Strong dollar makes it a good time to be an American in Europe
CBSN
Congestion at airports around the globe is making international travel a big headache this summer.
But if you can make it from the U.S. to Europe, everything from croissants to taxi rides to luxury goods will be cheaper than they have been in decades, thanks to a strong U.S. dollar.
Given overcrowding at airports and the current unreliability of flight times, not to mention elevated airline and hotel costs, travel experts don't suggest booking a trip to Europe if you don't already have one planned.
Ashley White received her earliest combat action badge from the United States Army soon after the first lieutenant arrived in Afghanistan. The silver military award, recognizing soldiers who've been personally engaged by an attacker during conflict, was considered an achievement in and of itself as well as an affirming rite of passage for the newly deployed. White had earned it for using her own body to shield a group of civilian women and children from gunfire that broke out in the midst of her third mission in Kandahar province. All of them survived. She never mentioned the badge to anyone in her battalion.