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Remains of North Carolina World War II soldier identified
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced the remains of a WW II soldier was identified.
A dent to Feres: Troops to be able to file claims — but not sue — for medical malpractice
A new claims system will be set up for military members to file for malpractice compensation. But it won't be easy.
By Patricia Kime
Chasing demons: 75 years on, D-Day haunts, drives its vets
They are back, some for the first time since war stole their innocence 75 years ago on Normandy’s D-Day beaches.
Renewed push to award gold medal to World War II Ghost Army
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators are renewing an effort to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Ghost Army of World War II.
Christmas in wartime
Amid shortages, rationing, separation, and grief, Americans fought to keep the yuletide spirit alive during the long years of World War II.
By Stanley Weintraub, World War II Magazine
Volunteer group Soldiers’ Angels helps vets at home, afar
The war in Iraq was still in its first year when Patti Patton-Bader’s son, a soldier there, told her that he was one of the few service members he knew who was getting care packages.
By Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express News via the AP
100-year-old WWII veteran awarded French Legion of Honor
The French government on Monday awarded its highest honor to a 100-year-old Kentucky man who fought in World War II.
American doughboys in World War I depended on foreign weapons technology, US Navy might
The U.S. Navy was the best-prepared and best-equipped of all the country’s armed forces. For many years, it had been focusing much of its energy on preparing for a surface naval confrontation with Germany.
By David Longenbach, Pennsylvania State University
5 reasons to love the Army
Despite all the interservice jokes and rivalries, the United States Army is top of the line when compared to pretty much anyone else.
By John Fannin, American Grit