Wyoming’s Long Tradition of Service
Wyoming has had a long tradition of military service, stretching back to 1800s. Time and again, Wyomingites have signed up to serve in our military in numbers that far exceeded expectations.
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China’s rare earth role
Today, China delivers 97 percent of the world’s rare earth elements and uses 60 percent to 70 percent. How it came to monopolize the rare earth supply chain is a complex story.
Death of bin Laden good news for Wyoming's military families
Residents across Wyoming were no doubt rejoicing along with the rest of the country late Sunday night, as news spread of the successful effort by U.S. forces to kill Osama bin Laden, mastermind behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks. But Wyoming and other states with a high percentage of rural communities are perhaps cheering a little louder, and for good reason. According to U.S. Census data and studies conducted by numerous groups with wide-ranging political leanings, rural America (including Wyoming) has provided a disproportionate number of military recruits since the attacks of 9/11.