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    US Warship Downs ICBM for the First Time
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    4 Places to Buy a Holiday Gift for Sports Fans
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    How to Access your GI Bill Education Benefits
    2 years ago
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    Yellow Ribbon Program Info and Benefits
    2 years ago
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    National Museum of the United States Army Now Open
    2 years ago
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    What education benefits does the GI Bill grant?
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    The History of the American Expeditionary Force in Siberia
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  • troops in Afghanistan
    Pentagon Announces Troop Withdrawals in Afghanistan and Iraq
    2 years ago
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    A Brief History of Veterans Day
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    2020 Military Holiday Shipping Deadlines
    2 years ago
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    The 5 Best Online Military Discounts on Shoes Including adidas, Reebok, and more
    2 years ago
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    GI Bill COVID-19 Student Protections Extended Through 2021
    2 years ago
  • soldiers sleeping
    US Army Tells Soldiers to Take More Naps
    2 years ago
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    Troops at Camp Lejeune Warned to Stop Running at Night After Coyote Attacks
    2 years ago
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    Experts Say Navy Needs 500 Ships, But Paying for Them Won’t be Easy
    2 years ago
  • ICBM
    US Warship Downs ICBM for the First Time
    2 years ago
  • National Museum of the United States Army exhibit
    National Museum of the United States Army Now Open
    2 years ago
  • Russian Civil War
    The History of the American Expeditionary Force in Siberia
    2 years ago
  • troops in Afghanistan
    Pentagon Announces Troop Withdrawals in Afghanistan and Iraq
    2 years ago
  • Veterans Day salute
    A Brief History of Veterans Day
    2 years ago
  • military shipping packages
    2020 Military Holiday Shipping Deadlines
    2 years ago
  • college campus building
    GI Bill COVID-19 Student Protections Extended Through 2021
    2 years ago
  • soldiers sleeping
    US Army Tells Soldiers to Take More Naps
    2 years ago
  • military coyote attack
    Troops at Camp Lejeune Warned to Stop Running at Night After Coyote Attacks
    2 years ago
  • navy ships
    Experts Say Navy Needs 500 Ships, But Paying for Them Won’t be Easy
    2 years ago
  • NFL football salute to service
    Win the Ultimate Fan Cave from the NFL & USAA Salute to Service Sweepstakes
    2 years ago
  • basic training
    A 59-Year-Old Combat Vet Redid Basic Training and Finished in the Top 10% of His Class
    2 years ago
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    National Guard and Coast Guard Hurricane Cleanup from Laura, Sally
    2 years ago
  • Arlington national cemetery
    Arlington National Cemetery to Reopen With Reduced Hours
    2 years ago
  • military covid-19 vaccine trials
    Five Military Hospitals to Support COVID-19 Vaccine Trial
    2 years ago
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    Remembering Mets Legend and Marine Vet Tom Seaver
    2 years ago
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    Coast Guard Crew Surprised by Shark Attack During Swim
    2 years ago
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    New High-Tech Marines Wargaming Center Expected to be Up in 2024
    2 years ago
  • Air Force Seeks to Bring Computers and Human Brains Closer Together
    2 years ago
  • These 23 Retailers Are Juicing Up Their Military Discounts For Veterans Day
    3 years ago
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A Brief History of Veterans Day

As Veteran’s Day approaches, a brief history of the holiday serves as a reminder to honor our strong troops.

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2020 Military Holiday Shipping Deadlines

List of 2020 Military holidays shipping deadlines. Keep easy track of military shipping deadlines when sending mail to APO/FPO/DPO addresses.

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Win the Ultimate Fan Cave from the NFL & USAA Salute to Service Sweepstakes

The effects of the pandemic led to the NFL and USAA to reinvent their Salute to Service program. This year, the NFL and USAA have announced an updated program sweepstakes, where active-duty military and veterans can enter to win five Ultimate Fan Cave prize packages.

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Remembering Mets Legend and Marine Vet Tom Seaver

Mets Legend and Marines veteran Tom Seaver passed away on August 31, 2020, at age 75 after complications from dementia and COVID-19.

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With Flight Delayed, Soldier Sees Daughter’s Birth on FaceTime

A few days ago, United States Army Specialist was on his way home to see the birth of his first child in Brandon, Mississippi, after training at Fort Bliss, Texas […]

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5 years ago0
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How to Be a Part of the Nationwide Veterans’ Baby Shower

As of this post’s publish date, more than 2,400 veteran parents and parents-to-be have signed up to be a part of the a grand, sweeping nationwide baby shower that the […]

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A Collection of Your Fondest Military Brat Stories

There are more than 25 million American “military brats”, an affectionate nickname for the children of the United States military. In 2016, a new holiday was established so we don’t […]

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New Vietnam Helicopter Pilot, Crew Monument Unveiled at Arlington

This week, a new monument was unveiled at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. The Vietnam Helicopter Pilot and Crewmember Monument was revealed off and honored amid a crowd at the […]

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Five-Year-Old Military Daughter Gets Two Huge Surprises

“You know I love you to the moon and back baby?” asked United States Army Private David Villegas, talking to his five-year-old daughter Ellie via a live video feed on […]

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5 years ago0
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8 Ways the U.S. Military Shaped the Masters Golf Tournament

A “tradition unlike any other” was heavily influenced by a military unlike any other. This weekend, while we all gawk at the more than 60 magnolia trees, the azaleas, “Amen […]

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5 years ago0
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Disabled Combat Vet Will Be First Serving Senator to Give Birth

Tammy Duckworth — former United States Army officer and the first female disabled combat veteran to win a seat in the U.S. Senate as well as the first Asian American […]

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Eight Things You Didn’t Know About Pearl Harbor

On this day, 76 years ago, 2,402 Americans were killed when the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, […]

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OORAH! Happy 242nd Birthday, United States Marine Corps

On this day now 242 years ago in 1775, the Second Continental Congress established the Continental Marines with the following “decree”: That two battalions of Marines be raised consisting of […]

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5 years ago0
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Man Pulls Over on the Highway, Plays Taps Near Site of Military Crash

On Monday, 15 United States Marines and one U.S. Navy sailor were killed when the military transport plane they were aboard experienced a “midair failure“, and crashed into soybean fields […]

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6 years ago0
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Marine Vet Firefighter on Rescuing the Flag in Viral Wildfire Photo

A photograph taken by a freelance journalist in California depicting three firefighters rescuing an American flag in the middle of a raging wildfire has attained virality this week, with some even […]

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6 years ago0
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Army Vet Gives His Medal of Honor to Entire Brigade

United States Army Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta — the first living service member since the Vietnam War to be awarded the military’s most prestigious honor — took off the iconic light […]

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6 years ago0
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Father of Fallen Marine Receives Surprise Package

When an American military service member is killed in combat, their loved ones must come face-to-face with the casualty assistance calls officer on the other side of a door. Bob […]

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6 years ago0
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Tiny Houses Provide Relief for Homeless Veterans

Sometimes a big problem can be solved with a small solution. In Kansas City, Missouri, the Veterans Community Project has set out to build a community of tiny houses for homeless […]

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6 years ago0
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Air Force Colonel Challenges Navy SEAL for House Seat

The United States Air Force is taking on the United States Navy, for a chair, in Washington, DC. In a way. To be a lot more specific, a retired U.S. […]

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6 years ago0
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Vietnam Vet Plans to Build War on Terror Memorial

“It’s something we, as private citizens, need to do.” This is what Vietnam veteran Chuck Howe explains as his reasoning for creating a War on Terror memorial, the first of its kind. […]

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6 years ago0
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