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With changeover in Congress, are lean times ahead for the military?
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Departing GOP U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, who lost his seat in Colorado’s 6th Congressional District in November in a tide that swept Democrats into state office, puts it bluntly: “We can count on the fact that the defense budget is going to be cut.” It may sound like sour grapes coming from a defeated incumbent,…
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Governor orders flags lowered Monday in Colorado to honor Green Beret Mihail Gohlin
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Gov. John Hickenlooper has ordered flags lowered to half-staff on all public buildings statewide on Monday to honor Sgt. 1st Class Mihail Golin, a Green Beret stationed at Fort Carson, who was killed while on patrol in Afghanistan. Flags should be lowered from sunrise to sunset. Golin, 34, a native of Riga, Latvia, was killed…
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Hickenlooper appoints Air Force Major General Michael A. Loh as adjutant general of Colorado
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Gov. John Hickenlooper appointed U.S. Air Force Major General Michael A. Loh as Colorado’s new adjutant general, the governor’s office announced Friday. Loh will also serve as executive director of the state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. Loh will take over for Adjutant General U.S. Air Force Major General H. Michael Edwards, who announced his impending…
