Military
Valor Stolen
In addition to its landmark ruling upholding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, the Supreme Court dealt with two other cases today—affirming the Ninth Circuit’s decision striking down the Stolen Valor Act in one, and dismissing First American Financial v. Edwards without issuing a decision, thus leaving the Ninth Circuit’s decision intact. In United…
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Army Rescinds PMAG Ban
The Pentagon has clarified the Army’s stance on a recent safety message that effectively banned a certain high-performance, commercial M4 magazine, which means soldiers can keep using their PMAGs. The confusion began when Army officials from the TACOM Life Cycle Management Command issued a message in April, declaring that the only government-issued aluminum magazines were…
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Omaha Beach
Granted, this is not real — from the film Saving Private Ryan — but it’s an approximation of what those brave men faced 68 years ago today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sByg8yWfcyg
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