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October 24, 2021

 

Ceremonies in French city mark 100 years of honoring American Unknown Soldier On Saturday and Sunday, hundreds gathered in France for a vigil, a military parade and other ceremonies dedicated to the Unknown Soldier and the many others he represents. READ MORE

New coronavirus cases force Ramstein Middle School closure, remote learning to start Wednesday Students at Ramstein Middle School won’t attend in-person classes this week due to confirmed coronavirus cases among the school population, school and base officials announced Sunday. READ MORE

A Wyoming farewell for Marine killed in Afghanistan bombing Dozens of fellow U.S. Marines joined hundreds of Wyoming residents to bid a final farewell at a memorial for Rylee McCollum, one of 13 U.S. servicemen killed in a suicide bombing as they guarded a gate at a chaotic Kabul, Afghanistan airport during the final U.S. evacuation from that country. READ MORE   Army test aims to determine how operating in high altitudes affects soldiers The U.S. Army has to operate and fight in hostile environments in some of the world’s highest mountains. To find out how this affects soldiers and who may be better adapted to operate at high altitude, 41 soldiers from the 5th Engineer Battalion spent several days at Taos Ski Valley, hiking and living at 12,000 feet. READ MORE   Ohio veteran turns 100, honored for World War II service Denver Conard, who served in the U.S. Army in World War II, turned 100 Friday and in an emotional ceremony received enthusiastic and heartfelt recognition of his service from more than 75 years ago. READ MORE

Tennessee city adds statue for Black Civil War soldiers A statue, titled "March to Freedom," was unveiled this weekend in Franklin, Tenn., honoring the Black enslaved men who enlisted in the United States Colored Troops, a segregated part of the Union Army during the Civil War, The Tennessean reported. READ MORE   Saving Moody AFB: 30 years ago, South Georgia fought to keep base open On April 12, 1991, then Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney announced a proposed list to close 43 military bases. The list included Moody Air Force Base. Thirty years later, with military planes in the sky and men and women in uniform in the community, Moody AFB obviously did not close. READ MORE   Biden, key senators huddle as Democrats drive toward budget deal Democrats initially planned that the measure would contain $3.5 trillion worth of spending and tax initiatives over 10 years. But demands by moderates led by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va, and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., to contain costs mean its final price tag could well be less than $2 trillion. READ MORE   Israel set to OK 3,000 West Bank settler homes this week The plan for some 3,000 new settler units in the West Bank has already drawn calls for restraint from the U.S., which on Friday voiced "concern" over the expected approvals. READ MORE   Americans abroad search for a first vaccine dose as millions at home get their third one As millions of people in the United States are receiving their third dose of high-quality vaccines, some citizens abroad have yet to get their first. And months of pleading from the expats and their advocates, who represent as many as 9 million Americans overseas, has produced no change in policy. READ MORE   Crew member who gave Baldwin gun subject of prior complaint Crew member Maggie Goll said in a statement that she filed an internal complaint with the executive producers of Hulu's "Into the Dark" series in 2019 over concerns about assistant director Dave Halls' behavior on set. READ MORE

 

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