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unusual facts about U.S. Armed Forces



Aaron Altherr

Altherr was born in Landstuhl, Germany when his mother was stationed there as a member of the U.S. Armed Forces.

Lawrence Winters

Following this he became musical director in the Special Services Division at Fort Huachuca as a member of the U.S. Armed Forces.

Recruit Educational Center

The Recruit Educational Center claimed a widened social role for the U.S. Armed Forces during peacetime.

Zachary Fisher

From the earliest days of his construction career, Mr. Fisher was a strong supporter of the U.S. Armed Forces.


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Eric Alva

In February 2007, he joined Democratic Rep. Marty Meehan of Massachusetts and a bipartisan group of House members when they reintroduced the Military Readiness Enhancement Act, legislation that would repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" (DADT) policy regarding service in the U.S. armed forces on the part of gays and lesbians.

Ethnic minorities in the US armed forces during World War II

President Harry S. Truman ordered the end of military segregation with his Executive Order 9981 in 1948, but racial discrimination and segregation continued in the U.S. armed forces through the Korean War.

European Theater of Operations United States Army

After the war in Europe ended, ETOUSA became briefly U.S. Armed Forces Europe, then U.S. Forces, European Theater (USFET), and then, eventually, United States Army Europe.

Niger uranium forgeries

The deputy commander of U.S. Armed Forces Europe, Marine General Carlton W. Fulford, Jr., went to Niger and met with the country's president, Tandja Mamadou.