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Veterans fight against arch that would obstruct view of Arlington Cemetery
Advocacy groups continue their push to halt Trump’s plans to construct a 250-foot-tall arch that would obstruct the view of Arlington National Cemetery.
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Unexpected hiring surge drives down unemployment rate for post-9/11 veterans
The unexpected surge of 162,000 jobs added to payrolls last month drove the unemployment rate for the post-9/11 generation of veterans down.
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VA terminated $1.1 billion in contracts after DOGE requests, watchdog finds
VA ended contracts worth $1.1 billion during DOGE’s cost-cutting spree, far less than the $120.9 billion the department reported initially.
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How a band of Marines staved off the British and helped save the Declaration of Independence
Despite the military disaster at Bladensburg, the Marines gave the men and women of the capital precious time to flee.
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Vietnam veteran, daughter sue VA over Agent Orange birth defect benefits
The VA provides disability compensation for birth defects to the children of women Vietnam veterans, but not to the children of men who served in the war.
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Augmented reality brings Revolutionary War to life at Army Museum
“American Revolution: The Augmented Exhibition” will remain open until at least July 2027.
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Remains of USS Arizona crew buried as unknowns after Pearl Harbor to be identified
While the advocacy group Operation 85 met the 60% DNA threshold last November, the DPAA has finally confirmed its effort.
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A century of the ‘Ma Deuce’: How the M2 Browning became America’s workhorse machine gun
The highly versatile weapon has seen action affixed to the wings of P-51D Mustangs, aboard vessels in Vietnam and atop Humvees in the Middle East.
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Used as an ‘individual target’ by the Germans, this Medal of Honor recipient kept up the fight
Although mortally wounded, Robert Booker “remained retrained and unfazed as he continued to encourage his squad and helped direct their fire.”
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Push to identify remains of POWs who endured Bataan Death March, hell ships
Since 2014 the DPAA has been working to identify, recover and repatriate the remains of POWs who died in the prison camps or aboard Japanese hell ships.
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Supreme Court rules in favor of soldier who sued contractor over 2016 Bagram bombing
In a 6-3 decision, the justices determined contractors do not automatically share the government’s immunity.
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The Spanish Flu — a deadly postscript to WWI — started at a US military base
Approximately 43,000 service members were killed by the influenza virus that was first identified at an Army base in Haskell County, Kansas.
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This WWI soldier saved two men from a burning tank with his bare hands
With his green unit “loaned” to the Australians, Reidar Waaler proved that bravery made up for lack of battle experience.
