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USS Iwo Jima dedicates ship gym to Sgt. Nicole Gee

By Joshua Skovlund

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

By Patty Nieberg

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

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

By Patty Nieberg

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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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Navy christens new destroyer named for Navy Cross recipient

By Nicholas Slayton

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

By Nicholas Slayton

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103-year-old WWII veteran finally gets VA benefits 78 years later

By Patty Nieberg

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Historical Figures

55 years ago, the military pilots of Apollo 11 landed on the Moon

By Nicholas Slayton

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Navy exonerates 256 Black sailors from deadly World War II ammo explosion

By Matt White

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America’s Atomic Veterans, hidden by secrets, were forgotten for 50 years

By Abigail Spanberger

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J.D. Vance is first veteran on Presidential ticket since John McCain

By Matt White

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‘Why?’ Presidential assassins rarely have ‘political’ motives

By Nicholas Slayton

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World War I veteran’s remains identified in Tulsa Massacre mass grave

By Nicholas Slayton

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USS John Basilone, warship named for legendary Marine, delivered to the Navy

By Jeff Schogol

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World War I Memorial wall, ‘A Soldier’s Journey,’ will soon arrive in Washington

By Joshua Skovlund

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2 Civil War soldiers receive Medal of Honor for ‘Great Locomotive Chase’

By Jeff Schogol

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The woman who predicted the Tết Offensive, but was ignored, passes away at 97

By Nicholas Slayton

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Troops caught up by anti-gay UCMJ rules will get White House pardons

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Marines revive historic ‘Sledge’ airfield on Peleliu in Pacific pivot

By Nicholas Slayton

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Army renames air defense system after Medal of Honor recipient

By Nicholas Slayton

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A brief history of the Marine Corps’ green skivvy t-shirts since WWII

By Joshua Skovlund

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Army Ranger jumps into Normandy to honor his World War II Ranger grandfather

By Nicholas Slayton

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Apollo 8 astronaut, Air Force veteran, William Anders dies in plane crash

By Nicholas Slayton

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The Army’s floating pier in Gaza traces its roots to D-Day

By Patty Nieberg

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How America captured a German submarine right before D-Day

By Joshua Skovlund

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Veterans, civilians parachute over Normandy for D-Day 80th anniversary

By Nicholas Slayton

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Remembering the always smiling Spc. Rudolph Hizon

By Nicholas Slayton

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World War II ace Dick Bong’s P-38 found after crashing decades ago

By Nicholas Slayton

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USS Harder, famed and deadly World War II sub, finally found

By Nicholas Slayton

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Bud Anderson, the last World War II ‘triple ace,’ dies at 102

By Nicholas Slayton

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Five World War II soldiers awarded Purple Hearts, eight decades later

By Nicholas Slayton

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Marines rejoice: Tun Tavern replica planned for Philadelphia

By Jeff Schogol

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Ranger legend Col. Ralph Puckett honored at U.S. Capitol

By Patty Nieberg

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Culture

The true story behind “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare”

By Nicholas Slayton

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Army’s first M10 Booker, ‘Another Episode,’ christened by families of soldiers

By Patty Nieberg

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Blast overpressure getting attention from lawmakers

By Patty Nieberg

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Former Navy SEAL under fire for gunshot wound story used in campaign for Senate

By Patty Nieberg

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Unexploded bombs from World War II are becoming more dangerous

By Nicholas Slayton

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New memorial honors soldiers killed in D-Day rehearsal

By Nicholas Slayton

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Remains of sailor killed in Pearl Harbor attack identified

By Nicholas Slayton

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Culture

‘The Bloody Hundredth’ tells the true story of ‘Masters of the Air’

By Nicholas Slayton

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Korean war soldier who went missing at 17 identified

By Nicholas Slayton

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Lawmaker brings fellow ‘Lucky Lima’ Marines to State of the Union

By Patty Nieberg

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Bell salvaged from Navy destroyer sunk in World War I

By Nicholas Slayton

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Traumatic brain injuries linked to risk of brain cancer

By Patty Nieberg

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Culture

‘Manhunt’ tracks the military’s search for John Wilkes Booth

By Nicholas Slayton

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A soldier lost at the Battle of the Bulge returns home to Texas

By Matt White

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Culture

‘Masters of the Air’ writer John Orloff on bringing the show to life

By Nicholas Slayton

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The Medal of Honor recipient who first survived the Holocaust: the story of Tibor Rubin

By Patty Nieberg

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2 US troops suffer traumatic brain injuries in Iraq missile attack

By Patty Nieberg

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Culture

The Cold War-era slides that showed how the military worked

By Nicholas Slayton

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121 possible graves from Black cemetery found at MacDill Air Force Base

By Nicholas Slayton

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A young Jewish soldier guarded Nazi war criminals — a new film tells his story

By Patty Nieberg

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Navy will name a new ship for the ‘human tugboat,’ a forgotten WWII hero

By Matt White

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World War II-era munitions, military trash found off the Los Angeles coast

By Nicholas Slayton

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Culture

The history of Thompson “Tommy” guns at war

By Joshua Skovlund

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Military Life

What is the oldest military equipment still in use today?

By Patty Nieberg

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Russell Hamler, the last of “Merrill’s Marauders” of World War II, dies at 99

By Nicholas Slayton

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Culture

How World War I soldiers gave America the wristwatch

By Jeff Schogol

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The Air Force is trying to reclaim a World War II-era airfield

By Nicholas Slayton

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