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Korean War hero Ralph Puckett Jr. lies in honor at US Capitol
Congress gave one of its highest final tributes on Monday to Ralph Puckett Jr., the last living Medal of Honor recipient of the Korean War.
CENTCOM commander sees smaller but enduring troop presence in Iraq
Six months after a deadly American airstrike in Baghdad enraged Iraqis and fueled demands to send all U.S. troops home, the top U.S. general for the Middle East is talking optimistically about keeping a smaller, but enduring military presence there.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Disabled Army veteran committed for shooting 2 in Florida ER
A disabled Army veteran convicted of shooting and wounding two people inside a Florida veterans clinic has been committed to a mental health care facility for 25 years.
Atlanta mayor: No need for National Guard troops, despite governor’s order
The mayor of Atlanta said Tuesday that she doesn’t agree with the Georgia governor’s order to mobilize the National Guard in her city as a surge in violence became a political talking point.
By Ben Nadler, The Associated Press
Germany spent over $1B to cover costs linked to US troops
The German government has paid more than $1 billion over the past decade to cover costs related to the stationing of U.S. troops in Germany, according to the finance ministry in Berlin.
Soldier charged in neo-Nazi plot against his own unit pleads not guilty
Pvt. Ethan P. Melzer is being held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan.
By Kyle Rempfer
MacDill Air Force reservists return from fighting COVID-19 in New York
MacDill Air Force reservists from the 927th Aerospace Medicine Squadron are coming out of quarantine after fighting COVID-19 in New York.
By Zach England
This week in Congress: Resuming delayed defense, VA budget fights
Defense and veterans hearings for the week of July 6, 2020.
Remains of missing Fort Hood soldier identified as Vanessa Guillen, family says
Army investigators have informed the family of Spc. Vanessa Guillen that the remains found Tuesday in a shallow grave by a river in Texas are indeed those of the Fort Hood soldier, who went missing more than two months ago.
By Kent Miller
Iraqi forces thwart attack aiming for Camp Taji, but child injured by rocket fired toward US Embassy
The Iraqi military said Sunday that a rocket aimed at Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone, home of the U.S. Embassy, struck a residential house and injured a child.
Soldier killed in Afghanistan vehicle rollover accident
Spc. Vincent Sebastian Ibarria, 21, from San Antonio, Texas, died as the result of a vehicle rollover accident in Afghanistan.
By Howard Altman