Commentary

Force shaping, doing more with less, increased deployments: For many people in today

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Much has been written regarding the importance of accountability

Issue:
I live in Vogelweh housing close to the Fourth Avenue gate. Down our street, there have been fences put up on the side opposite of the occupied buildings. I was told that the unoccupied buildings would be demolished or renovated but I am unclear on that. What I, and many others, have a problem with is not only the fact that our road has become a one-way street, but how is life going to be for us when the real noise starts to hit? There is an entire stretch of buildings on the east side of Vogelweh where no one has lived in months, yet nothing has been done to them. What sense does it make to make lives more difficult especially for those who work nights and sleep during the day? My question is why us first?

Over the past century, the U.S. Armed Forces have fought in conflicts around the world to preserve freedom and peace.
Without the devotion of the men and women who protect our ideals, our world would be a drastically different place.
It is on Veterans Day that we take the time to honor and pay tribute to all who have traded personal freedoms to serve.

The 11th of November had originally been dedicated as Armistice Day in 1938 to commemorate the cessation of World War I hostilities on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. Since it has evolved into a day of remembrance for all veterans who have served our nation so proudly and so selflessly.
I recently had the honor of meeting several Berlin Airlifters as they celebrated the 55th anniversary of their incredible feat. Those men and women were responsible for the freedom of West Berlin and had an enormous impact in preventing communist expansion into Western Europe. Twenty-two U.S. Air Force pilots gave their lives defending freedom as the joint U.S. and British operation flew 277,569 sorties and transported over 2.3 million tons of cargo to Berlin from 1948 to 1949. These brave men and women completed the largest airlift operation to date