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Dylan Smith/ U.S. Marine Corps Watching my mother’s glossy wooden casket covered with yellow roses being lowered into the ground when I was only 10 taught me death’s brutal weight.
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Job scams rank among the top predatory schemes that Veterans and military families encounter. In pursuit of remote work and higher income, anyone can easily become a target.
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The profession of arms deals in death, no matter what an individual’s military career might be. Cooks feed warfighters who are out there dealing death.
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A team of engineers noticed a safety gap aboard Navy ships, prompted by several man overboard incidents in recent years. Now, they say they’ve developed a new system that can detect if a sailor falls.
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Since before World War I, the United States military has been constantly developing new ways to waste time at the motor pool adapt wheeled vehicles to the needs of the current battlefield.
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Telehealth helps a Veteran stay connected to care without long trips For Army Veteran Bernard Williams, VA’s virtual care options have made his healthcare significantly easier to access and fit into..
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Employment took center stage at the October VetResources Community Network (VRCN) Monthly Connect, where VA leaders and community partners shared resources to help transitioning service members,...
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Air Force Col. John Edward Stavast served as a pilot with the 11th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron in Vietnam when he was shot down in 1967.
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It’s been nearly 85 years since the attack on Pearl Harbor, but World War II Navy veteran and Pearl Harbor survivor Chuck Kohler is determined that the world remembers that harrowing day.
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The U.S. military killed five people Tuesday aboard what Southern Command described as a “go-fast vessel” associated with “narco-terrorists” in the eastern Pacific Ocean, bringing the death toll from.
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Visit any Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) campus and you’ll find more than clinics and offices. You’ll find a gift shop with cards and balloons to brighten a Veteran patient’s day, or a cafeteria.
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Editor’s Note: The opening passage is excerpted from Sara Vladic’s The Dangerous Shore: How a Motley Crew of Scientists, Mobsters, Double Agents, Retirees, Volunteer Pilots (and a Boy Scout) Stopped..
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A team of close to 50 reconnaissance and intelligence-focused Marines are being sent to join a NATO mission that oversees the network of undersea internet cables and pipelines in the Baltic Sea.
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Smith & Wesson was already a classic titan of American industry, and has been since 1852. In 2026 alone, it generated $523.8 million in revenues. But it’s about to get a whole lot bigger: On Oct.
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By the time Tom Skerritt stepped onto the set of Top Gun to play Navy Cmdr. Mike "Viper" Metcalf, he already had four years of military service behind him.
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Navy Lt. Edouard Victor Izac served on surface vessels in World War I and, on May 30, 1918, while serving aboard the troop carrier USS President Lincoln.
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A 33-year-old German citizen was arrested over the weekend after a fire tore through one of the last architectural relics of Nazism.
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Four robotic vehicles were sent hunting for enemy targets during a military demonstration at Fort Knox, Kentucky, recently, but only one initially moved.
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A Veteran’s path from injury to healing, community and recognition Clyde Christian spends much of his time connecting with fellow Veterans and moving forward with his life in Minnesota.
