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Stars and Stripes flying again at Titusville veterans center where man stole US flag
Read full article: Stars and Stripes flying again at Titusville veterans center where man stole US flagThe U.S. flag is flying once again in front of the Disabled American Veterans chapter in Titusville where a man stole a flag last week.
Pentagon rescinding order to shutter Stars and Stripes paper
Read full article: Pentagon rescinding order to shutter Stars and Stripes paperWASHINGTON – The Defense Department is rescinding its order to shut down the military’s independent newspaper, Stars and Stripes, in the wake of a tweet late last week by President Donald Trump vowing to continue funding the paper. The House-passed version of the Pentagon's 2021 budget contains funding for the paper’s publication, but the Senate has not yet finalized a defense funding bill. The first newspaper called Stars and Stripes was very briefly produced in 1861 during the Civil War, but the paper began consistent publication during World War I. When the war was over, publication ended, only to restart in 1942 during World War II, providing wartime news written by troops specifically for troops in battle. Although the paper gets funding from the Defense Department, it is editorially independent and is delivered in print and digitally to troops all over the world.
Trump won't let Pentagon close Stars and Stripes newspaper
Read full article: Trump won't let Pentagon close Stars and Stripes newspaperWASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Friday that he won't allow the Pentagon to cut funding for the military's independent newspaper, Stars and Stripes, effectively halting Defense leaders' plan to shut the paper down this month. “The United States of America will NOT be cutting funding to @starsandstripes magazine under my watch,” Trump tweeted. The Defense Department has ordered the paper to halt publication by Sept. 30, and dissolve the organization by the end of January. The Pentagon proposed cutting the paper's funding when making its budget request earlier this year, triggering angry reactions from members of Congress. The House-passed version of the Pentagon budget contains funding for the paper's publication, but the Senate has not yet finalized a defense funding bill.