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A military family, divided: After deportation, a Marine veteran’s wife searches for a future
Alejandra Juarez, right, kisses her daughter Estela, 9, as she picks her up from her new school in Mexico's Yucatan on Aug. 30. Juarez was deported on Aug. 3, after 22 years in the U.S., where she built a home and family with her husband, an Iraq War veteran.<br>Dianna Cahn/Stars and Stripes
Alejandra Juarez, right, kisses her daughter Estela, 9, as she picks her up from her new school in Mexico's Yucatan on Aug. 30. Juarez was deported on Aug. 3, after 22 years in the U.S., where she built a home and family with her husband, an Iraq War veteran.<br>Dianna Cahn/Stars and Stripes

Alejandra Juarez was deported Aug. 3, leaving behind her home of 22 years, where she and her Iraq War veteran husband, Cuauhtemoc or “Temo,” had two American children and planted roots. Now, they are a family divided.

Moored in a European port (possibly Gibraltar), circa 1917-1918. The USS Tampa was torpedoed and sunk on 26 September 1918, with the loss of all 131 persons on board. The original image is printed on post card stock. <br>U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph
Moored in a European port (possibly Gibraltar), circa 1917-1918. The USS Tampa was torpedoed and sunk on 26 September 1918, with the loss of all 131 persons on board. The original image is printed on post card stock. <br>U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph

Coast Guard to mark 100th anniversary of one of WWI's largest US naval combat losses

At dusk, U-boat skipper Wolf Hans Hertwig spotted what he thought was a steamer heading north in the Bristol Channel, about 50 miles off the coast of Wales. It was a small ship with a single smokestack and two masts. Easy prey. He submerged to attack.

Ryan Keith Taylor plead guilty on Monday, June 11, 2018, to producing, possessing and using a chemical weapon.<br>Courtesy of Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office
Ryan Keith Taylor plead guilty on Monday, June 11, 2018, to producing, possessing and using a chemical weapon.<br>Courtesy of Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office

He blew up a chlorine gas bomb beside an Army base — and left a fellow soldier severely wounded

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USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) leads a formation of Carrier Strike Group Five ships as U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircrafts and U.S. Navy F/A-18s pass overhead for a photo exercise during Valiant Shield 2018. The biennial, U.S. only, field-training exercise focuses on integration of joint training among the U.S. Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps. This is the seventh exercise in the Valiant Shield series that began in 2006.<br>Kaila Peters/U.S. Navy photo
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) leads a formation of Carrier Strike Group Five ships as U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircrafts and U.S. Navy F/A-18s pass overhead for a photo exercise during Valiant Shield 2018. The biennial, U.S. only, field-training exercise focuses on integration of joint training among the U.S. Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps. This is the seventh exercise in the Valiant Shield series that began in 2006.<br>Kaila Peters/U.S. Navy photo

Ronald Reagan sailors give back on Guam after wrapping up Valiant Shield drills

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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.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis takes questions from reporters on Aug. 28, 2018 at the Pentagon.<br>Corey Dickstein/Stars and Stripes
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis takes questions from reporters on Aug. 28, 2018 at the Pentagon.<br>Corey Dickstein/Stars and Stripes

Mattis: US troops will remain in Syria to ensure ISIS’ defeat, support peace process

U.S. troops have been fighting Islamic State militants in Syria for four years and will remain in eastern portions of the war-torn country until American leaders are convinced the terrorist group cannot mount a return, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Monday.

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

Vets remember daring raid that liberated 500 POWs in the Philippines

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.

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With tears, family of slain Navy vet joins call to disarm Portland State police

Michelle Washington on Monday stood in the spot where, months before, police bullets tore through her husband's body. A demonstration there drew a couple hundred people to the Portland State University campus on the first day of classes to decry Washington's death and demand an end to the school's policy of arming its public safety force.

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With tears, family of slain Navy vet joins call to disarm Portland State police

Michelle Washington on Monday stood in the spot where, months before, police bullets tore through her husband's body. A demonstration there drew a couple hundred people to the Portland State University campus on the first day of classes to decry Washington's death and demand an end to the school's policy of arming its public safety force.

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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis takes questions from reporters on Aug. 28, 2018 at the Pentagon.<br>Corey Dickstein/Stars and Stripes

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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

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