Obama is bringing the troops home from Iraq, and it's a single woman's perfect opportunity to snag a man in uniform. So, dust off your patriotic heels and show our men in service just how much you appreciate their sacrifices.
It's the sight of a police officer with a glistening badge on his chest and handcuffs dangling from his hip. Firemen wearing heavy black bunker gear in big red trucks, their adrenaline like water rushing out of the hoses they carry, ready to save people from a blaze. Even recent footage of Navy Seal Team 6 propelling from helicopters in Pakistan has an effect. Like many women with a penchant for men in uniform, I stop and stare.
While there are many celebrities who define public service as putting in two nightclub appearances in a single evening (we're looking at you, Brody Jenner), there are a few that recognize that there is a world bigger than product endorsements and tabloid covers. The men on this list are some of our favorite celebrity military veterans who have put our country's needs before their own. For your selflessness, gentleman, YourTango salutes you.
Sailors on Australia's HMAS Success have some explaining to do. It's come to light that a few crewman had a book called "The Ledger" that had details of a sex contest. Dollars exchanged hands for having sex with female sailors. Bonuses were awarded for women of rank and those perceived to be man-unfriendly. Needless to say, some discipline is in order as the Australian Navy does not condone sexual harassment nor sex contests.
Among the many incredible traditions that New York has, Fleet Week is right up there (way better than $500 bottles of vodka in the Meat Packing District and about on equal footing as the St. Patrick's Day parade). The week culminates in Memorial Day and features a sea invasion by bell-bottom-wearing patriots. But how do you land one of these men bold enough to wear all white before Memorial Day? Follow this quick guide and you'll be expressing your gratitude for their service in no time.
More than six decades after a sailor grabbed and kissed Edith Shain in the iconic photo taken during a World War II victory celebration in Times Square, she locked lips with yet another man in uniform. Just last weekend, the 90-year-old woman got a backstage smooch with a 25-year-old actor who plays a sailor in the show "South Pacific," according to The Daily News. In town for New York City's Veterans Day parade, the little old lady will be honored as the parade's grand marshal. Shain is one of many who've claimed that it was she whose kiss was captured on Broadway and 45th Street in 1945, but Alfred Eisenstaedt, the Life Magazine photographer who captured the moment, didn’t know either of his subjects. According to Newsday, Shain's guess is as good as his was when it comes to identifying the sailor. Eisenstaedt once visited Shain to deliver a copy of the photo, but did not confirm that she was the subject before he died in 1995.
A panel at the Michael D. Palm Center has determined that that "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy doesn't work. Furthermore, the find that the openly gay soldiers will not affect morale.The panel was spearheaded by a retired general from each of the main branches.
