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Duane Miller realized at the “very last minute” last November that he was going to vote for a candidate he didn’t much like, Donald Trump. He did not even really vote for Trump, to hear him describe it. Instead, he voted against Washington fecklessness and corruption, which he saw as embodied by Hillary Clinton, in his eyes the ultimate establishment …

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, on Wednesday met on the sidelines with key leaders from the Asia-Indo-Pacific region to discuss security issues while attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ Defense Ministers’ Meeting-Plus in Clark, the Philippines. The chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana W. White disclosed this in statements following the meetings. The secretary individually met with Philippine President Rodrigo …

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea — Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford arrived here to participate in the U.S.-South Korean Military Committee Meeting on Friday. Just getting off the airplane put the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff about 50 miles south of one of the most bizarre borders in the world — the demilitarized zone. The DMZ stretches from …

WASHINGTON — Medal of Honor recipient retired Army Capt. Mike Rose’s military service number, RA18846904, was one of the many things on his mind on Tuesday as he prepared for his induction into the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon. Issued to him by an Army noncommissioned officer back in April 1967, Rose said he remembers the sergeant telling him …

… As Obaseki inaugurates organizing committee Indications emerged from Edo State Government House in Benin on Wednesday that foreign missions in Nigeria are finalizing arrangements for participation in the maiden Edo State Alaghodaro Investment Summit, holding in Benin City, the state capital. The three-day summit, christened ‘Alaghodaro,’ which means progress or moving forward, will hold at Edo Hotels, Okada Avenue, …

Edo State Government has disclosed plans to build ultra-modern bus parks in Benin City, as part of the state’s ongoing efforts to decongest the state capital. This was disclosed by the Commissioner on Infrastructure, Hon. Osahon Amiolemen at the Government House in Benin City during a chat with journalists on the state’s efforts at developing infrastructure across the state. According …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday received the new Commissioner of Police for the state, Mr. Johnson Babatunde Kokumo, at the Government House in Benin City. Governor Obaseki welcomed the new police chief with an assurance that he would work with him to enforce a new security architecture in the state. He further pledged his administration’s support for …

WASHINGTON — More than 47 years after his heroic actions in Laos during the Vietnam War, Army Capt. Gary Michael Rose was recognized with the Medal of Honor on Monday. “This will enshrine him into the history of our nation,” said President Donald J. Trump, during the Medal of Honor ceremony yesterday at the White House. Rose served as a …

Edo State Government, during the week, unveiled a three month-time limit period for processing and issuing building plan approvals to prospective land developers. The plan which was rolled out by the State Ministry of Physical Panning and Urban Development, is part of the Obaseki administration’s efforts to unlock the socio-economic benefits in the housing sector. According to the Commissioner for …

ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, Va — Nearly 40 Oklahoma Air and Army National Guard women gathered here Oct. 21 with hundreds of active duty, retired and reserve service members from all branches of the military to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the dedication of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial. Honoring U.S. Military Women The memorial honors all women …