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Lt. Col. William “Skate” Parks led the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron to a total 108 aerial kills, and personally defended the USS Harry S. Truman from attack.

Troops lined the streets of the capital for a fallen soldier procession for Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, following Wednesday’s shooting. 

We couldn’t do this without you, and we sure as hell wouldn’t want to.

The shooting took place outside the Farragut West Metro station in downtown D.C., near the White House.

Lt. Col. Calischaran G. James was fired as commander of Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 36 as “an active investigation is underway,” Corps officials said.

Staff Sgt. Jacob Hill, who was sent to Washington, D.C., with the Alabama National Guard, died from a medical emergency earlier this month.

Army 1st Lt. Madison Faust said that trying to set a new record “felt like that was a good lead-by-example moment.”

It's a surprisingly colorful history.

Mikhail Robin Wicker claimed to be an Iraq War veteran and Purple Heart recipient, collecting VA medical care and disability pay for years.

Alabama National Guard Staff Sgt. Jacob Hill died in a “non-duty-related incident” in Washington D.C. on Nov. 13.

Capt. Gilbert Clark Jr. took over as the Commandant of Midshipmen in June. He was relieved for "a loss of confidence in his ability to lead."

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), a retired Navy captain, appeared in a Nov. 18 video urging troops to refuse “illegal” orders.

Pfc. Noah Knight found himself holding off an enemy attack in the Korean War, taking out whole squads and earning the Medal of Honor. 

Minds are now battlefields.

Two Texas men, one who joined the Air Force to learn combat skills, are accused of trying to take over a small island off of Haiti.

Maj. Collin Urbanowicz, the flight medic on a search and rescue mission in August, braved rough winds and stayed overnight on the ground to help save a lost hiker.

Seniors at the Naval Academy found out what job they'll have after graduation with a unique reveal: each student got a custom 'team jersey' for their assigned field.

“If they don’t have enough F-35Bs to do the job, then, well, it’s up to the last of the Harriers," an expert said.

In an Army-wide campaign aimed at mental health during the holidays, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll said an officer or NCO will personally contact all soldiers "to see if they need help" through Jan. 15.

Hundreds of troops and their families paid an average of $1,680 out of pocket due to problems with privatized military housing, a recent survey found.