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Sergeant, U.S. Air Force from Sgt. Levitow’s Medal of Honor citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his own life above and beyond the call of duty. Sergeant John L. Levitow (then Airman First Class), U.S. Air Force, distinguished himself by exceptional heroism on 24 February, 1969, while assigned as a loadmaster aboard a AC-47 […]
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KOACH, which is traditionally a college outreach program for Conservative Judaism, has a listserv devoted for Jews in the military. Although their website describes the list as being for the families of Jewish active duty military, my brief experience with it seems to show that it is equally useful for the actual servicemembers as well. Even though this is sponsored […]
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MSNBC has a great story about a number of Jewish soldiers celebrating passover in the middle of fighting in Iraq. It’s almost a year old now, but I think it is a perfect example of how we can honor our traditions even in the most unlikely and inconvenient of places. If you have any unique and interesting stories like this […]
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UPDATED Feb 2014 What’s better than a nice hot MRE? A kosher one, of course! As most of us know, keeping kosher in the military can be a particular challenge. Add field conditions into the equation and it gets even harder. So what’s a good Jewish boy (or girl) to do? Enter MoM to the rescue. No, not your mother, […]
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