Congress clears bill on lying about medals

Lying about receiving a military medal could become a crime, under a bill headed to the president's desk.

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A funny thing happened on the way to a predicted disaster: The Pentagon is learning to live with the automatic budget cuts its leaders had warned would threaten national security if they took effect.

38 years later, closure for a Marine

The two had known each other less than three weeks when they found themselves inside separate helicopters about to land off a Cambodian island. One would survive the firestorm that ensued, but it's the one who was killed in the helicopter ahead of his that he cannot forget.

Wounded get Segways in ceremony honoring Memorial Day

Since 2005, Segs4Vets has given away 1,200 Segways to wounded servicemembers. On Wednesday, in honor of the upcoming Memorial Day holiday, the charity group gave away another 36 of the two-wheeled vehicles.

Search for missing revived by warming relations

As relations thaw between Myanmar and the U.S., JPAC is now back in a country where the remains of hundreds of WWII MIAs lie in overgrown jungles.

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DODEA to announce dates for school closings related to furloughs

Department of Defense schools will soon announce closure dates for the coming academic year as they prepare to furlough educators after significant defense cuts, a situation the department’s education director said was unavoidable.

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Protests on Okinawa aren't always what they appear to be

In Okinawa, frustration over U.S. military bases and renewed threats from abroad, mainly China’s growing influence in the region, can lead down a disorienting corridor of smoke and mirrors. For example, a 65-year-old driver blasting pro-China and pro-North Korea slogans is actually pro-U.S. military.
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Nixon library hosts 40th reunion for Vietnam POWs

On Thursday, about 200 Vietnam War veterans, almost all of them former pilots, will reunite for a three-day celebration at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum that coincides with the 40th anniversary of a star-studded White House dinner hosted by President Nixon to honor their sacrifice.
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US, Israel raise hopes for Mideast peace restart

The United States and Israel raised hopes Thursday for a restart of the Middle East peace process, despite little tangible progress so far from Secretary of State John Kerry's 2-month-old effort to get Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table.
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Brutal attack in London blamed on radical Islam

Two men with butcher knives hacked another to death Wednesday near a London military barracks and one then went on video to explain the crime - shouting political statements, gesturing with bloodied hands and waving a meat cleaver. Soon after, arriving police shot and wounded the unidentified assailants and took them into custody.
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More South Koreans support developing nuclear weapons

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Minor changes needed to AFN decoders to keep viewing programming

As part of an effort to reduce operating costs, American Forces Network Europe is eliminating one of its two satellite transponders next month, which will require decoder owners to make minor frequency changes to ensure they continue receiving television programming.

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