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Bill would honor vets of Bataan and other early WWII battles

By Patty Nieberg

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News

The A-10 era is over for this legendary Air Force attack squadron

By Matt White

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Navy’s latest ship commission honors actions of MoH recipient

By Joshua Skovlund

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History

The Navy’s 1945 cookbook teaches how to feed hundreds of sailors

By Nicholas Slayton

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News

For many Afghanistan vets, chaotic withdrawal overshadows wartime service

By Jeff Schogol

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Vietnam Marine vet awarded Navy Cross 55 years after saving Marines while wounded

By Joshua Skovlund

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USS Iwo Jima dedicates ship gym to Sgt. Nicole Gee

By Joshua Skovlund

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History

The Navy once tried to create a nuclear death cloud

By Nicholas Slayton

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Culture

Gary Sinise reflects on the legacy of ‘Lt. Dan’ and his work for veterans on 30th anniversary of ‘Forrest Gump’

By Pam Windsor

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Army Maj. Gen. Joel ‘JB’ Vowell, goes ‘Between Two T-Walls’ with Task & Purpose

By Jeff Schogol

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News

This Cybertruck’s B-24 Liberator wrap honors a WWII bomber pilot

By Patty Nieberg

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History

Paul Bucha, Medal of Honor recipient in fierce jungle battle, dies at 80

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History

Artillery, infantry and all enlisted troops face higher risks of suicide

By Patty Nieberg

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News

William Calley, dead at 80, still used in Army lessons about preventing war crimes like the My Lai Massacre

By Jeff Schogol

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Branch

Navy christens new destroyer named for Navy Cross recipient

By Nicholas Slayton

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History

Pentagon orders review of Medals of Honor given for Wounded Knee Massacre

By Nicholas Slayton

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