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 2026-04-22
April 22, 2026
17 stories curated for veterans on this date.
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SERVICE
Push to identify remains of POWS who endured Bataan Death March, hell ships
More than 80 years later, the remains of U.S. POWs buried as “unknowns,” or entombed in the holds of Japanese “hell ships” sunk by U.S.
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Supreme Court rules in favor of soldier who sued contractor over 2016 Bagram bombing
The U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed an Army soldier’s right to sue a military contractor whose employee detonated a suicide bomb on Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, in 2016.
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Navy Secretary leaving role ‘effective immediately,’ Pentagon announces
Navy Secretary John Phelan is “departing the administration, effective immediately,” Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell announced on Wednesday.
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100,000 Veterans Have Enrolled in VA Health Care in 2026. Are You Missing Out?
If you are a veteran who has never enrolled in Department of Veterans Affairs health care, or who was turned away in the past, do you know whether you are eligible now?
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Air Force wants to use lasers to help protect rescue helicopters after Iran mission
Four days after a daring daylight rescue mission whisked a downed American fighter pilot out of Iran under heavy fire , a notice appeared on a federal contracting website.
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The Spanish Flu — a deadly postscript to WWI — started at a US military base
In the spring of 1918, as American soldiers prepared to go “over the top” for the first time during World War I, a handful of army physicians began noticing a strange sickness that began to grip...
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The US military wants to add 44,500 additional troops next year
The Pentagon wants to add 44,500 active duty troops and reservists next year. The Pentagon’s proposed $1.5 trillion budget includes funding to buy weapons, conduct research and develop new...
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VA’s Foreclosure Prevention Tool Is Back. Here’s How the Partial Claim Program Works
Under a 2025 law, the Department of Veterans Affairs can advance funds to cover a veteran’s missed VA loan payments and bring the loan current.
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Valor awards for Marines at Abbey Gate upgraded, Pentagon announces
The Marine Corps has upgraded valor awards received by Marines who guarded Hamid Karzai International Airport’s Abbey Gate in Kabul when a suicide bomber struck on Aug.
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From footlockers to DoorDash: How the barracks room has (and hasn’t) changed
Every service member has stood in a barracks room at some point and thought, “This is it. This is where I live now.” Maybe it was a single room the size of a generous closet, or a bay packed with 30..
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The parade he never got
Honor Flight trip turns to tribute The first thing caregiver Shirley Shultz shared—almost laughing over the phone—is how often it still surprises her.
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A Legacy on the Clock: The Voelke Family Carries a Soldier’s Spirit to the NFL Draft Stage
When the New York Giants go on the clock for the fifth overall pick at this year’s NFL Draft, the voice announcing the selection won’t belong to an owner or a former Pro Bowler.
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Army releases details on new test for combat arms soldiers
Combat soldiers will soon take a new fitness test that will determine whether they can stay in their jobs. The Army’s new Combat Field Test, CFT, is a pass-fail assessment for soldiers in “designated.
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The ongoing DHS shutdown is a slap in the face to those who protect the United States
The views and opinion expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities mentioned. On Apr.
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LEGACY
The story of 4 brothers who served on the Juneau with the Sullivans
In less time than NBA teams receive for one possession, the USS Juneau was gone. It took only 20 seconds for a Japanese torpedo to strike the USS Juneau, split the light cruiser in half , and cause...
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Another Conflict Roils the Middle East. A Marine Warns the War Will Come Home
I kicked in doors in the Middle East; I watched friends bleed. I know what war really looks like when the cameras leave and the speeches end.
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LEGACY
This WWI soldier saved two men from a burning tank with his bare hands
When the American Expeditionary Forces joined the Allied armies on the Western Front in World War I, there was one condition upon which their commander, Gen. John Pershing, insisted.
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