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2 hrs ago | The Daily Star

Sexual assault is a 'scourge' on U.S. military: Hagel

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel takes part in a news conference on efforts to eliminate VA claims backlogs, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, May 22, 2013.

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Related Topix: Reuters, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, United States Naval Academy

5 hrs ago | News9 Oklahoma City

Hagel: Cadets must stamp out sex assault scourge

They say you should never make a big decision when you're emotional. But what if there's barely a moment to think and a life-or-death choice looming? They say you should never make a big decision when you're emotional.

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Related Topix: West Point, NY

6 hrs ago | The Miami Herald

Hagel to address West Pointers amid sex scandals

The Army said Wednesday that a sergeant at West Point had been charged with secretly photographing and videotaping at least a dozen women at the academy.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army

Fri May 24, 2013

Stars and Stripes

Hagel pays tribute to fallen commander in speech

On Feb. 2, 1968, a 21-year-old American private witnessed his first combat death up close - the sudden, shocking killing of another young soldier by a Vietnamese sniper.

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Business Journal

Editor: P&G's McDonald was a different kind of CEO

Bob McDonald is retiring from P&G after a 33-year career. He'll be replaced by former CEO A.G. Lafley, who is coming back to the company after a short absence.

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KFVS12

Obama: Sexual assault threatens trust in military

With a growing sexual assault epidemic staining the military, President Barack Obama urged U.S. Naval Academy graduates Friday to remember their honor depends on what they do when nobody is looking and said the crime has "no place in the greatest military on earth." The commander in chief congratulated the 1,047 midshipmen graduating at the ... (more)

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Related Topix: Naval Academy, MD, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, United States Naval Academy, US Military, US Marine Corps

WFMJ-TV Youngstown

Corbett nominates Harner as new education chief

The Republican governor had announced last week that Harner, superintendent of Cumberland Valley School District in Mechanicsburg, is his choice to succeed Ron Tomalis as secretary.

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Related Topix: Mechanicsburg, PA

The Washington Post

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Our current infatuation with leadership, particularly in the military, is behind the unsettling rise in malfeasance in recent years, whose headline-grabbers include the Defense Department's current sexual assault scandals , David Petraeus's resignation , and two directors in a row with U.S. Africa Command being removed for impropriety.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, United States Naval Academy, Sports

Thu May 23, 2013

The Peninsula

US bill to curb military sexual...

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers introduced fresh legislation yesterday seeking to address the problem of sexual assaults in the military and summoned the nation's top commanders to testify about the crisis, which has become an embarrassment to the armed forces.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law

El Paso Times

Fort Bliss change of command: Maj. Gen. MacFarland takes over

Fort Bliss and El Paso said goodbye to its native commander son and hello to a new leader with proven combat chops on Thursday.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, Fort Bliss, Fort Bliss, TX, El Paso, TX

Stars and Stripes

Does military culture foster environment of sex abuse?

Nearly a decade into the Pentagon's efforts to stop sexual assault and harassment in the military, some parts of the armed services still allow - and even encourage - the kind of anti-woman sentiment that directly contradicts the Defense Department's oft-cited "zero tolerance" policy, a range of servicemembers and victims' advocates assert.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Army, United States Military Academy, Sex Scandal, Life, Veteran Affairs

Russia Taday

Women cadets secretly filmed in shower at West Point

A US military sergeant first class has been accused of secretly photographing and filming at least 12 female cadets at West Point, in some instances while they were naked in the bathroom or shower.

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Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Drum, NY

The Day

Proud home of Coast Guard Academy

When people hear Annapolis they immediately think of the U.S. Naval Academy. Likewise West Point is synonymous with the U.S. Military Academy.

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Related Topix: United States Naval Academy, New London, CT, United States Coast Guard Academy, US Politics, US News, Joe Biden

The Common Ills

Assault in the military

Over the last decade, the military has done little that's addressed or impacted the crises in suicide within the ranks or the issue of rape and assault within the ranks.

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Related Topix: Life, Veteran Affairs, US Military, US Army, Fort Campbell, New York

Bloomberg

U.S. Sergeant Raped in Afghanistan Found Nowhere to Go

Rebekah Havrilla, right, former sergeant in the U.S. States Army, speaks with Maj.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, New York

CBS Local

Whitestone Resident Rachel Kim Prepares For Graduation From West Point

A Queens woman will be among those becoming a second lieutenant at United States Military Academy graduation ceremony this Saturday.

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Fredericksburg.com

Post-military service and -cancer: A rally cry

"Part of the way through the deployment I noticed these big lumps around my collarbone," Kletzing told The Unknown Soldiers.

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Wed May 22, 2013

WBKO-TV Bowling Green

Soldier Charged with Videotaping Women

An Army soldier has been charged with secretly photographing and videotaping women at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, including in a bathroom.

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Sag Harbor Online

Montauk Man Honored in Veterans Hall of Fame

New York State Senator Kenneth P. LaValle with Lt. Col. Walter George Drago on Tuesday when Drago was honored through his induction into the New York State Veteran New York State Senator Kenneth P. LaValle has selected Montauk's Lt.

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Marin Independent Journal

Dipsea notebook: A two-time winner before her 11th birthday, McGowan fell off the map until now

Megan McGowan won back-to-back Dipseas at the age of 9-10 in the early 90s. Nowadays, she lives in Kansas with husband Aaron Sawyer and daughters Adalynn and Harlow and works at Kansas State University.

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Related Topix: Kansas, Kansas State University, UC Santa Barbara