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Stars and Stripes Daily Headlines

June 20, 2021

 

Pentagon orders drawdown of air defense systems, troops from Middle East 

The U.S. is cutting air defense systems and force levels in the Middle East as the Biden administration realigns its military posture to focus on countering China and Russia. 

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Rocket falls near Iraqi base housing US troops; no one hurt

The rocket fell near the sprawling Ain al-Asad base in western Anbar province but did not explode, the military said.

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VA plans to offer gender-confirmation surgery to transgender veterans, reversing ban

The Department of Veterans Affairs is moving to provide gender-confirmation surgery through its health care coverage, reversing a 2013 ban, VA Secretary Denis McDonough announced Saturday.

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Modern burgers pair with an ethos of sustainability at Burgerheart Regensburg

A “burger" in Germany often means any sandwich that comes on a bun, and Burgerheart has plenty of options to choose from.

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Racism kept a Black WWII vet from a top honor, he says. At 99, he got his Purple Heart.

Osceola “Ozzie” Fletcher, 99, was awarded the Purple Heart on Friday, an honor that his family and military and political leaders said should have been conferred decades ago.

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Soon-to-be midshipman from Florida prepares for Plebe Summer at US Naval Academy

Before most people were getting out of bed for the past four years, Elizabeth Meyer was diving into the pool at the Port Orange YMCA. All that swimming — not to mention studying — has gotten her to the edge of another deep dive.

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Air Force sees need for $24M Wright-Patterson child care center

The Air Force has identified a need for a new, $24 million child care center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, to serve the base’s more than 30,000 military and civilian employees, according to federal military construction documents.

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Navy Veteran replaces tattered flags, with help from Comcast

The American flag flying at the property was tattered and worn. And Pinder, a veteran of the Navy, took inventory of some visual cues that told him the person living there likely didn’t have the means to replace it.

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Fort Bliss soldier Pfc. Christian Alvarado sentenced to 18 years in sexual assault cases

Alvarado was convicted of two counts of sexual assault, one count of aggravated assault and one count of making a false official statement to investigators, a Fort Bliss news release stated.

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As Afghanistan war nears end, details emerge on how Predator drone revolutionized warfare

In a defining moment, a slow, propeller-driven plane that resembles an upside-down ice cream scoop showed with great clarity that it could quietly loiter high in the sky, find and monitor people, share full-motion video with allies around the world, and set the stage for precision attacks. Or to use a less polite term, targeted killings.

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The Civil War veteran and single dad who inspired Father’s Day

The sermon that morning must have stung a bit. Sonora Smart Dodd sat in her church in Spokane, Wash., on May 9, 1909, as her pastor extolled the virtues of mothers. Afterward, she approached the pastor and told him, “I liked everything you said about motherhood, but don’t you think father should have a special day, too?”

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