Needing to bolster fundraising efforts for the memorial to honor those killed by the 9/11 terrorist attack on the Pentagon, the Pentagon Memorial Fund organizers have turned to the ever-popular online auction giant eBay. The auctions, which run through Oct. 15, feature items such as a weekend at the Indianapolis 500, tickets to the Atlantic Coast Conference football championship game, Disney on Ice, restaurant meals, and hotel stays. Priot to launching this online auction effort, the memorial fund raised just more than half its goal of $18 million. Want more information, click here.
The U.S. military is sending more fighter jets to the Middle East to step up its war with Iran, adding to what is already the largest buildup of airpower in the region since the 2003 invasion of Iraq. For now, the operation shows little sign of coming to a quick…