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Congratulations to all those cadets (and their parents :thumb:) who are commissioning tomorrow, and to all those graduating on Wednesday! Kudos to all on your accomplishments - and best of luck to you all. P.S. To future VMI cadets and parents, you can mark your calendars now: commissioning...

Interesting article from a Yoga instructor at Norwich U (in todays NY times):

Another shooting at Virginia Tech: http://mobile.nytimes.com/article?a=877667&f=19

(I copied this over from the other "Occupy Wall Street" thread, which had morphed into a discussion about colleges/student loans.) Much as some would like to boil this down to protests by a group of people they don't like, it's just not that simple. This is not just about "kids" strapped by...

NYT article on Panetta's first visit as Secretary of Defense to Iraq and Afghanistan. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/13/world/13military.html?hp I know it's serious business, but some of the quotes made me laugh. A very different personal style from Gates.

From today's online Washington Post:

I suspect this will create some sparks on this forum, but I think there are some very good points here. And it speaks well, I believe, of our military as a whole:thumb:

Two interesting articles from the NYT: In Bin Laden’s Compound, Seals’ All-Star Team: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/05/world/middleeast/05seals.html?hp A Bin Laden Hunter on Four Legs http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/05/science/05dog.html?ref=middleeast

from the NY Times: Tim Hetherington, the film director and photographer, was killed in Misurata on Wednesday, and three photographers working beside him were wounded. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/21/world/africa/21photographers.html?hp

From the U.S. Army website: http://www.army.mil/-news/2011/04/01/54202-stetson-hat-to-be-new-army-standard-headgear/index.html?ref=home-headline-link0 Stetson hat to be new Army standard headgear Apr 1, 2011 By Army News Release WASHINGTON, APRIL 1, 2011 -- In a...

For those dog lovers out there, here are links to another "branch" of military service, man's best friend: Fallen Marine's Family Adopts MWD http://www.lackland.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123242183 Military Working Dogs (Lackland Air Force Base) Fact Sheet...

This one has circulated around for a while, but for those of you who haven't heard it, it's a good (and pretty clean) laugh: Prank call to Navy Recruiter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLuhOhkUykM Enjoy!

To anyone in the know, I have a question that pertains to whether or not the roommates you are assigned on Matriculation Day are the same you will have throughout; and if not, how things can change. For example, while unlikely, could a Rat be left alone in a room through attrition, and what will...