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A National Guard veteran helped take down the Butler County Trump shooter with a PSA rifle
The active duty Army likes to poke fun at the soldiers in the National Guard and Reserve components, sometimes calling them “Weekend Warriors.
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Every Ambush in Vietnam Held Surprises. This One Ended in Death
Photos courtesy of Stanley Ross More than five decades after 1968 , an especially violent year of the war, the rain, hunger, and calamity in Vietnam’s Central Highlands remain etched in my mind.
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Red Cross connects deployed service members and families after home-front emergencies
Pop quiz, military edition: your spouse is deployed to a remote area with few communication options when your father-in-law has a heart attack. What do you do next?
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VA, HHS to increase psychedelic therapy research for PTSD, military-related mental health issues
The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Health and Human Services signed an agreement Monday to increase coordination on research into psychedelic drugs for treating veterans’ mental health disorders.
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A Texas factory cost nearly $500 million but has produced zero artillery shells
The Army spent almost half-a-billion dollars on a Texas ammunition factory to restock the military’s supply of 155 mm artillery shells, but the facility has yet to produce a single round in two...
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Thousands of soldiers at Hawaii bases without air conditioning after plant failure
About 4,000 soldiers assigned to Hawaii are in barracks without central air conditioning due to mechanical failures at a water treatment plant, which left only one pump able to provide water to...
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US plans to create ‘drone academy’ in Morocco amid strategy shift
The U.S. military command that oversees forces across Africa will establish a “drone academy” and training center in Morocco to begin getting African partners up to date with their use in...
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What the balls is happening with Tom Cruise’s ‘Digger’ trailer
Okay, so if you’ve been seeing summer blockbusters and/or you’re into movie trailers, then you probably saw the teaser trailer for Tom Cruise’s upcoming film “Digger.
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Navy ship honors sailor from famed North Korea rescue mission
George Milton Neal joined the Navy at 17 and by 1951 was one of the only Black sailors in the service assigned to fly on search and rescue helicopters.
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Veterans Outdoor Challenge invites Veterans to get outside this summer
Summer initiative encourages outdoor activity and connection Veterans across the country are invited to take part in the Veterans Outdoor Challenge, a free, nationwide initiative that encourages...
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The US Patent and Trademark Office is calling on veterans to fill more than 1,000 jobs
Working at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is more than another government job. Veterans spent years dedicated protecting the American homeland.
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VA buries Vietnam Veteran hero Garfield Langhorn in national shrine
Hundreds of Long Island residents gathered on July 3, 2026, to honor the life of Army Medal of Honor recipient Pfc. Garfield M. Langhorn, who was reinterred at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.
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What happened during the first midair helicopter hoist rescue
Dmitry “Jimmy” Viner was at the Sikorsky Aircraft Company on November 29, 1945, doing nothing as important as what his next job entailed. When the telephone rang, Viner answered it.
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Hegseth Ordered a New Study of Women in Combat. Critics Say It’s Built to Reach One Conclusion
Female Marines fire rifles during an all-female marksmanship event in 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Angela Wilcox) Two months before Pete Hegseth appeared in front of Congress to...
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Live Whole Health #326: Use it or lose it
Have you ever heard someone say, “use it or lose it?” It basically means that if you don’t use your skills or abilities, they start to fade away—kind of like how a plant wilts if you forget to water..
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US to restart blockade of Strait of Hormuz, may charge major toll
The U.S. military will reimpose a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz Tuesday following a week of renewed fighting with Iran, U.S. Central Command announced Monday afternoon.
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German-American veteran of the Battle of the Bulge dies at 100
Col. Frank Cohn, a veteran of the Second World War, Korea and Vietnam, died on July 4 at the age of 100, the Friends of the National WWII Memorial confirmed. He was one month shy of turning 101.
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The Red Star Banner gives families of veteran suicide a new name and national community
Marine Corps veteran and entrepreneur Jerry Shaffer was attending a veterans’ social in Clearwater, Florida. Among the dozens of people at the event was Michelle, a woman from the Bronx, who told him.
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US recovery teams begin new search in China for remains of MIAs amid looming budget cuts
Recovery teams from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency traveled over the weekend to China to renew searches for the remains of missing service members ahead of projected budget cuts that would...
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How your water purification tabs can fail you when you need them most
There is a specific kind of optimism that makes people sick, one that echoes through eternity. At any time in human history, you can hear someone say, “Just drink the water, it looks fine.