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At Finland’s Arrow exercise, Marines shoot where they sleep – in their tanks
Col. John J. Carroll, the deputy commander of Marine Forces Europe and Africa, talks to Marines with 2nd Platoon, Company B., 4th Tanks from the state of Washington during Exercise Arrow 18 in Pohjankangas Training Area, Finland, May 15, 2018. <br>Averi Coppa/U.S. Marine Corps
Col. John J. Carroll, the deputy commander of Marine Forces Europe and Africa, talks to Marines with 2nd Platoon, Company B., 4th Tanks from the state of Washington during Exercise Arrow 18 in Pohjankangas Training Area, Finland, May 15, 2018. <br>Averi Coppa/U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Marines withdrew tanks and weapons from storage caves in secret locations in Norway to fire tank guns and other weaponry alongside more than 3,000 Finnish servicemembers at Finland's Arrow exercise.

In this May 11, 2018, file photo, a news vendor counts her money near a stack of newspapers with a photo of U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un on its front page in Singapore. U.S. Weeks from his North Korea summit, President Donald Trump is staring down a dealmaker’s worst nightmare: overpromising and under-delivering.<br>Wong Maye-E/AP Photo
In this May 11, 2018, file photo, a news vendor counts her money near a stack of newspapers with a photo of U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un on its front page in Singapore. U.S. Weeks from his North Korea summit, President Donald Trump is staring down a dealmaker’s worst nightmare: overpromising and under-delivering.<br>Wong Maye-E/AP Photo

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In this 2015 file photo, Naval Academy plebes take part in the annual Herndon Monument Climb at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. <br>Matt McClain/The Washington Post
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From left, Richard N. "Dick" Goodwin, Bill Moyers and President Lyndon B. Johnson in the Oval Office in 1965.<br>Yoichi Okamoto-Official White House photo-LBJ Library

Richard N. Goodwin, 'supreme generalist' who was top aide to JFK and LBJ, dies at 86

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Col. John J. Carroll, the deputy commander of Marine Forces Europe and Africa, talks to Marines with 2nd Platoon, Company B., 4th Tanks from the state of Washington during Exercise Arrow 18 in Pohjankangas Training Area, Finland, May 15, 2018. <br>Averi Coppa/U.S. Marine Corps

At Finland’s Arrow exercise, Marines shoot where they sleep – in their tanks

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From left, Richard N. "Dick" Goodwin, Bill Moyers and President Lyndon B. Johnson in the Oval Office in 1965.<br>Yoichi Okamoto-Official White House photo-LBJ Library

Richard N. Goodwin, 'supreme generalist' who was top aide to JFK and LBJ, dies at 86

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National Security Advisor John Bolton, right, is show with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on April 30, 2018 in Washington.<br>Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post

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Col. John J. Carroll, the deputy commander of Marine Forces Europe and Africa, talks to Marines with 2nd Platoon, Company B., 4th Tanks from the state of Washington during Exercise Arrow 18 in Pohjankangas Training Area, Finland, May 15, 2018. <br>Averi Coppa/U.S. Marine Corps

At Finland’s Arrow exercise, Marines shoot where they sleep – in their tanks

U.S. Marines withdrew tanks and weapons from storage caves in secret locations in Norway to fire tank guns and other weaponry alongside more than 3,000 Finnish servicemembers at Finland's Arrow exercise.

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Security forces run from the site of a suicide attack after a second bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, April 30, 2018. A coordinated double suicide bombing hit central Kabul on Monday morning. <br>Massoud Hossaini/AP

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Col. John J. Carroll, the deputy commander of Marine Forces Europe and Africa, talks to Marines with 2nd Platoon, Company B., 4th Tanks from the state of Washington during Exercise Arrow 18 in Pohjankangas Training Area, Finland, May 15, 2018. <br>Averi Coppa/U.S. Marine Corps
Col. John J. Carroll, the deputy commander of Marine Forces Europe and Africa, talks to Marines with 2nd Platoon, Company B., 4th Tanks from the state of Washington during Exercise Arrow 18 in Pohjankangas Training Area, Finland, May 15, 2018. <br>Averi Coppa/U.S. Marine Corps

At Finland’s Arrow exercise, Marines shoot where they sleep – in their tanks

U.S. Marines withdrew tanks and weapons from storage caves in secret locations in Norway to fire tank guns and other weaponry alongside more than 3,000 Finnish servicemembers at Finland's Arrow exercise.

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Col. John J. Carroll, the deputy commander of Marine Forces Europe and Africa, talks to Marines with 2nd Platoon, Company B., 4th Tanks from the state of Washington during Exercise Arrow 18 in Pohjankangas Training Area, Finland, May 15, 2018. <br>Averi Coppa/U.S. Marine Corps

At Finland’s Arrow exercise, Marines shoot where they sleep – in their tanks

U.S. Marines withdrew tanks and weapons from storage caves in secret locations in Norway to fire tank guns and other weaponry alongside more than 3,000 Finnish servicemembers at Finland's Arrow exercise.

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A North Texas man drowned while saving a young child at Lake Ray Roberts in Texas on Saturday.

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Vegas Golden Knights' James Neal (18), Deryk Engelland (5), goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury (29) and the rest of the team celebrate after defeating the Winnipeg Jets during NHL Western Conference Finals, game 5, in Winnipeg, Sunday, May 20, 2018. <br>Trevor Hagan/The Canadian Press via AP

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Stanley Cup-bound Vegas turning impossible into possible

The stunningly successful Vegas Golden Knights are headed to the Stanley Cup Final after beating the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Sunday to win the Western Conference final series in five games.