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Navy suspends search for missing Nimitz sailor
The U.S. military and Guam emergency response teams logged 120 hours and traversed 11,000 square nautical miles in an effort to find the missing sailor.
By Riley Ceder
Best pics of the week: Jan. 26, 2020
Marines escape from a simulated submerged AAV, burial at sea, A-10 Elephant Walk and more of the best photos from around the military.
‘Remember the lost ones’: The powerful song in this new music video was written by a Marine vet trying to explain his experience in Iraq
It’s “military heaven that’s done everything for us,” Wayne said.
By Andrea Scott
Honoring our sacred duty
"When you raise your right hand and vow to give everything to your country, America commits to taking care of you and your family. It’s a two-way promise that lasts long after you hang up your uniform. "
American Legion secured a 24-hour guard for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier 82 years ago today
On July 2, 1937, approval was granted for 24-hour guarding of the tomb — even in situations of hazardous weather conditions. The change came following efforts from the American Legion for nonstop oversight.
By Diana Stancy
Pence honors fallen service members at Arlington cemetery
Vice President Mike Pence paid tribute to fallen members of the U.S. armed forces Monday, thanking their loved ones in a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery and acknowledging that for them “every day is Memorial Day.”
Assad vows to ‘liberate every inch of Syria’ from foreign troops
Only the Syrian state can protect groups in northern Syria and the army will “liberate every inch of Syria” from foreign troops, Syrian President Bashar Assad said Sunday.
Marine Corps veteran readies for 7,000-mile hike
He plans to spread the word of veterans' groups across the country and raise awareness about mental health, veteran suicide prevention and PTSD.
Flynn sentencing abruptly postponed; judge states disgust
A federal judge abruptly postponed the sentencing of President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, on Tuesday, saying he could not hide his disgust for Flynn’s crime of lying to the FBI and warning that he could send the retired Army lieutenant general to prison.
By Chad Day, The Associated Press
Review praises ‘Beyond the Call: Three Women on the Front Lines in Afghanistan’
The Americans profiled — Marine Sgt. Sheena Adams and a pair of Army officers, Maj. Maria Rodriguez and Capt. Johanna Smoke — wanted to make a difference in America’s mission in Afghanistan.
By Jerri Bell, Veterans Writing Project