Tuesday, July 12, 2022

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WWII veteran, last member of ‘Band of Brothers,’ Bradford Freeman dies at 97

Freeman, the last surviving member of Easy Company, the World War II unit made famous by the “Band of Brothers” book and miniseries, died July 3 at 97.

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Military women say DOD reproductive health care far from ‘seamless’ in post-Roe era 

Many military women who told their stories to Stars and Stripes spoke of having to get their care without military support, even in cases when intended, longed-for pregnancies went terribly wrong. And they said that far from feeling cared for, they felt abandoned by the military at their most vulnerable moments.

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Roll with hemp? Army seeks info about cannabis camo for snipers, scouts

The Army wants to learn more about the possible camouflage benefits of hemp, a product derived from cannabis that could help better conceal its snipers from enemy forces.

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USFK COVID-19 cases fall as South Korea’s numbers rise 

The U.S. military command in South Korea reported its lowest weekly COVID-19 case numbers of the year recently as the country itself experiences a coronavirus bump.

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South Korea’s Yoon in military meeting vows to punish North Korean provocations

North Korea may expect swift punishment in the event its communist rulers compromise the security of their neighbor to the south, the South Korean president said.

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Marine denies assault charge after arrest on Okinawa

Japanese police arrested a Marine early Saturday on suspicion of assault after he allegedly choked a man outside a bar, a police spokesman said Wednesday.

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Video | Stripes in 7 for July 6, 2022

This edition features stories on the Marines launching a littoral combat team in Hawaii, a new commander taking charge of airmen in Europe and Africa and more.

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As a soldier, he escaped Nazi captors. At 97, he finally got his medals.

As a soldier in World War II, William “Willie” Kellerman was captured three weeks after he took part in the Utah Beach invasion in Normandy. He managed to escape his German captors, hid out with members of the French Resistance and, in a grand stroke of survival, pulled through after being shot in his hand and leg.

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Kearsarge group makes mid-deployment pit stops in Europe for repairs

Two ships of the Hampton Roads-based USS Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group are getting a break in their four-month-old deployment, with scheduled pit stops in Europe.

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Report: Justice Department probing Texas National Guard border mission

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating potential civil rights violations in Texas' multibillion-dollar border security mission that has given the National Guard arrest powers and seen state authorities bus migrants to Washington, D.C.

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US, UK leaders raise fresh alarms about Chinese espionage

The head of the FBI and the leader of Britain's domestic intelligence agency raised alarms about the Chinese government, warning business leaders that Beijing is determined to steal their technology for competitive gain.

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