The weird engineering that links old ships of the line and the SR-71 Blackbird
One is the fastest jet ever produced, capable of outrunning anti-air missiles while capturing reconnaissance in some of the most hostile airspace on Earth.
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Edition · Issue 2026-04-13
April 13, 2026
12 stories curated for veterans on this date.
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TSP and Allotments Let Service Members Save Money Automatically
The Military Saves campaign is a part of the Department of Defense (DoD) Financial Readiness Network designed " to motivate, support, and encourage the entire military community to save money, reduce.
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Specialist and sergeant win Best Ranger competition for first time in nearly 40 years
Two enlisted soldiers took top honors in this year’s Best Ranger Competition, a grueling three-day event held at Fort Benning, Georgia.
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Set Aside the Money From Your Tax Refund: Here's How
We've talked about how it isn't ideal to expect a big tax refund , but sometimes you can't control your life events and you do end up getting a lot of money back from your overpayment.
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Military Members Have 2 Ways to Start Saving for Retirement
It's vitally important that you have retirement savings. Social Security doesn't provide enough income for most people to live comfortably, and more than 80% of service members leave the military...
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The White House Can Send You Personalized Presidential Greetings for Major Life Events
After being on hiatus for the last four years, the White House has resumed the nearly 70 year old practice of sending special congratulatory or condolence letters to citizens.
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The Iran war took a toll on the Air Force’s Reaper fleet
The MQ-9 Reaper, a staple for the U.S. since the turn of the 21st century , has remained a go-to asset for the military, even as recently as the war with Iran. But over the last few years, the U.S.
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What we know about the US military’s blockade of Iran
The U.S. military has announced it will impose a blockade on all ships entering and leaving Iranian ports. The move comes after President Donald Trump accused Iran of breaking its promise to reopen...
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Vietnam veteran’s gravestone somber reminder of war’s toll
“Unless he is caught up in murderous ecstasy,” Glenn Gray wrote in reflection of his time as a draftee in the U.S. Army during the Second World War, “destroying is easier when done from a little...
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World War II B-17 gunner awarded France’s highest military honor
More than 80 years after he flew over occupied France in World War II, a 100-year-old American veteran received the highest French military honor. Retired Staff Sgt.
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A Nazi was the only person convicted of spying in connection with Pearl Harbor
Ruth Kuehn picked the wrong boyfriend. When Kuehn was 19 years old, she had an affair with Joseph Goebbels . The Nazi Party’s chief propagandist was married at the time and nearly twice Kuehn’s age,..
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Montana Veteran’s art wins first place, earns national invite
First-time entrant wins Montana VA Health Care System’s creative arts competition “Grey Owl” is made from 525 individually cut and hand-sanded pieces of 4 types of wood.
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The forgotten Civil War legacy of America’s most notorious prison
When I teach the Civil War, I frequently encounter surprised faces when students learn that California, so far from the eastern battlefields of Gettysburg and Antietam , played a critical, strategic..
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