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Guard units may assist with solar eclipse tourists facing dark times
Once upon a time they were training for the mission. Now they're helping tourists safely have fun. There’s nothing they can do. A total eclipse of the sun.
3M’s heartless approach toward Purple Heart recipients
3M sold its Combat Arms earplugs to every branch of the armed forces, but design defects may have caused hearing loss for service members.
By James McCormick
Recipients look back at their service on National Purple Heart Day
National Purple Heart day is on August 7.
Advocates seeking Purple Heart for soldier hurt during 2009 attack appeal to SCOTUS
The appeal to the Supreme Court — which has garnered support from two former Trump admin. officials — follows years of efforts by the late Staff Sgt. Joshua Berry’s family.
Netflix’s ‘Purple Hearts’ is a love story with a wounded premise
Watch "Purple Hearts" on Netflix.
By Sarah Sicard
Denied a Purple Heart after a perforated eardrum in combat? Army says to try again
"The two critical factors are the degree to which the enemy or hostile force caused the wound, and whether the wound was so severe that it required treatment by a medical officer," according to the Army's MILPER message.
A major was kicked out for stealing narcotics. Then he took $820,000 from the Air Force.
For the past two years, former Air Force Maj. Brandon Bailey has been the subject of a federal investigation into a complex web of financial and bankruptcy fraud he spun over the course of a decade.
Two soldiers awarded Valentine’s Day Purple Hearts for injuries in 2020 Iranian missile attack
The two soldiers were both awarded Purple Hearts on Feb. 14 for concussions suffered during the 2020 Iranian missile strike on U.S. forces in Iraq.
Army approves 39 Purple Hearts for 2020 Iran missile attack
The military had initially downplayed the number of casualties in the attack.
By Davis Winkie
UNC law students help Vietnam War veteran get Purple Heart
Spencer served in the infantry in South Vietnam, where he was hit in the neck with shrapnel.
By Kate Murphy, News & Observer via the AP
Down to 2 Marines still hospitalized after Afghanistan suicide bombing
16 Marines are now “on the West Coast in the vicinity of their parent units and are receiving outpatient treatment."
By Philip Athey