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Vets remember daring raid that liberated 500 POWs in the Philippines
Air Force Col. Larry Card speaks at a POW/MIA Recognition Day event in Cabanatuan, Philippines, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018.<br>Seth Robson/Stars and Stripes
Air Force Col. Larry Card speaks at a POW/MIA Recognition Day event in Cabanatuan, Philippines, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018.<br>Seth Robson/Stars and Stripes

The story of a raid that freed prisoners at the Cabanatuan POW camp was retold to former servicemembers and supporters who gathered there for POW/MIA Recognition Day.

Soldiers of B Company, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, watch helicopter activity over Mogadishu on Oct. 3, 1993. Later the same day and throughout the night, the battalion's A and C Companies were part of a rescue convoy assembled for nearly 100 Rangers who had become trapped in the city after two Black Hawks were shot down. <br>U.S. Army
Soldiers of B Company, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, watch helicopter activity over Mogadishu on Oct. 3, 1993. Later the same day and throughout the night, the battalion's A and C Companies were part of a rescue convoy assembled for nearly 100 Rangers who had become trapped in the city after two Black Hawks were shot down. <br>U.S. Army

The making of 'Black Hawk Down: The Untold Story'

The filmmaker and retired Air Force colonel behind a new documentary says the soldiers from Fort Drum, who fought valiantly in a two-day battle in and above the streets of Mogadishu, never got the credit they deserved.

Dressed in World War I-style uniforms, the honor guard marches out of the chapel after the ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the World War I Meuse-Argonne Offensive at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery at Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, France, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018.<br>MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES
Dressed in World War I-style uniforms, the honor guard marches out of the chapel after the ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the World War I Meuse-Argonne Offensive at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery at Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, France, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018.<br>MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES

Americans and French mark centennial of massive WWI offensive

With 1.2 million soldiers involved, the World War I Meuse-Argonne offensive was the largest involving U.S. forces. It began on Sept. 26, 1918, and lasted until the guns fell silent with the armistice on Nov. 11 of that year.

Soldiers of the 55th Signal Company stand in formation during a safety brief at Fort George G. Meade, Md., Nov. 12, 2015.<br>Deven Waller/U.S. Army
Soldiers of the 55th Signal Company stand in formation during a safety brief at Fort George G. Meade, Md., Nov. 12, 2015.<br>Deven Waller/U.S. Army

Soldiers recount memorable moments from mandatory weekend safety briefs

The warnings given to soldiers at weekend and holiday safety briefings in recent decades are the stuff of Army lore. As those mandatory briefings become optional or end entirely – the Army has eliminated several administrative requirements recently – a few soldiers shared their memories of unusual briefings.

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An airmen offers cold drinks to Japanese policemen during the annual Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 16. 2018.<br>Screenshot from Twitter
An airmen offers cold drinks to Japanese policemen during the annual Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 16. 2018.<br>Screenshot from Twitter

Twitter reacts after Japanese police reject airman’s ‘heart-warming’ gesture

An airman’s failed attempt at gifting refreshments to two Japanese police officers made the rounds on social media last week after a Twitter user captured the “heart-warming” interaction.

April Naiman rides Big Ben in a cavalry charge during her time as a trooper in the detachment from 2000 to 2004.<br>Photo Courtesy of April Naiman
April Naiman rides Big Ben in a cavalry charge during her time as a trooper in the detachment from 2000 to 2004.<br>Photo Courtesy of April Naiman

Retired cavalry mounts enjoy their golden years in new pastures

April Naiman spent nearly four years – the entirety of her Army service – riding a horse named Big Ben in the 1st Cavalry Division Horse Cavalry Detachment.

Since then, she dreamed of adopting Big Ben and bringing him to her 23-acre farm in Oxford, Ohio, where she lives with her three children and Navy veteran husband.

This month, that dream came true.

A GoFundMe page was set up for Luis Ocampo.<br>GoFundMe Screenshot
A GoFundMe page was set up for Luis Ocampo.<br>GoFundMe Screenshot

Soldier's home robbed while he was helping with Hurricane Florence relief

A National Guard soldier left his Charlotte home to help with Hurricane Florence recovery efforts on the coast — but he came home Friday to find his house ransacked, according to a GoFundMe page set up on his behalf.

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In this July 6, 2018 photo, employees of a government-supported cultural center collect their boxes with subsided food distributed under government program named "CLAP" in downtown Caracas, Venezuela.<br>Fernando Llano/Associated Press

As Venezuelans go hungry, US targets food corruption

A sustained campaign by the Trump administration aims to put pressure on President Nicolas Maduro by striking at the wallets of the top officials in his socialist administration.

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An airmen offers cold drinks to Japanese policemen during the annual Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 16. 2018.<br>Screenshot from Twitter

Twitter reacts after Japanese police reject airman’s ‘heart-warming’ gesture

An airman’s failed attempt at gifting refreshments to two Japanese police officers made the rounds on social media last week after a Twitter user captured the “heart-warming” interaction.

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Dressed in World War I-style uniforms, the honor guard marches out of the chapel after the ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the World War I Meuse-Argonne Offensive at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery at Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, France, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018.<br>MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES

Americans and French mark centennial of massive WWI offensive

With 1.2 million soldiers involved, the World War I Meuse-Argonne offensive was the largest involving U.S. forces. It began on Sept. 26, 1918, and lasted until the guns fell silent with the armistice on Nov. 11 of that year.

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Caskets of those who died in a terror attack on a military parade in Iran are displayed in Ahvaz, Iran, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018. <br>Ebrahim Noroozi/Associated Press

Iran holds funerals for victims of terror attack in Ahvaz

President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday accused an unnamed U.S.-allied regional country of supporting the perpetrators.

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Russian sniper rifles are displayed at the the biennial Africa Aerospace and Defence Exhibition at the Waterkloof Airforce Base in Pretoria, South Africa Wednesday Sept. 19, 2018.<br>Christopher Torchi/AP

Defense expo reflects troubles for South African military

South Africa is one of the continent's biggest defense spenders but its military is increasingly stretched as the country faces recession and a weakening currency.

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In this July 6, 2018 photo, employees of a government-supported cultural center collect their boxes with subsided food distributed under government program named "CLAP" in downtown Caracas, Venezuela.<br>Fernando Llano/Associated Press

As Venezuelans go hungry, US targets food corruption

A sustained campaign by the Trump administration aims to put pressure on President Nicolas Maduro by striking at the wallets of the top officials in his socialist administration.

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An airmen offers cold drinks to Japanese policemen during the annual Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 16. 2018.<br>Screenshot from Twitter

Twitter reacts after Japanese police reject airman’s ‘heart-warming’ gesture

An airman’s failed attempt at gifting refreshments to two Japanese police officers made the rounds on social media last week after a Twitter user captured the “heart-warming” interaction.

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Dressed in World War I-style uniforms, the honor guard marches out of the chapel after the ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the World War I Meuse-Argonne Offensive at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery at Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, France, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018.<br>MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES

Americans and French mark centennial of massive WWI offensive

With 1.2 million soldiers involved, the World War I Meuse-Argonne offensive was the largest involving U.S. forces. It began on Sept. 26, 1918, and lasted until the guns fell silent with the armistice on Nov. 11 of that year.

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Caskets of those who died in a terror attack on a military parade in Iran are displayed in Ahvaz, Iran, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018. <br>Ebrahim Noroozi/Associated Press

Iran holds funerals for victims of terror attack in Ahvaz

President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday accused an unnamed U.S.-allied regional country of supporting the perpetrators.

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Russian sniper rifles are displayed at the the biennial Africa Aerospace and Defence Exhibition at the Waterkloof Airforce Base in Pretoria, South Africa Wednesday Sept. 19, 2018.<br>Christopher Torchi/AP

Defense expo reflects troubles for South African military

South Africa is one of the continent's biggest defense spenders but its military is increasingly stretched as the country faces recession and a weakening currency.

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Two U.S. soldiers dug into the snow and dirt east of Bastogne, Belgium, man .50-caliber machine guns as they keep an eye out for German troops during the Battle of the Bulge.<br>National Archives photo
Two U.S. soldiers dug into the snow and dirt east of Bastogne, Belgium, man .50-caliber machine guns as they keep an eye out for German troops during the Battle of the Bulge.<br>National Archives photo

Massachusetts veteran of World War II to be honored at Fenway Park

Purple Heart recipient John Leoncello, 94, of Hyde Park, is set to be recognized before Tuesday night's Red Sox game for his valor during World War II as a rifleman in Gen. George Patton’s Third Army.

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Staff. Sgt. Byron White pleaded guilty in July to two counts of third-degree rape.<br>Delaware State Police
Staff. Sgt. Byron White pleaded guilty in July to two counts of third-degree rape.<br>Delaware State Police

Air Force reservist faces sentencing in child rape case

Staff. Sgt. Byron White was arrested at the military base in February on nine counts of third-degree rape and continuous sexual abuse of a child.

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Hoosier pride goes into the 4th USS Indiana as it's commissioned

Construction on the Virginia-based sub began in 2012. At 377 feet long and capable of speeds more than 25 knots, it will have a nuclear generator on board, meaning that it won't ever need refueling in its life span.

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Coast Guard airlifts passenger from cruise ship off Nantucket island

A 78-year-old man suffering a possible stroke aboard a cruise ship off Nantucket was be evacuated by helicopter.

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A major fire broke out at an apartment complex for seniors in southeast Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018, prompting firefighters, bystanders and Marines to rescue residents. Many of the displaced residents were taken to the gym at the Marine Barracks Washington at 8th & I.<br>Damon Mclean/U.S. Marine Corps
A major fire broke out at an apartment complex for seniors in southeast Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018, prompting firefighters, bystanders and Marines to rescue residents. Many of the displaced residents were taken to the gym at the Marine Barracks Washington at 8th & I.<br>Damon Mclean/U.S. Marine Corps

Firefighters, bystanders and Marines race to rescue seniors from major fire in Washington

A fire broke out at an apartment complex for seniors in southeast Washington on Wednesday afternoon, prompting firefighters, bystanders and Marines to rescue residents, officials said.

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Soldiers of B Company, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, watch helicopter activity over Mogadishu on Oct. 3, 1993. Later the same day and throughout the night, the battalion's A and C Companies were part of a rescue convoy assembled for nearly 100 Rangers who had become trapped in the city after two Black Hawks were shot down. <br>U.S. Army
Soldiers of B Company, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, watch helicopter activity over Mogadishu on Oct. 3, 1993. Later the same day and throughout the night, the battalion's A and C Companies were part of a rescue convoy assembled for nearly 100 Rangers who had become trapped in the city after two Black Hawks were shot down. <br>U.S. Army

The making of 'Black Hawk Down: The Untold Story'

The filmmaker and retired Air Force colonel behind a new documentary says the soldiers from Fort Drum, who fought valiantly in a two-day battle in and above the streets of Mogadishu, never got the credit they deserved.

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Staff. Sgt. Byron White pleaded guilty in July to two counts of third-degree rape.<br>Delaware State Police
Staff. Sgt. Byron White pleaded guilty in July to two counts of third-degree rape.<br>Delaware State Police

Air Force reservist faces sentencing in child rape case

Staff. Sgt. Byron White was arrested at the military base in February on nine counts of third-degree rape and continuous sexual abuse of a child.

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Hoosier pride goes into the 4th USS Indiana as it's commissioned

Construction on the Virginia-based sub began in 2012. At 377 feet long and capable of speeds more than 25 knots, it will have a nuclear generator on board, meaning that it won't ever need refueling in its life span.

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Coast Guard airlifts passenger from cruise ship off Nantucket island

A 78-year-old man suffering a possible stroke aboard a cruise ship off Nantucket was be evacuated by helicopter.

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A major fire broke out at an apartment complex for seniors in southeast Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018, prompting firefighters, bystanders and Marines to rescue residents. Many of the displaced residents were taken to the gym at the Marine Barracks Washington at 8th & I.<br>Damon Mclean/U.S. Marine Corps
A major fire broke out at an apartment complex for seniors in southeast Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018, prompting firefighters, bystanders and Marines to rescue residents. Many of the displaced residents were taken to the gym at the Marine Barracks Washington at 8th & I.<br>Damon Mclean/U.S. Marine Corps

Firefighters, bystanders and Marines race to rescue seniors from major fire in Washington

A fire broke out at an apartment complex for seniors in southeast Washington on Wednesday afternoon, prompting firefighters, bystanders and Marines to rescue residents, officials said.

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Soldiers of B Company, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, watch helicopter activity over Mogadishu on Oct. 3, 1993. Later the same day and throughout the night, the battalion's A and C Companies were part of a rescue convoy assembled for nearly 100 Rangers who had become trapped in the city after two Black Hawks were shot down. <br>U.S. Army
Soldiers of B Company, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, watch helicopter activity over Mogadishu on Oct. 3, 1993. Later the same day and throughout the night, the battalion's A and C Companies were part of a rescue convoy assembled for nearly 100 Rangers who had become trapped in the city after two Black Hawks were shot down. <br>U.S. Army

The making of 'Black Hawk Down: The Untold Story'

The filmmaker and retired Air Force colonel behind a new documentary says the soldiers from Fort Drum, who fought valiantly in a two-day battle in and above the streets of Mogadishu, never got the credit they deserved.

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Army running back Kell Walker (5) avoids a tackle by Oklahoma defensive end Amani Bledsoe (72) in the first half of an NCAA college football game in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018.<br>Sue Ogrocki/AP Photo

Army nearly stuns No. 5 Oklahoma; falls 28-21 in OT

The Black Knights, more than four-touchdown underdogs on the road, held on to the ball for nearly 45 minutes and ran 87 plays to Oklahoma's 40.

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Army running back Kell Walker (5) avoids a tackle by Oklahoma defensive end Amani Bledsoe (72) in the first half of an NCAA college football game in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018.<br>Sue Ogrocki/AP Photo

Army nearly stuns No. 5 Oklahoma; falls 28-21 in OT

The Black Knights, more than four-touchdown underdogs on the road, held on to the ball for nearly 45 minutes and ran 87 plays to Oklahoma's 40.