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Rich Liebson grew up on military bases in the U.S. and Germany as the son of an Air Force master sergeant. After serving four years in the U.S. Army he was hired as a part-time reporter in 1983 and promoted to full-time in 1985. He's had a number of beats over the years including education, municipal government and public safety. He's also been a columnist and city editor for central Westchester. Rich lives in White Plains.
E-mail Rich Liebson at rliebson@lohud.com
Interesting story on military.com about an Army Reservist in Utah who was sentenced to five months in prison for wearing medals he didn’t earn and telling tall tales about his previous service. His BS apparently helped him get a promotion to Major before he was found out.
You can see the story HERE.
This guy has taken [...]
My best friend from my Army days just called me, out of the blue. We met at the Defense Information School in 1977, when it was still in Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind. Graduates were jokingly referred to as DINFOS trained killers or Chairborne Rangers.
We were both 18 at the time, away from home for the [...]
Greetings, fellow veterans!
Welcome to “At Ease!’’ the new blog for former service members.
I grew up as a military brat, did a four-year hitch in the Army and have been a reporter for more than 20 years, but when it comes to blogging I’m a raw “newbie” recruit. I know there are all kinds of bells [...]
"At Ease!" is a place for Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine and Coast Guard veterans to share their experiences and voice their opinions. It doesn't matter if you served during war or peacetime, overseas or stateside, active duty or reserves, as a draftee or volunteer - if you served in uniform, this is the place for you.
We'll let you know about interesting military and veterans stories we find, issues that might affect you, and local veterans events you might want to attend.
If you're a member of a veterans organization in the Lower Hudson Valley, let us know about your events, charity efforts and other news. We may also ask for your help in finding sources to interview for veterans stories in The Journal News and LoHud.com.
Rich Liebson is a "military brat" who grew up on bases in the U.S. and Germany during his father's 23-year career as an Air Force enlisted man. Rich enlisted in the Army in 1976 and until his discharge in 1980 was assigned to the 78th Engineer Battalion in Ettlingen, Germany, as a public information specialist and translator. He's been a reporter at The Journal News and its forerunner, the Reporter Dispatch, for more than 20 years. During that time he's covered a variety of beats and has written frequently about veterans and veterans issues.
Hema Easley was born and raised in India, where she worked as a reporter for The Associated Press and United Press International. While in India she wrote about the insurgency in Indian-controlled Kashmir and covered the 1999 India-Pakistan conflict in the mountains of Kashmir. She joined The Journal News in 2002. She has covered municipal government in Westchester and now covers on social services in Rockland as well as military issues.
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