STAND TO!

SENIOR LEADERS ARE SAYING

Army veterans have served this Nation with honor and dignity. Freedom Team Salute is a way to recognize our veterans and show them just how much we appreciate the legacy of loyal service they have passed on to this generation of Soldiers.

Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker
Chief of Staff, United States Army

ARNEWS: Army Freedom Team Salute Recognizes U.S. Army Veterans

TODAY'S FOCUS

American Indians in the U.S. Army

To commemorate November being National American Indian Heritage Month, the Army hompepage (www.army.mil ) has launched a microsite to honor American Indians in the U.S. Army.

This site may be viewed on the Army homepage American Indians in the U.S. Army .

Some of the features included in the site:

- American Indian Soldiers honored

- Army Code Talkers

- Comanche Heredity Chief Answers 'CALL TO DUTY'

- World War II Congressional Medal of Honor
Recipient Van T. Barfoot

- Korean War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient
Corporal Mitchell Red Cloud Jr.

- Related links and videos

To learn more about American Indians in the United States Army, you can also look at the following sites:

Native American Women
with Military Service

Native Americans in the U. S. Army -Center for Military History

AFIS article-America Supports You: Wounded Warriors Join Native Americans for Powwow

20th Century Warriors: Native American Participation in the United States Military

CALENDAR

The Veterans Day Eternal Light Ceremony will be held at the Eternal Light Monument in Midtown Manhattan, November 11.

Active duty Soldiers, Army National Guard and Army Reserve Soldiers from the tri-state area, will take part in this annual event. Event will include remarks by city officials and military leadership, followed by a wreath-laying and ceremonial rifle salute.
For more information, see www.nationsdayparage.org .

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WAR ON TERROR NEWS

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• New Pentagon policy governing interrogation of prisoners (USAT/EB)
• 'Q And A: Special Inspector General Stuart Bowen' (WP | EB)
• Pentagon issues broad new directive on detainee ops (MSNBC)
• U.S. Army Lt. Gen. David Petraeus gives optimistic assessment (DN/EB)
• Senate tackles issues related to detainee treatment (NPR)

OF INTEREST

• Rioters defy state of emergency that took effect Wednesday (FN)
• Muslim Brotherhood expected to triple its numbers in parliament (CSM)
• French riots undermine confidence in euro (MSNBC)
• The rise and fall of MZM sheds light on spending (USAT | EB)
• Former Army officer indicted on charges (TT)
• Results of Afghan elections postponed (SPS)
• Australian police expect to make more arrests (CNN)
• U.S. military redesigns checkpoint at the entrance to Green Zone (NPR)

WORLD VIEW

• U.S.renews blacklist of religious freedom violators (Aljazeera | story)
• Euro suffers amid France's unrest (Reuters | story)
• Many rioters not religiously motivated (FT | story)
• Malaysian bomb expert killed (BBC News | story)
• Opinion: 'What next for Azerbaijan?' (International Herald Tribune | story)
• France's latest riots have roots in history (National Post | story)
• International monitors say elections tainted by fraud and abuse (Taipei Times | story)
• European nations face uncertainty and fear (The Guardian | story)
• 2500 soldiers in Pakistani Army were killed in earthquake (The Australian | story)