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US ambassador visits Marine veteran jailed in Russia for espionage
Paul Whelan, a corporate security director and Marine veteran, was detained in Moscow in 2018 and convicted in 2020.
Lawmakers beg White House for better security plans for Afghan evacuees
Many fear the already chaotic situation could get worse if U.S officials don't improve communication and screening processes.
Americans, foreign allies trapped in Afghanistan frantic for evacuation information
Information on State Department plans has been difficult to navigate for some individuals trapped by the Taliban advance in Afghanistan.
US House votes to ease entry process for Afghan interpreters
The U.S. House easily passed legislation Tuesday that would make it easier for Afghans who worked for the American military to relocate to the U.S.
Excerpt from ‘A Shot in the Moonlight’ by Ben Montgomery
"A Shot in the Moonlight" by Ben Montgomery is the true story of George Dinning, a freed slave, who in 1899 joined forces with a Confederate war hero in search of justice in the Jim Crow South.
By Ben Montgomery
House bill would force DoD to list deployed numbers around the world
The Secretary of Defense will lose travel funding unless the numbers are made public under the proposed language in the FY21 NDAA from the House.
By Aaron Mehta
It’s time for the Army to reject Confederacy in the spirit of reconciliation
These men may have been reconciled and their citizenship restored for the sake of the republic, but their records as oath breakers cannot be reconciled without the tacit underwriting of the cause for which they fought, says the author of this commentary.
By Earl M. Wilson
Missing Defense Department documents get renewed focus in Trump impeachment trial
Senate Republicans blocked a bid to mandate release of emails and notes related to military aid withheld from Ukraine.
Here’s where the Global War on Terror Memorial could be placed
Lawmakers are pushing for a high-visibility location in Washington, D.C.
The blinding of a WWII vet opened America’s eyes to the evil of Jim Crow
The brutal beating of a soldier returning home from war made an everlasting impression on President Harry S. Truman.
By Chris Lamb, IUPUI