Salute Our Military: Armed Forces Day Is May 18, 2013
President Harry S. Truman led the effort to establish a single holiday for citizens to come together and thank our military members for their patriotic service in support of our country.
On August 31, 1949,...
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Operation Homecoming for Vietnam POWs Marks 40 Years
by Donna Miles, American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2013 – Forty years ago today, a C-141A Starlifter transport jet with a distinctive red cross on its tail lifted off from Hanoi, North...
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Medal of Honor Recipient Earns Place in Hall of Heroes
By Amaani Lyle, American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2013 – A U.S. Army soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor for risking his life to save his comrades during an ambush in Afghanistan...
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Children of Retired Wounded Pilot Pledged Scholarships from That Others May Live Foundation
Originally posted on www.army.mil, story by Sgt. Joe Padula, Fort Campbell, KY.
FORT CAMPBELL, KY — One hundred smiles, one hundred handshakes, one hundred thank you’s; one hundred members of the 101st...
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Children of Retired Wounded Pilot Pledged Scholarships from That Others May Live Foundation
Life can change in an instant and that’s just what happened on June 9, 2010 when a helicopter, call sign Pedro 66, was shot down by enemy fire in Afghanistan. Captain Anthony Simone, mission co-pilot,...
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