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Navy commissions destroyer USS John Basilone, named for legendary Marine and Medal of Honor recipient
The Navy on Saturday commissioned the USS John Basilone, its latest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, named in ...
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‘I’m surprised I’m alive’: ‘Dustoff’ medical helicopter crews awarded congressional medal decades after Vietnam War
A distant whirling noise that kept getting louder was the sound of desperately needed help arriving in the raging chaos of ...
This veteran got cancer from radiation exposure serving the military. He's getting recognition now.
Marine Corps veteran James Despard was witnessed an atomic bomb at Operation Plumbbob in 1957. Read about his experience to ...
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Vietnam Dustoff crews finally receive Congressional Gold Medal
On Sept. 26, 2024, the Dustoff Crews of the Vietnam War Congressional Gold Medal Act became law. President Joe Biden signed ...
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Awards program spotlights the federal government’s ‘unsung heroes’ at a critical time for public service
The Arthur S. Flemming awards, co-coordinated by the George Washington University Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and ...
Hours after Trump win, Biden moves to limit oil drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The Biden administration moved Wednesday to narrow the scope of an oil-and-gas lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge that was mandated under President Donald Trump. The plan ...