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Air Force officer dies in non-combat incident in the United Arab Emirates
Nov 30, 2020 9:53 PM
The Navy has decided to scrap the USS Bonhomme Richard
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The USS Nimitz is back in the Middle East amid Iraq, Afghanistan drawdowns
Nov 30, 2020 4:37 PM
We salute the Army medic who performed life-saving CPR on a stranger at Walmart
Nov 30, 2020 3:43 PM
An Iranian nuclear scientist was reportedly assassinated by a remote-controlled machine gun
Nov 30, 2020 3:16 PM
We salute this heroic military working dog for taking out the gunman who pinned his team down during a fierce firefight
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The greatest ‘hold my beer’ moment in American history is thanks to this drunk Marine veteran
Nov 28, 2020 11:46 PM
Trump pardons former national security adviser Michael Flynn
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We salute these Marines for saving the life of a woman trapped underneath a car
Nov 25, 2020 4:51 PM
Guard Company Marines’ quick thinking and response help save pedestrian’s life
Nov 25, 2020 4:48 PM
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Feature by Lisa Gutierrez, The Kansas City Star

By Lisa Gutierrez, The Kansas City Star Nov 1, 2019

More veterans are getting cancer, and some suspect it’s due to burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan

The rate of treatments for urinary cancers — which include bladder, kidney and ureter cancers — increased 61 percent from...

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