by David Hudson | Aug 26, 2014 | Monitor
At 108 years old, Lucy Coffey, a veteran of the Women's Army Corps in World War II, is the nation's oldest living female veteran. Last month, a dream of hers came true when she finally had the opportunity to visit the Women in Military Service for America...
by David Hudson | Aug 14, 2014 | Monitor
President Barack Obama makes a statement on the situations in Iraq and Ferguson, Missouri, from Edgartown, Massachusetts, August 14, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) This afternoon, President Obama updated the nation on two issues that he's been...
by David Hudson | Aug 11, 2014 | Monitor
Watch on YouTube This afternoon, President Obama gave an update on the most recent developments in Iraq. First, the President noted that U.S. forces have "successfully conducted targeted airstrikes to prevent terrorist forces from advancing on the city of Erbil,...
by David Hudson | Aug 9, 2014 | Monitor
Watch on YouTube This morning, from the South Lawn of the White House, President Obama made a statement on the situation in Iraq, detailing the progress of current American operations in the country: Good morning. Over the past two days, American pilots and...
by David Hudson | Aug 8, 2014 | Monitor
Watch on YouTube Tonight, in a statement addressing the current crisis in Iraq, President Obama announced that he authorized two operations in the country — "targeted airstrikes to protect our American personnel, and a humanitarian effort to help save...