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Marine thought dead on Vietnam battlefield gets back dog tag lost in the fight to save him

About 30 years after his time in Vietnam, a woman from California brought Marine Corps veteran Charles Armitage right back to the day he was nearly left for dead on the battlefield.

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Special Forces, CIA legend who hunted Carlos the Jackal and Osama bin Laden dies at 93

In all, William “Billy” Waugh, a Green Beret and CIA legend who served in wars in Korea, Vietnam and Afghanistan, spent some five decades serving the United States.

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Soldier convicted of murder files claim of juror misconduct, requests new trial

The legal team for an Army sergeant convicted of murdering an armed Air Force veteran at a Black Lives Matter protest has requested a new trial because of alleged juror misconduct during deliberations, according to the motion filed in court Tuesday.

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Air Force veteran enlists feline friend, military memories for book trilogy on resiliency

Dylan Bolander, an Air Force veteran, now a self-published author, draws from his experiences spanning a 20-year military career to illustrate personal resiliency when dealing with loss.

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This American flag famously covered a Saddam statue; now it’s in a basement

As millions watched the statue fall in Baghdad’s Firdos Square, Marine officer Tim McLaughlin’s American flag came to symbolize victory in Iraq.

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Federal attorney seeks dismissal of lawsuit claiming VA discriminated against Black veterans

Connecticut U.S. Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery wants a judge to dismiss a federal lawsuit that claims the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs discriminated against Black veterans for decades.

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County seeks cash for land to expand Arlington cemetery

A trial underway in federal court will decide whether the U.S. government must pay up to $21 million to compensate a Virginia county for a parcel of land taken to expand Arlington National Cemetery.

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Donald Fida, one of last survivors of key WWII battle, dies at 99

Donald D. Fida was 20 years old when he fought in the battle to take the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands in 1944.

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Veterans could combat teacher shortages under Texas bill

Texas school districts scrambled in recent years to hire enough educators amid an ongoing teacher shortage. Job fair after job fair still left openings, forcing districts across the state to lean on substitutes and other band-aids to teach students. Veterans could be part of the solution.

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