In Defence of JDF: A Response to the Letter to the Editor, 'Make Soldiers earn their keep' in the Daily Gleaner dated 18 May 09.

• In Defence of JDF: A Response to the Letter to the Editor, 'Make Soldiers earn their keep' in the Daily Gleaner dated 18 May 09.
• Many Jamaicans benefitted from the joint JDF/US military humanitarian mission
• The JDF mourns the passing of the Late Private Thompson and extends condolences to his family and all who are grieving his untimely passing.