Author: Geoffrey Roper
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Event will have record number of participants
The line, uttered by then President Dwight D. Eisenhower as he presented former Marine Raymond “Jerry” Murphy with his Medal of Honor in 1953, is now famous in Pueblo. “What is it, something in the water out there in Pueblo? All you guys turn out to be heroes.” At the time, Murphy was third Medal…
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Verdier tops in Rally Car division race
SAN DIEGO — A federal lawsuit filed by four service members Tuesday challenges the Pentagon’s longstanding policy barring women from serving in direct combat positions. Here are the issues: WHAT IS THE CURRENT POLICY REGARDING FEMALE TROOPS? The 1994 combat exclusion policy bars women from being assigned to ground combat units, which are smaller and…