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He took them captive in Iraq 30 years ago. Now, they’re fighting for his citizenship
Two Navy pilots were shot down and taken prisoner during Desert Storm. Decades later, they formed an unlikely friendship with their once-captor.
By Harm Venhuizen
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Desert Storm group makes final funding push to begin construction
Organizers hope to break ground this year at a location on the National Mall near other prominent war memorials.
By Todd South
Top Marine says Light Armored Reconnaissance is outmoded on future battlefield
“Light Armored Reconnaissance today is built great for another Desert Shield, Desert Storm,” Berger said Wednesday. “I don’t see that likelihood as being very great.”
By Shawn Snow
Desert Storm memorial receives $10 million pledge from Kuwait
The memorial has a planned cost of about $40 million, and current law requires that 100 percent of funding be raised prior to initial groundbreaking, according to the National Desert Storm Memorial Association.
By Olivia Vermane
Flag-waving man in 1991 photo returns to what’s left of carrier Saratoga
The image has long outlasted that day's news cycle: When Matt Miller meets someone with a connection to the Saratoga, they usually remember that photo.
By Matt Soergel, (Jacksonville) Florida Times-Union via the AP
Light Armored Reconnaissance is hurting for leaders. Here’s what the Corps is doing about it.
LAR unit leaders, who hail from the 0363-job field, are only staffed at 62 percent.
By Shawn Snow