COLUMN: Duty calls for return to active duty in Korea Nov 10, 2009
However, it so happened that George C. Marshall had been the recent adviser to the Illinois National Guard and was a personal friend of General Boyle the Adjutant General of Illinois. So regulations were waived and I was promoted. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Can they make a space elevator? Nov 7, 2009
"Space elevator-related research is valid, but there are hurdles to overcome," said David Smitherman, a space architect at NASA's George C. Marshall Space Flight Center. This week in the Mojave Desert, three teams of engineers are competing for $2 million offered up by for anyone who can build a prototype of an elevator able to crawl up a kilometer-high tether while hauling a heavy payload. (CNN)
O'Keefe: Postage Stamp Promise and Other ‘Too Good to Be True’ Claims From the Cap-and-Trade Camp Nov 7, 2009
William O Keefe, chief executive officer of the George C. Marshall Institute, is president of Solutions Consulting Inc.. Oct. 13, 12 a.m.. (Roll Call)
Gates: Afghanistan war strategy should come first Oct 20, 2009
Defense Secretary Robert Gates gestures after receiving an award during a luncheon honoring former Secretary of State George C. Marshall, Friday, Oct. 16, 2009 at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari). (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Gettysburg-Monticello route named scenic byway Oct 20, 2009
Destinations relate not only to the Civil War, but also to colonial and presidential history, African-American heritage and the grand estates of some prominent Americans, including James Madison and Gen. George C. Marshall. "This route not only carried this country's Founding Fathers, but also the not-so famous men and women whose ideals have shaped this great nation, making this road a destination unto itself," said John Fieseler, executive director for the Tourism Council of Frederick County,... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
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George C. Marshall Remembered, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to be Honored - Yahoo ... George C. Marshall Remembered, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to be Honored ... The George C. Marshall Foundation, Lexington, Va. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
George C. Marshall Remembered, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to be Honored Oct 12, 2009
The George C. Marshall Foundation, Lexington, Va ... (PRWEB) October 12, 2009 -- The George C. Marshall Foundation, Lexington, Va ... The George C. Marshall Foundation Award honors an individual for a career of distinguished service in the tradition of George C. Marshall, dignity and integrity of character, devotion to creating and perpetuating free and democratic institutions and nonpartisanship or bipartisanship. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Winning peace prize could stymie Obama Oct 11, 2009
1953, George C. Marshall - ex-secretary of state. 1962, Linus Pauling - chemist, peace activist. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Climate Change Goals Face Steep Hurdles Oct 6, 2009
William O'Keefe, who now serves as chief executive of the libertarian George C. Marshall Institute and helped keep the anti-Kyoto ads on air in 1998, said he would probably accept a global pact that "pays allegiance to Kyoto but is much more flexible and focused on objectives" rather that one with specific emissions targets. "If that happened, that would be a big step forward," O'Keefe said. (CBS News -- Politics)
Twin majors have leapfrog careers Sep 18, 2009
Prichard-Brown was a distinguished military graduate, a George C. Marshall Award recipient and the first minority and first female cadet battalion commander in the history of the school's ROTC program ... Prichard-Allen was a distinguished military graduate, a George C. Marshall Award recipient and the first cadet brigade commander for the school's ROTC program, a new position at the school. (Leavenworth Lamp, KS)
Col. Vincent Dambrauskas Sep 17, 2009
During his distinguished career he received many awards, some of which included the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal, National Defense Medal, Republic of Vietnam Service Medal, and the Gen. George C. Marshall Award. After his retirement from the Army he worked for various companies, some of which included CSC, Northrop and TRW. He again retired in 1995 and moved to Sierra Vista in 1998. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Coaching Staff Aug 18, 2009
George C. Marshall HS ... George C. Marshall HS. (Umterps.com)
Fred L. Walker Jr. shows a book written by his father. Photo by Jaime Richardson | Green Valley News Aug 9, 2009
His son says Gen. George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff of the Army during the war, sent Dad a message congratulating him on the most brilliant breakthrough and pursuit operations in the war up until that time. Pearl Harbor morning. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Day Without Space: Economic Security Ramifications Jul 21, 2009
George C. Marshall Institute. The George C. Marshall Institute, a non-profit research group founded in 1984, is dedicated to fostering and preserving the integrity of science in the policy process. (NASA Watch)
* Behind the lunar landings, flights of fantasy Jul 19, 2009
with the rocket scientist Wernher von Braun at the Army Ballistic Missile Agency and then at the NASA George C. Marshall Space Flight Center. In 1965, at the author Arthur C. Clarkes suggestion, the filmmaker Stanley Kubrick hired Ordway as the scientific consultant on 2001: A Space Odyssey. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Local JROTCs advance Jun 26, 2009
But, for the past two months, nine Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets from Rockledge and Cocoa high schools buried themselves in standardized test Web sites and leadership principles of Gen. George C. Marshall, an Allied commander who later served in two Cabinet posts, defense and state. Added to the drum line, color guard and rifle team -- the staples of JROTC -- were two new teams this past school year, an academic team at Rockledge High and a leadership team at Cocoa High. (Florida Today)
Navy's Zahalka Receives Third Academic All-America Nod Jun 16, 2009
A recipient of both the Harry S. Truman and Gen. George C. Marshall Scholarships, Zahalka will study for the next two years in the United Kingdom. Studying overseas is not new to Zahalka. (Patriotleague.com)
Marshall Institute: Innovation in Aerospace Jun 16, 2009
The George C. Marshall Institute, a non-profit research group founded in 1984, is dedicated to fostering and preserving the integrity of science in the policy process. The Institute conducts technical assessments of scientific developments with a major impact on public policy and communicates the results of its analyses to the press, Congress and the public (). (NASA Watch)
America loses a decorated diplomat Jun 3, 2009
He taught military strategy all over the world, including four years for the Chief of U.S. Naval Operations, and five years as Associate Director of the George C. Marshall Center in Germany, where he instructed many former Communists, as well as other military and civilian leaders from 40 different Warsaw Pact countries, in post-Cold War democratic principles. A trusted American patriot, he served under nine different presidents, garnering awards like the U.S. Navy Distinguished Public Service... (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Science views: Solving economic depression and danger abroad May 28, 2009
Quoting Secretary of State (and former General) George C. Marshall in 1947: The whole world of the future hangs on a proper judgment. What is needed. (Danvers Herald, MA)
The Nanosphere -- Who is everyone there to see? May 28, 2009
Instead, they got a foreign policy speech from Secretary of State George C. Marshall, detailing his plan to rebuild Europe after World War II. Suddenly the day, wasn t about them anymore. It will forever be known as the first public discussion of the Marshall Plan, and I think we can agree that the Marshall Plan overshadows anything else that happened that day. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
Hall of Fame Inductees Announced May 18, 2009
After his playing days, Smith coached on the prep level for 15 years in Northern Virginia, spending two seasons as junior varsity coach at W.T. Woodson High in Fairfax and 13 years as head coach at George C. Marshall High in Falls Church. Smith was accorded numerous honors during his prep coaching career. (BlueGoldNews.com)
Random Walk: On Hypocrisy, Unions, Trillions, Unreciprocated Warmth, etc. May 8, 2009
A report by the Heritage Foundation and the George C. Marshall Institute cautions that without extending the nation's missile defense systems into space, the U.S. well could suffer the fate of China's Ming dynasty. After centuries of navigational and exploratory supremacy at sea, Ming maritime dominance dissipated because of domestic infighting -- and inaction -- regarding its own security. (Townhall.com)
Local ROTC cadet is one of the top in the U.S. (49) Apr 16, 2009
Matthew Morneault, an Army ROTC cadet from Oregon State University, has received a George C. Marshall Award as one of the top cadets in the country and has traveled to Lexington, Va ... It is named after Gen. George C. Marshall, a famed World War II military leader and recipient of the 1953 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to revitalize Europe after the war. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
In Perspective — Can we believe in ‘change’ Apr 16, 2009
But you are also here in freedom because of two other Americans of stature, foresight, and compassion Harry S Truman and George C. Marshall. When your cruel and evil dictator, Adolph Hitler, ended the carnage on this continent by taking his own life, some in the United States led by Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr., wanted to turn this entire country into a pre-industrial agrarian society. (Brenham Banner, TX)
UH Army ROTC cadet to participate in seminar with military leaders Apr 8, 2009
Natalia Cardona of Mililani, selected the top Army ROTC cadet at the University of Hawaii-Manoa, will take part in the 2009 George C. Marshall ROTC Seminar in Lexington, Va. April 15-17. (Honolulu Advertiser)
WHATEVER ITS NAME, JUST BUILD IT, ALREADY! Apr 2, 2009
Army Gen. George C. Marshall summed it up best in 1945: We have tried since the birth of our nation to promote our love of peace through a display of weakness. This course has failed us utterly. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Astronaut invokes 'Apollo spirit' for 'hard days ahead' Apr 1, 2009
Clearly suggesting that there are broader, current implications in the lessons of Apollo 13, Mattingly recalled the words of Gen. George C. Marshall: "There's no limit to the good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit." To that Mattingly added, "You can fly another day.". Mattingly was scheduled to fly that day, on Apollo 13, but lost his place to alternate pilot Jack Swigert after being exposed to the measles. (EETimes)
U.N. Con on Global Warming Nearly Foiled Apr 1, 2009
I quoted Frederick Seitz, chairman of the George C. Marshall Institute, as saying that the report was "not the version that was approved by the contributing scientists listed on the title page.". "In my more than 60 years as a member of the American scientific community, including service as president of both the National Academy of Sciences and the American Physical Society, I have never witnessed a more disturbing corruption of the peer-review process," he said. (Newsmax)
Climate: Copenhagen: Environmental Munich Mar 28, 2009
An analysis by the George C. Marshall Institute estimates GDP losses of as much as 3% in 2015 and as much as 10% in 2050 as a result of this measure. The effect of this accord if we participate is incalculable. (Investors Business Daily)
Earth warming; get over it Mar 14, 2009
desertique wrote on Mar 13, 2009 5:19 PM:" Just a little background on Richard Lidzen. We don't want to ask him what he is smokin, just who pays him, what type or organizations he belongs to and what his political agenda is. That was an interesting 2006 opinion. I wonder if Lidzen is still having a problem now, four years later.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_LindzenAccording to a 1995 article in Harper's Magazine which was very critical of Lindzen and other global warming skeptics, Lindzen... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Climate Change: Assisted Economic Suicide Mar 13, 2009
An analysis by the George C. Marshall Institute estimates GDP losses of as much as 3% in 2015 and 10% in 2050 as a result of this cap-and-trade measure. This enormous cost will make the mortgage and market meltdowns a fond memory and undo any good the stimulus package may have produced. (Investors Business Daily)
Cold comfort Mar 11, 2009
Page last updated at 09:47 GMT, Tuesday, 10 March 2009. Cold reality of global warming efforts. (BBC News -- Europe)
'Selling Democracy' screens propaganda films of the Marshall Plan Mar 8, 2009
Schulberg built on the work of researcher Linda Christenson, with support from the George C. Marshall Foundation. The more Schulberg dug, the more she learned - and found out how hard it was to learn. (Boston Globe)
Fiscal Policy: Capping Economic Growth Mar 6, 2009
An analysis by the George C. Marshall Institute estimates GDP losses of as much as 3% in 2015 and as much as 10% in 2050 as a result of this measure. But while you stand in the unemployment line as the bank takes your home, at least you can feel glad that your sacrifice helped the environment. (Investors Business Daily)
Editorial: The goal must be confidence Feb 19, 2009
On June 5, 1947, in a commencement address at Harvard University, Secretary of State George C. Marshall first called for American assistance in restoring the economic infrastructure of Europe. Western Europe responded favorably, and the Truman administration proposed legislation. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Global warming ripe for debate Feb 15, 2009
Spencer works for the George C. Marshall Institute which has accepted $630,000 from ExxonMobil. Maybe Spencer is not technically lying when he says he "has never been asked by any oil company to perform any kind of service. Not even Exxon-Mobil." Well yeah, because it looks like ExxonMobil works through intermediaries and not Spencer directly. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
CGSC_announces 7 new academic chairs Feb 13, 2009
The General of the Army George C. Marshall Chair of Military History and the Ike Skelton Distinguished Chair of Counterinsurgency Studies have not been filled. ONLINE POLL. (Leavenworth Lamp, KS)
