Sentences with phrase «war time service»

«My father's war time service in the Pacific was foundational to everything that came thereafter.

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Troops bringing the American flag back to Iraq in 2003 or deploying to Afghanistan in the same time period received just a little more than their Persian Gulf War predecessors, with $ 1,064.70 for soldiers with less than four months of service and $ 1,150.80 for the seasoned veterans with four months or more under their belts.

War veterans are comprised of individuals of all ages; many are in service from their late teenage years to their early twenties, entering the workforce at the same time as a university graduate.

Here's the answer: every one of these very different companies creates products and services that address one or more of the most challenging issues of our time — such as hunger, poverty, war, and catastrophic climate change — and makes a great profit.

They're going to give it to us like we're giving it to them,» said Samuel Perok, 92, a Democratic voter who spent time at a steel company after his Second World War navy service.

Called or ordered to active duty service as a member of the National Guard on full - time National Guard duty, as defined in 10 U.S.C. 101 (d)(5), under a call to active service in connection with a war, military operation, or a national emergency.

I take offense to that portion of your comment because because I am a US Marine and have been one for a long time and have served in combat and none of us remotely said or thought we were going to war in the name of God, so you are not only bearing false witness, you are also condemning military service (Exodus 20 and Matthew 22; Matthew 7:1 - 3) without understanding that many join the military because of the poor job markets.

American troops are stationed in 75 countries; each branch of the armed services has its own air force; and in the next year we may learn if the U.S. can pull off what it has been preparing to do since the end of the cold war: fight two regional wars at the same time.

«This year for the first time Oadby Multicultural Group will be laying a wreath at the War Memorial as well as the one I will lay on behalf of the parish and we do want people of all faiths who are paying respect to those from their own faiths and cultures who served and gave their lives, to feel welcome in the service.

The Diocese of Leicester said: «The Remembrance parade and service... will be a time to honour the fallen and remember the horror of war.

The sentiment was, thanks for your service Winston, but now it's time to rebuild after 4 years of war and we want to go in another direction.

Your service is not demanding because Switzerland is not at war nor does it anticipate to be any time soon.

Ø in 2011, Philip C. Smith, a highly decorated Korean War combat veteran and well - known figure in Schuyler County government and veterans» affairs; Ø in 2012, J. Arthur «Archie» Kieffer, a World War II combat veteran and a widely admired fixture in Chemung County government as the Chemung County historian; Ø in 2013, Painted Post Mayor and World War II combat veteran Roswell L. «Roz» Crozier, Jr.; Ø in 2014, Anthony J. «Tony» Specchio, Sr., a distinguished Korean War veteran and widely respected for his long - standing and active service to veterans and government in Watkins Glen and throughout Schuyler County; and Ø in 2016, P. Earle Gleason, a lifelong Yates County resident and long - time director of the Yates County Veterans» Service service to veterans and government in Watkins Glen and throughout Schuyler County; and Ø in 2016, P. Earle Gleason, a lifelong Yates County resident and long - time director of the Yates County Veterans» Service Service Agency.

[26] At the time, many leftists were leaving in disgust at the Labour government's support for the U.S. in the Vietnam War, cuts to the National Health Service budget, and restrictions on trade unions; some joined far - left parties like the International Socialists or the Socialist Labour League, or single - issue groups like the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and the Child Poverty Action Group.

For instance, he said, it has ever happened to the Indian military in 1999 during the Kargil War, and that, the US has the capacity as copyright to degrade the service at any time.

Under current law, [state and local government] employees are eligible to purchase credited pension service time for up to three years of military service, providing they were in the military during the World War II, Korean War and Vietnam eras, or served in specified theaters of combat operations in Grenada, Panama or the Middle East since the 1980s.

What many predicted would become a harsh referendum on the audacity of Sean Eldridge — a first - time Democratic candidate with a thin résumé and a thick wallet — has instead revealed the depth of bipartisan affection for Mr. Gibson, a decorated veteran of two wars who returns his $ 4,300 - a-month military pension to taxpayers, has capped his service in Congress at eight years, and travels the district in a black ragtop Mustang (a gift from his wife when he returned home from duty in Kosovo).

Accompanied by haunting memories of his service time in World War II, Dr Lucian Blake returns home to Australia after 30 years to take over his deceased father's medical practice.

And it's not just about the men and women who so bravely fought in battle or lost their lives in war... it's about the hundreds of thousands of those who have died since the war or since their time in service.

Too old for World War II service, Cooper gave tirelessly of his time in hazardous South Pacific personal - appearance tours.

However, his work was interrupted by the Korean War, for which he did two years service in Germany; his time there was mainly spent putting on Soldier Shows, which, as he would later remark, gave him his introduction to show business.While working on Venice, a 28 - minute documentary that juxtaposed contemporary views of the city with paintings by the masters, Ivory was introduced to art from India's golden age.

Rebel in the Rye offers a cursory glance at every stage of Salinger's career, including his time at Columbia, his service in World War II, his emergence as a short - story writer for The New Yorker, the 1951 publication of The Catcher in the Rye and its overwhelming success, and his later retreat into total seclusion in New Hampshire.

After World War II navy service, Schaffner decided to abandon law; virtually by a fluke, he received an assistant director's job with the March of Time, a filmed news service.

The movie, adapted from Robert Mazur's book about his time as an undercover agent for the United States Customs Service, follows «Operation «C» Chase,» a sting operation during the mid-to-late 1980s that redirected the War on Drugs toward the oldest investigative trick in the book: Follow the money.

They're both under pressure to deliver stories to their respective news services, but instead of spending some time examining how they build a friendship that can withstand the reality of their work, we get a romantic subplot featuring Martin Freeman as a war photographer.

The first Geometry Wars may have sold and sold, but it was a novelty that benefited from exquisite timing: for the first few months it had precious little competition on Xbox's new digital download service.

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One of the important messages of Thank You for Your Service, first - time director Jason Hall's perceptive drama about the physical and psychological effects of war, is that returning veterans need to be able to talk about what happened in combat and how they have been personally affected by it.

The Maritime Administration programs promote the development and maintenance of an adequate, well - balanced United States merchant marine, sufficient to carry the Nation's domestic waterborne commerce and a substantial portion of its waterborne foreign commerce, and capable of service as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was a time of triumph, it was a time of disaster, it was the publishing industry in 2014, just after mighty Amazon fired a new salvo in its war on traditional publishing by announcing its $ 10 / month Kindle Unlimited book subscription service.

Eligibility is dictated by length of service (90 straight days during war - time, 181 during peace) and contingent upon an honorable discharge.

The Official Veteran Home Loan website has a very detailed list of its rules for eligibility based on status, time served, and whether service was during peacetime or war, among others.

Here, we list the requirements for a VA loan certificate of eligibility as they apply to specific service time periods and branches of service: post-WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf War, current active duty, National Guard and reserves.

Called or ordered to active duty service as a member of the National Guard on full - time National Guard duty, as defined in 10 U.S.C. 101 (d)(5), under a call to active service in connection with a war, military operation, or a national emergency.

Since ancient Egypt, dogs have been used during times of war and for other military service.

During World War II, malamutes were once again called into service, this time to serve as freight haulers, pack animals and search - and - rescue dogs.

In order to find out just how well the service can handle fast action, as well as gameplay that is more reliant on timing, I decided to give God of War: Ascension a go as well.

Former Colonel Beringer and self proclaimed Major Oh Rus, backed by the American Secret Service, has recruited near one million of dead people from all time for what he calls «ODWW» (One Day World War).

Although there is not much time left before end of service for Happy Wars on Xbox 360 and Windows 10, we hope you'll continue to enjoy Happy Wars on those platforms as well.

And where, as Andrew talked about in the call and in his question - and - answer component around Star Wars, we spent a lot of time trying to build out a live service model for Star Wars Battlefront.

Star Wars Battlefront II will have more than three times the content of the previous game at launch, with a brand new story, a new single - player campaign, new modes, characters, vehicles and planets from all eras in the Star Wars universe, as well as a live service plan that will continue to add even more fun for the global community.

Unlike Star Wars: The Old Republic and ESO, Wildstar allows players use their gold to buy an in - game item called C.R.E.D.D which activates 30 days of «signature service» play time with a non-recurring subscription.

During World War II, Bacon was unfit for military service and turned to painting full time in 1943.

Invalided out of active service, Braque began practicing anew in 1916, this time informed by war.

After war service he briefly attended Dusseldorf Art Academy in 1945 and from 1951 spent much time in Paris, absorbing the influences there, before co-founding in 1952 the «New Aachen group».

To service that sprawl and to move people quickly in time of war, you need highways; that is why the bill that created the American interstate highway system was actually called The National Interstate and Defense Highways Act of 1956 - they are exactly that, defense highways, designed to get people outta town in a hurry.

«freedom of choice, the individual takes all, user pays, the darwinian survival of the fittest, the fundamentalism of religion, the oppression of labour to complete flexibility, the crude elevation of the entrepreneur beyond the ethics of their behaviour, the mocking of the role of the state in any service, the quest for ever lower taxes and the shrinkage of government, the failure to admit privatisation disasters, the ignoring of education and health needs for the majority, the failure to pursue greater equality for women, the worship of wealth for some at the expense of wellbeing for many, freedom to carry guns, deny climate change, the penchant for war and national might over peace time government services, and finally the deeply flawed assumption that competition prevails in any market (and every market) if you just stand back and watch it»

In modern time, trying to prevent citizens fighting in foreign wars could prevent UK citizens serving in the Israeli Defence Force, or dual citizens doing their compulsory military service in their home country.

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.