Passaquoddy Soldiers Honored For Heroism During WWI
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Little has been said about the Passamaquoddy Tribesmen, but they'll never be forgotten.
Women Serve Valuable Roles in Modern Military
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Women have been serving in the military in many ways since the very beginning of our country. The most important difference today is that they are now participating in more and more actual front line combat specialties.
Attempted Murderer Taken Down by Marine Vets Playing Pokémon Go
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Pokemon Go has been leading millions to explore their communities in search of the virtual creatures, recently brought Marine Corps veterans Seth Ortega and Javier Soch to a playground where they found man wanted for attempted murder in Monterey County.
Art Recovered by the Monuments Men Returned to Nazis After WWII
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The Monuments Men saved over 10,000 masterpieces from Hitler's grasp, only to see them sold them back to Nazis for profit. The Bavarian government handed them back to Nazi families after the war.
National Veterans Golden Age Games Wrap Up in Detroit
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Hundreds of senior veterans showed what real soldiers are still made of at this year's National Veterans Golden Age Games held in Detroit. Over 900 veterans took part in the games' 30th year.
Desmond Doss — Concientious Objector, Medal of Honor Recipient
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Desmond T. Doss received his draft notice in April of 1942.
Korean War Chaplain’s Story Defines Selfless Love
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Fr. Emil Joseph Kapaun gave meaning to this idea while serving as a Catholic Chaplain during the Korean War with Headquarters Company, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. Fr. Kapaun’s love for his men, and theirs for him, was revealed to the highest degree during the events they endured together in the winter of 1950.
Huey Helicopter Pilot Awarded Medal of Honor 49 Years After Heroic Actions in Vietnam
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Charles Kettles is 86 years old now, but he remembers the events that took place on May 15, 1967 near the Tra Cau River in Vietnam very vividly.
Chaplain Ray Stubbe Embodied the Marine Spirit During Siege at Khe Sanh
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The year was 1968. It was January 21 and the beginning of the Vietnamese New Year, or Tet. The place: the Marine forward air base at Khe Sanh in the extreme northwest of Quang Tri Province, the northernmost province in what was then the Republic of South Vietnam. A 77-day siege was about to kick off.
For 40 Minutes, this Marine Dodged Lightning and Hail in Freefall to Earth
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Lt. Col. William Rankin, on a hot summer day in 1959, was flying his F-8 Crusader over North Carolina, only minutes away from beginning his descent into the Marine air base at Cherry Point, NC. Suddenly, everything went south. His engines failed and all of the needles on his control panel went to orange. He had to eject at 47,000 feet.