Military & Veterans

Hiring Our Heroes – Job Fairs for Military Veterans

April 28, 2012

The Associated Press ran an interesting article earlier today: “Vets navigate tough new terrain – the job market” by Sharon Cohen. The piece discussed how veterans are struggling to find work in the civilian world once they are finished their military tours. According to the AP, the unemployment rate for veterans who have served since [...]

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U.S. Sgt. Bales Charged with Murdering 17 Afghan Civilians

March 24, 2012

Yesterday, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales was formally charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder against Afghan civilians. According to Reuters, nine children and eight adults made up the death toll. Sgt. Bales was also charged with six counts of attempted murder and assault against four children and two adults who all survived. The [...]

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Private Bradley Manning’s First Public Appearance

December 16, 2011

Today, the day before his 24th birthday, Private Bradley Manning made his first court and public appearance since his arrest in May 2010. You may have seen the video Pfc. Manning allegedly released to WikiLeaks, dubbed “Collateral Murders,” that features American forces from Apache helicopters killing over 12 civilians (including two Reuters’ journalists) and wounding [...]

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The Coast Guard – Rescuers at Sea

November 29, 2011

Daylin called the Coast Guard at 12:03 am on Monday morning. Her father Fabian Rodriguez, brother and two of their friends set out on a fishing trip the previous morning. When they did not return that night, panic set in. Daylin was right to contact the Coast Guard. Rodriguez’s boat capsized near Marco Island, Florida. [...]

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Fort Hood Victims and Families File Suit

November 12, 2011

Just over two years after the Ford Hood shooting massacre, family members and victims filed a lawsuit on Thursday. Eighty claimants are asking for a total of $750 million in damages from the Department of the Army, Department of Justice, Department of Defense and the FBI. The suit is seeking compensation for the governmental departments’ [...]

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Occupy Wall Street Updates

October 27, 2011

The Occupy Wall Street website reports that the We are the 99% movement has spread to 1,500 cities around the world. Today is Day 41 since the protest began with a relatively small crowd in Lower Manhattan’s Zucotti Park. The biggest headline this week came from Oakland, California, where on Tuesday Scott Olsen was admitted to [...]

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Obama Wants to Shut Down Guantanamo Bay

October 5, 2011

As the military hearing for Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri is set to take place at Guantanamo Bay later this month, the Obama administration hopes to permanently close down the U.S. naval detention center before the presidential elections next year. Al-Nashiri is allegedly responsible for the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole in Adem Harbour, Yemen, which [...]

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Remembering the Heroism of 9/11 Ten Years After (Letter from the Editor)

September 11, 2011

On the morning of September 11, 2001, there were many who got out of bed and went to work just like any other morning, but had no idea they would be conducting heroic acts in the nations most horrific attack.  It’s the stuff of action films, but the truth is that many of us have [...]

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Police Go Into High Alert Following Bin Laden’s Death

May 2, 2011

Police Officers in America were placed on high alert after spontaneous celebrations broke out following the announcement that the United State’s number one public enemy, Osama bin Laden, had been successfully neutralized by U. S. forces in Pakistan on Sunday, May 1, 2011. As a precautionary measure, law enforcement officials across the country have been [...]

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Criminal Justice Info

February 12, 2011

I just wanted to write a quick post letting everyone know that we’ve been very busy adding a lot of great education & career information to the site, so I have not had a much time to update the Criminal Justice News Blog.  Please check out the home page at CriminalJusticeSchoolInfo.com to see the recently [...]

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