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Keeping America afloat
May 9, 2013
Column
The old saying “he who rules the seas rules the world” is still relevant today. National and global interests — for America, in particular — are inextricably linked to the seas. With oceans covering 70 percent of the Earth’s surface, they are just...
Hunter leads bipartisan letter signed by House vets to President on VA backlog and leadership
Apr 25, 2013
Press Release
Washington DC—In a letter to the President today, U.S. Representative Duncan Hunter was joined by a bipartisan group of 25 House lawmakers in urging the President to alleviate the claims backlog at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and take...
Time to shake up the dysfunctional VA
Apr 11, 2013
Column
When President George W. Bush accepted Donald Rumsfeld’s resignation as defense secretary in November 2006, it was interpreted as an admission that the war in Iraq needed new direction. Widespread dissatisfaction with the war’s progress, reflected...
Senator Burr joins Hunter to introduce War Memorial Protection Act
Apr 11, 2013
Press Release
Washington DC—U.S. Representative Duncan Hunter and U.S. Senator Richard Burr (NC) introduced the War Memorial Protection Act today in the House and Senate, respectively. In light of persistent legal action and the threat of future court challenges...
Senator Burr joins Hunter to introduce War Memorial Protection Act
Apr 11, 2013
Press Release
Washington DC—U.S. Representative Duncan Hunter and U.S. Senator Richard Burr (NC) introduced the War Memorial Protection Act today in the House and Senate, respectively. In light of persistent legal action and the threat of future court challenges...
Hunter and Becerra, joined by Feinstein and Rubio, introduce resolution urging Medal of Honor for Marine Corps Sergeant Rafael Peralta
Mar 19, 2013
Press Release
Washington DC—Today, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of U.S.-led military operations in Iraq, U.S. Representatives Duncan Hunter and Xavier Becerra, joined by U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Marco Rubio, introduced a joint House-Senate...
Hunter responds to DoD drone medal review
Mar 14, 2013
Press Release
Washington DC—Today, U.S. Congressman Duncan Hunter, a Marine veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, commended Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel’s decision to review the order of precedence for the Distinguished Warfare Medal (DWM). “Reordering...
Target parenting, not games for violence
Mar 12, 2013
Column
In the immediate aftermath of the shooting in Newtown, Conn., and similar tragedies, the reaction from the national media and others has been a persistent interest to immediately identify a cause for acts of violence and to assign blame. With...
Drone medal insult to soldiers
Mar 6, 2013
Column
The decision by the Department of Defense to create a new military decoration—the Distinguished Warfare Medal (DWM)—for cyber warfare and drone operations has been met with stinging criticism. The problem is not so much who and what the DWM...
Hunter, Rooney and Murphy introduce legislation rating new Distinguished Warfare Medal
Feb 26, 2013
Press Release
Washington DC—U.S. Representatives Duncan Hunter, a Marine veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, Tom Rooney, a veteran of the U.S. Army, and Tim Murphy, a U.S. Navy Reservist, introduced legislation today prohibiting the Department of Defense from rating...
