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Army Special Forces Soldier Indicted For Allegedly Trying To Smuggle 90 Pounds Of Cocaine Into US

Jim Thompson, Northwest Florida Daily News
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The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Picks Up Yet Another Black Eye
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Explosion At Eglin Air Force Base Prompts Evacuation Amid Toxic Smoke Fears

Octavia Osborne stands in front of a portrait of her stepfather, Staff Sgt. Mark De Alencar, who was killed April 8 in Afghanistan.

Green Berets Step Up For Fallen Comrade’s Stepdaughter In A Big Way

KELLY HUMPHREY, The Northwest Florida Daily News

Unit insignia of the Marines and soldiers killed, or presumed dead after their Black Hawk helicopter crashed, March 10.

UNSUNG HEROES: The 7 Marines, 4 Soldiers Killed In Florida’s Black Hawk Helicopter Crash

The feared loss of these 11 service members offers a painful reminder that sacrifice in the name of service never stops.

Corey Adwar and Brian Adam Jones