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President Joe Biden awards the Medal of Honor to Capt. Larry Taylor, an Army pilot from the Vietnam War who risked his life to rescue a reconnaissance team that was about to be overrun by the enemy, during a ceremony Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

Biden awards Army pilot Medal of Honor for Vietnam War rescue

Capt. Larry Taylor risked his life to rescue a reconnaissance team that was about to be overrun by the enemy — facing almost certain death.

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A photo of the Navajo Code Talker Memorial at Window Rock, Ariz., taken Aug. 13, 2022.

Navajo Code Talkers museum is about $40 million shy of reality

Only three of the original Navajo Code Talkers are still alive.

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Then-Lt. Gen. James Lindsay on Fort Bragg, Jan. 22, 1986.

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US Special Operations Command retired Gen. James Lindsay dies at 90

Lindsay, who served more than 38 years in the Army, was selected by Reagan in 1988 as the first commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command.

This undated image provided by the U.S. Navy shows Stanley Willis Allen, a naval aviator killed during the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.

Sailor killed at Pearl Harbor laid to rest in home state

Ensign Stanley W. Allen received a funeral with full military honors.

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Leon Gautier, last member of French D-Day military commando unit, dies

Leon Gautier was the last surviving member of an elite French unit that joined U.S. and other Allied forces in the D-Day invasion.

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The legend of Billy Waugh: Special Forces soldier, CIA contractor

Sgt. Maj. Billy Waugh served on secret missions for decades — including a stint in Afghanistan in his 70s. He died earlier this year at the age of 93.

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100-year-old veteran getting help seeking Purple Heart for WWII injury

Army veteran Raymond Chambers never received a Purple Heart despite being wounded while serving during World War II.

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105 years after his death, WWI doughboy finally receives proper burial

On June 7, the American Battle Monuments Commission, alongside French and U.S. officials, interred its first Great War unknown since 1988.

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U.S. war veterans attend a ceremony to mark the 79th anniversary of the assault that led to the liberation of France and Western Europe from Nazi control, at the American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, Tuesday, June 6, 2023.

Normandy marks D-Day’s 79th anniversary, honors World War II veterans

World War II veterans, officials and visitors are commemorating D-Day on the beaches of Normandy.

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Papa Jake survived D-Day on Omaha Beach. Now he’s a TikTok star.

World War II veteran Jake Larson is best known on social media under the name “Papa Jake.”

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Army special operations community concludes first-ever Heritage Week

While the Regimental Honors program for this community began in 1981, Heritage Week began this year.

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Scientists identify remains of Army sergeant killed in Korean War

The sergeant served with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division.

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Remains of Army POW from Korean War identified

Sgt. 1st Class Coon was a member of C Battery, 503rd Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division.

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Remains of World War II POW, Bataan Death March survivor identified

Pvt. Leroy M. Slenker, 28, of El Segundo, California served as a member of 75th Ordnance Depot Company in 1941.

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Remains of Army corporal who died while a POW in Korea identified

Cpl. Delbert L. White, of Ottumwa, Iowa, served in D Company, 2nd Engineer (Combat) Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division in late 1950 when captured.

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Possible remains of World War II soldiers await transport at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 23, 2021.

Researchers identify remains of Army private killed in WWII

Pvt. Myron E. Williams, of Dixon, Illinois, served in Company L, 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division at the time of his death.

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Honor guardsmen assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), render honors during an honorable carry at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 27, 2020.

Agency identifies remains of Army corporal, Korean War POW

Sgt. Lawrence J. Robidoux served in B Company, 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division in November 1950 when he was reported missing.

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Army Reserve Chief Warrant Officer 3 Larry A. Zich, killed during the Vietnam War, was accounted for Oct. 25, 2022, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.

Soldier killed during support mission in Vietnam War identified

Army Reserve Chief Warrant Officer 3 Larry A. Zich will be buried in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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Army Sgt. Gregory V. Knoll, killed during World War II, was accounted for Jan. 3, 2023, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.

Remains of soldier killed in WWII identified

Army Sgt. Gregory V. Knoll was reported killed in action on Nov. 7, 1944.

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