr (R-GA) regarding Wiccan gatherings on military bases, the Free Congress Foundation called for U.S. citizens to not enlist or reenlist in the U.S. Army until the Army terminated the on-base freedoms of religion, speech and assembly for Wiccan soldiers.
Pages in category "Religion in the United States military" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Buddhists make up a small percentage of the United States military, with a 2009 article stating that only 5,287 of 1.4 million military personnel identified themselves as Buddhists. [ 2 ] As popular Western understandings of Buddhism often involve the belief that Buddhists practice pacifism , some people have commented on the apparent discord ...
Religion in the Israel Defense Forces (2 C, 5 P) M. Military chapels (2 C, 7 P) Military chapels of Lithuania (2 P) Military chaplains (12 C, 7 P)
Muslim military personnel have served in all branches of the United States Armed Forces and in every major armed conflict to which the United States has been involved, including the War of 1812, [1] the American Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Vietnam War, [2] and others. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, as of 2015 there ...
Raytheon Co., part of parent defense contractor RTX, will pay more than $950 million to resolve Justice Department allegations that it defrauded the Defense Department (DOD) and paid bribes to a ...
With $48.666 billion in business with the U.S. federal government, Lockheed Martin, based in Bethesda, Maryland, is the largest U.S. federal government contractor. The Top 100 Contractors Report (TCR 100) is a list developed annually by the General Services Administration as part of its tracking of U.S. federal government procurement.