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As the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan drag on — and the body count of Puerto Rican soldiers grows — an anti-recruiting campaign has emerged in this U.S. territory of 4 million people.
The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico provides several veteran benefits. This page explains those benefits. Your military pension is taxed based on where you served. If you retired at 20 years and ...
On August 8, 2023, Puerto Rico’s government enacted Act No. 88-2023, known as the “Puerto Rican Military Code of the 21st Century” (“Military Code”). This new law supersedes the ...
Puerto Rico had been plagued by a debt crisis that would soon be worsened by ballooning pension-fund liabilities, ... it passed a second law making Puerto Ricans eligible for the military draft.
Puerto Rico Wants Navy Bombing Halted By CBSNews.com staff CBSNews.com staff April 25, 2001 / 5:34 PM EDT / CBS ...
WASHINGTON — The Navy will expand its use of bombing ranges in Florida and elsewhere on the U.S. mainland -- and may close Roosevelt Roads naval station in Puerto Rico -- after it abandons its ...
Research shows higher cancer rates in Vieques, Puerto Rico. Advocates say it's linked to contaminants from decades of U.S. Navy training. A proposed bill would compensate residents.
U.S. Marines with the 26th MEU exit U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Utility 1654 to assist in support relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Maria in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Sept. 25, 2017.