Americans will be grappling with a number of sensitive and critical issues throughout 2014 and beyond. Some new, some old and some never-ending – concerns about race, religion, violence, politics, guns, climate change, war and civic responsibility are just some of the issues that may polarize all or segments of the nation. We The People will bring awareness to different viewpoints in the hopes of educating its readership. Please be encouraged to join in and share your perspective.
President Obama says everyone should be able to afford higher education during his Weekly Radio Address.
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Photo(s) of the Day
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HONORING THE FALLEN
The funeral procession of U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene processes through Arlington National Cemetery during a military funeral in his honor at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall’s Memorial Chapel in Arlington, Va., Aug. 14, 2014. Greene is the highest-ranking service member killed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bernardo Fuller)
FLASHLIGHT FOCUS
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Petrofsky, 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance equipment mechanic, repairs a Mine- Resistant Ambush Protection vehicle at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Aug. 2, 2014. Vehicle maintainers are responsible for maintaining and repairing mission essential vehicles. The customer service section repairs an average of 200 vehicles per month. Petrofsky is deployed from Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. and a native of Temecula, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez/Released)
TRAINER JET
Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is shown one of the trainer jets used by Vietnam Air Division 372 in Da Nang, Vietnam, Aug. 15, 2014. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen (released)
CEMETERY SALUTE
An Army Honor Guard carries the casket of U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene during his funeral service at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Aug. 14, 2014. Greene is the highest-ranking U.S. military officer to be killed in combat since Vietnam. (U.S. Army photo by Gregory L. Jones/Released)
RECOVERY MISSION
Navy sailors return to the USS San Diego on rigid inflatable boats with researchers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as part of a recovery mission, Aug. 8, 2014. The sailors, assigned to the USS San Diego, and the Marines, assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, recovered 11 personnel from three isolated islands.
West Wing Week
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