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William Post, military veteran who invented Pop-Tarts, dead at 96
William “Bill” Post, creator of the Pop-Tart, deployed with the U.S. military in the Pacific post-WWII.
By Sarah Sicard
VA coronavirus deaths up 6 percent, active cases down 6 percent overnight
More than 800 patients in the department's care have died from the virus since early March.
VA, veterans groups brace for surge in mental health needs
The VA kicked off a “Now is the Time” campaign aimed at alerting veterans and their families to the mental health resources that are available to them.
African American and Hispanic veterans may face bigger risk from coronavirus, VA warns
More than 800 patients in the department's care have died from the virus since early March.
Schumer calls on VA to explain use of unproven drug on veterans for coronavirus
The Senate’s top Democrat on Sunday called on the Department of Veterans Affairs to explain why it allowed the use of an unproven drug on veterans for the coronavirus, saying patients may have been put at unnecessary risk.
Dispatch from Rome: Militarism in America
The author of this commentary says that the wealthy and political elites seldom have any skin in America’s wars.
By Robert Bruce Adolph
VA’s active coronavirus cases drop as leadership talks of reopening facilities
More than 800 patients in the department's care have died from the virus since early March.
Justice Department is dropping Flynn’s Trump-Russia case
The action was a stunning reversal for one of the signature cases brought by special counsel Robert Mueller.
Esper: Pentagon ready for any new wave of coronavirus
Defense Secretary Mark Esper has stressed that the military cannot expect to resume business as usual any time soon.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Dave Dilegge, the ‘grandfather of urban warfare studies,’ has died
A former Marine, he was the editor behind the Small Wars Journal, a online publication that was a must-read for anyone interested in counterinsurgency operations during the Iraq-and-Afghanistan era.
By Howard Altman
Dispatch from Rome: On power and arrogance
The criticism in Sen. J. William Fulbright's book "The Arrogance of Power" was aimed at the Vietnam War, but could easily apply to the war in Afghanistan today, says the author of this commentary.
By Robert Bruce Adolph