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‘Real courage’: Remembering the OSS commandos who helped defeat the Nazis in Southern France Memorial Day weekend events commemorated the men of the Office of Strategic Services who parachuted in to help France’s resistance fighters in their struggle against the Nazis. Read more >

Cambridge American Cemetery pays tribute to Americans who died in England during WWII More than 1,200 attendees gathered on Memorial Day to remember those buried or honored at the Cambridge American Cemetery. Read more >

New agreement will help identify missing Americans who served in North Africa during WWII The remains of unknown US troops who died fighting in north Africa during World War II will be repatriated for identification under a new agreement. Read more >   Video | Stripes in 7 for May 30, 2022 This edition includes stories on the USS Abraham Lincoln in Japan, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s message to West Point Cadets and more. Read more >   Russian, Ukrainian troops fight block by block in key city Moscow seeks to capture all of Ukraine’s industrial Donbas region, and Sievierodonetsk is key to that. Read more >

Biden says no to rockets that could reach Russia Ukraine has been calling for weeks for longer-range multiple launch rocket, or MLRS, systems it says are needed to halt Russian advances in the east. Read more >   Troops killed in Kabul airport bombing remembered on first Memorial Day since On this first Memorial Day after their deaths, the 13 service members killed when Afghanistan’s Kabul airport was bombed Aug. 26 are being honored. Read more >   On Hero Street in Silvis, Ill., remembering Mexican Americans who served since World War II Since World War II, the families of this short street have watched at least 130 sons and daughters leave for military service, most of them voluntarily. Read more >   ‘We strive for perfection’: Navy Ceremonial Guard requires precision, trust and practice The Ceremonial Guard, made up of some of the newest sailors in the Navy, is a stressful assignment. Read more >   Japanese Americans fought for US even as families were detained in Santa Fe camp All told, about 33,000 Japanese Americans were in the U.S. armed forces during the war, with some 26,000 of them serving in the U.S. Army. Read more >   A dad's anguish outside Texas school while shooting unfolded "A lot of us were arguing with the police, 'You all need to go in there. You all need to do your jobs,' " said Javier Cazares, an Army veteran. His daughter, Jacklyn, was among the victims. Read more >

 

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