PIETSCHY KEEN

Army honors law professor for service in Iraq
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday May 4, 2010 14:59:17 EDT
HONOLULU — A University of Hawaii law professor has received an Army award
for helping to establish legal rules in Iraq.
James Pietsch on Friday was awarded the U.S. Secretary of the Army Public
Service Award for extraordinary contributions to the Law and Order Task
Force of multinational forces in Baghdad from June 2007 through August 2007.
The task force helped the Iraqi government promote the rule of law during
the surge. Pietsch later returned as an adviser to two reconstruction teams.

HAWAII, EVER VIGILAX

Lack of military ID costs baggers their jobs at an off-base commissary

Baggers are not employees, but are contracted to bag and load groceries into customers' cars for tips. Some have been doing it for decades, making a living off the gratuity.

On Saturday, 43 out of about 100 baggers were let go because they did not have the proper identification, said Agnes Tauyan, Navy spokeswoman.

She said the commissary is enforcing Department of Defense policy, which requires carrying a military ID to work at the commissary, and gave the volunteers weeks of notice to comply.

She said officials reviewed the program after receiving several complaints that some baggers did not have military identification cards. The commissary is not on base.

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Suicide Rate Of Veterans Increases Significantly For Former ...

Jan 11, 2010 ... WASHINGTON — The suicide rate among 18- to 29-year-old men who've

left the military has gone up significantly, the government said Monday.
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