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He turned down a trip home from the Korean War, then earned the MOH

Lloyd Burke's 13-month tour in Korea was at an end when he decided to turn back — and received the Medal of Honor in the process.

By Jon Guttman

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This Marine pilot earned ace status as a Wildcat menace in the Pacific

Win or lose, Jefferson DeBlanc could dish it out and take it — all in the same mission.

By Jon Guttman

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A year of strikes: US military operations surge under Trump

President Trump has presided over a surge of U.S. military activity abroad since returning to the Oval Office.

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How wine and champagne helped to defeat the Nazis

In France during World War II, German alcohol shipments helped to provide crucial intelligence for the Allies.

By Claire Barrett

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How the Continental Army became the lords of Spanktown

Spanktown, name thusly after an early settler publicly took his spouse across his knee and chastised her, was to play an important role in the Forage Wars.

By Claire Barrett

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US forces kill, capture ’nearly 25 ISIS’ fighters in Syria operations

Over a nine-day period, U.S. and allied forces conducted 11 operations that killed at least seven ISIS fighters and destroyed four weapons caches.

By Tanya Noury and J.D. Simkins

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