Tag: Veterans

Buddha Buzz Weekly: Mindful Commanders

US soldiers are receiving mindfulness training, a mindfulness proponent is running for president, and the Dalai Lama is discharged from the hospital after a health scare. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.
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Ly Tong, Vietnamese Pilot Who Hijacked Planes to Fight Communism, Dies at 74

A South Vietnam Air Force veteran, Mr. Ly Tong dropped leaflets over Ho Chi Minh City in 1992 and 2000. His actions made him a hero to many Vietnamese refugees. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/obituaries/ly-tong-dead.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Bonded by Service, Freshman Veteran Democrats Are an Occasional Thorn in Their Party’s Side

Their military backgrounds have made them among the most moderate members of a caucus in which there is increasing pressure to slide firmly to the left on various policy issues. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/us/politics/democrats-military-veterans.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

At War: I Followed My Father Into the Marines. But It Was Different for a Woman.

I faced constant sexual harassment in the corps. It was a side of the military neither of us wanted to see. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/magazine/marine-corps-sexual-harassment.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The Government Had to Approve This Op-Ed

Prepublication review of the writings of current and former federal employees violates their First Amendment rights. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/02/opinion/government-censorship.html?partner=rss&emc=rss