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Retired Army Capt. Gary Michael Rose, a Green Beret who will receive the Medal of Honor at the White House on Monday, speaks Friday, Oct. 20, 2017 at the Pentagon about Operation Tailwind. Rose will be presented the United States' highest military honor by President Donald Trump for his actions during that highly secretive, four-day mission in 1970 into Laos during the Vietnam War. Rose, then a sergeant, was credited with saving multiple lives during the mission which saw multiple firefights and three helicopter crashes. <br>Corey Dickstein/Stars and Stripes
Retired Army Capt. Gary Michael Rose, a Green Beret who will receive the Medal of Honor at the White House on Monday, speaks Friday, Oct. 20, 2017 at the Pentagon about Operation Tailwind. Rose will be presented the United States' highest military honor by President Donald Trump for his actions during that highly secretive, four-day mission in 1970 into Laos during the Vietnam War. Rose, then a sergeant, was credited with saving multiple lives during the mission which saw multiple firefights and three helicopter crashes. <br>Corey Dickstein/Stars and Stripes

For nearly three decades, retired Army Capt. Gary Michael Rose told no one about his harrowing four-day secret mission to Laos during the Vietnam War.

The USS John S. McCain arrives at Changi Naval Base, Singapore, following a collision with the merchant vessel Alnic MC while underway east of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore on Aug. 21, 2017.<br>Joshua Fulton/U.S. Navy photo
The USS John S. McCain arrives at Changi Naval Base, Singapore, following a collision with the merchant vessel Alnic MC while underway east of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore on Aug. 21, 2017.<br>Joshua Fulton/U.S. Navy photo

New hull crack, typhoon divert collision-damaged USS McCain to Philippines

The guided-missile destroyer developed a 4-inch-long crack along its starboard side while transiting to Yokosuka Naval Base aboard the MV Treasure.

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Veterans with 'bad paper' won't get new VA ID cards

Starting next month, veterans can register for identification cards that prove their military history – but not everyone who has served will get one.

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl returns to the Fort Bragg courthouse after a lunch break on Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, on Fort Bragg, N.C.<br>Andrew Craft, The Fayetteville Observer via AP
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl returns to the Fort Bragg courthouse after a lunch break on Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, on Fort Bragg, N.C.<br>Andrew Craft, The Fayetteville Observer via AP

Bergdahl saga set to enter sentencing phase

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will learn his fate inside a Fort Bragg courtroom next week when defense attorneys and prosecutors will spar over the circumstances surrounding the soldier’s decision to walk off his combat outpost in Afghanistan some eight years ago.

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Seventh Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer awards the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal to 36 crew members of the USS Fitzgerald, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017.<br>Leonard Adams/U.S. Navy
Seventh Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer awards the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal to 36 crew members of the USS Fitzgerald, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017.<br>Leonard Adams/U.S. Navy

USS Fitzgerald sailors awarded for efforts following deadly June collision

Seventh Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal to 36 crew members “who distinguished themselves for their bravery and contributions to damage control efforts."

Pallbearers move the casket of Las Vegas police officer Charleston Hartfield during a funeral, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, in Henderson, Nev. Hartfield was killed by a gunman shooting from a hotel into a crowded outdoor concert on Oct. 1 in Las Vegas.<br>Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal (TNS)
Pallbearers move the casket of Las Vegas police officer Charleston Hartfield during a funeral, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, in Henderson, Nev. Hartfield was killed by a gunman shooting from a hotel into a crowded outdoor concert on Oct. 1 in Las Vegas.<br>Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal (TNS)

Army vet killed in Vegas shooting left funeral instructions: ‘Remember me for who I was’

Charleston Hartfield was a military man. A policeman. A family man. So it didn’t surprise those who knew him that he had instructions that offered careful plans for what to do in the event of his death.

South Korean soldiers guard the Demilitarized Zone's Joint Security Area in May 2017.<br>Aaron Kidd/Stars and Stripes
South Korean soldiers guard the Demilitarized Zone's Joint Security Area in May 2017.<br>Aaron Kidd/Stars and Stripes

Presidential visits to DMZ send strong signal to North Korea

Several U.S. presidents have traveled to the 2.5-mile-wide, 150-mile-long buffer zone that divides the Korean Peninsula. The tense border, fraught with danger and symbolism, provides the perfect backdrop for a show of resolve against the North.

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In this March 6, 2013 file photo, Dan Phillips, a member of the San Antonio Living History Association, patrols the Alamo during a pre-dawn memorial ceremony to remember the 1836 Battle of the Alamo and those who fell on both sides, in San Antonio.<br>Eric Gay/AP

New Battle of the Alamo is brewing over Texas shrine revamp

Texas is overseeing a 7-year revamp of the shrine where 189 Texas independence fighters were killed by Mexican Gen. Santa Anna's troops in 1836. The project has raised the ire of some conservatives, who worry that the Battle of the Alamo will be sanitized by "political correctness."

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Seventh Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer awards the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal to 36 crew members of the USS Fitzgerald, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017.<br>Leonard Adams/U.S. Navy

USS Fitzgerald sailors awarded for efforts following deadly June collision

Seventh Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal to 36 crew members “who distinguished themselves for their bravery and contributions to damage control efforts."

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Adm. Michelle Howard relinquishes command of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and Allied Joint Force Command Naples to Adm. James Foggo on Oct. 20, 2017, at the JFC auditorium. Howard plans to retire by January.<br>Scott Wyland/Stars and Stripes

Navy’s first 4-star female ends career as Foggo takes helm in Naples

Adm. Michelle Howard, the first female four-star admiral, relinquished command of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa on Friday and soon will end her long, storied career.

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An Afghan National Army soldier searches a vehicle at a checkpoint on the way to Zhari district, where the Maiwand army base is located, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. The Taliban launched an assault Thursday that nearly wiped out the army base.<br>Massoud Hossaini/AP

Taliban used a new tactic, the Humvee bomb, in Afghan base attack

Taliban insurgents packed two Humvees stolen from Afghan security forces with explosives, detonated the vehicles outside an army base in the south, and then stormed the base a deadly attack Thursday.

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Nigerien servicemembers react to contact during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 3, 2017.<br>Zayid Ballesteros/U.S. Army

State Department says US ambassador in Niger did not deny personnel request

The U.S. Special Forces unit was part of a broader mission run by U.S. Africa Command to train Nigerien units to counter Islamic State and al-Qaida-linked groups trying to gain a foothold in the region.

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In this March 6, 2013 file photo, Dan Phillips, a member of the San Antonio Living History Association, patrols the Alamo during a pre-dawn memorial ceremony to remember the 1836 Battle of the Alamo and those who fell on both sides, in San Antonio.<br>Eric Gay/AP

New Battle of the Alamo is brewing over Texas shrine revamp

Texas is overseeing a 7-year revamp of the shrine where 189 Texas independence fighters were killed by Mexican Gen. Santa Anna's troops in 1836. The project has raised the ire of some conservatives, who worry that the Battle of the Alamo will be sanitized by "political correctness."

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Seventh Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer awards the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal to 36 crew members of the USS Fitzgerald, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017.<br>Leonard Adams/U.S. Navy

USS Fitzgerald sailors awarded for efforts following deadly June collision

Seventh Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal to 36 crew members “who distinguished themselves for their bravery and contributions to damage control efforts."

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Adm. Michelle Howard relinquishes command of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and Allied Joint Force Command Naples to Adm. James Foggo on Oct. 20, 2017, at the JFC auditorium. Howard plans to retire by January.<br>Scott Wyland/Stars and Stripes

Navy’s first 4-star female ends career as Foggo takes helm in Naples

Adm. Michelle Howard, the first female four-star admiral, relinquished command of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa on Friday and soon will end her long, storied career.

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An Afghan National Army soldier searches a vehicle at a checkpoint on the way to Zhari district, where the Maiwand army base is located, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. The Taliban launched an assault Thursday that nearly wiped out the army base.<br>Massoud Hossaini/AP

Taliban used a new tactic, the Humvee bomb, in Afghan base attack

Taliban insurgents packed two Humvees stolen from Afghan security forces with explosives, detonated the vehicles outside an army base in the south, and then stormed the base a deadly attack Thursday.

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Nigerien servicemembers react to contact during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 3, 2017.<br>Zayid Ballesteros/U.S. Army

State Department says US ambassador in Niger did not deny personnel request

The U.S. Special Forces unit was part of a broader mission run by U.S. Africa Command to train Nigerien units to counter Islamic State and al-Qaida-linked groups trying to gain a foothold in the region.

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In the FOX News segment, John Garafalo said he served in the Vietnam War with the U.S. Navy SEAL team. Fox News reported that he also received two Purple Hearts and about two dozen other medals for his service.<br>Screenshot via Washington Post
In the FOX News segment, John Garafalo said he served in the Vietnam War with the U.S. Navy SEAL team. Fox News reported that he also received two Purple Hearts and about two dozen other medals for his service.<br>Screenshot via Washington Post

Retired ‘Navy SEAL’ on Fox News was a fake

Fox News ran a story on Oct. 8 about a decorated Vietnam War Navy SEAL who created an enormous presidential glass seal he hoped to give to President Donald Trump. On Thursday, 11 days later, the network retracted the story after being told the man never served in Vietnam at all, much less earned commendations for his service.

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Retired Gen. John F. Kelly, at a Senate hearing in June, 2017.<br>Stars and Stripes
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John Kelly knows what happens when troops are killed; he experienced it firsthand

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Workers prepare the 79-foot Pacific Paradise commercial fishing vessel for salvage off the shore of Honolulu, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017.<br>Caleb Jones/AP
Workers prepare the 79-foot Pacific Paradise commercial fishing vessel for salvage off the shore of Honolulu, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017.<br>Caleb Jones/AP

Hawaii boat crash spurs new concerns about foreign fishermen

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Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl returns to the Fort Bragg courthouse after a lunch break on Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, on Fort Bragg, N.C.<br>Andrew Craft, The Fayetteville Observer via AP
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl returns to the Fort Bragg courthouse after a lunch break on Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, on Fort Bragg, N.C.<br>Andrew Craft, The Fayetteville Observer via AP

Bergdahl saga set to enter sentencing phase

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will learn his fate inside a Fort Bragg courtroom next week when defense attorneys and prosecutors will spar over the circumstances surrounding the soldier’s decision to walk off his combat outpost in Afghanistan some eight years ago.

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The Air Force Civil Engineer Center began a second round of drinking water sampling at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan, Aug. 1, 2017. <br>Breanne Humphreys/U.S. Air Force
The Air Force Civil Engineer Center began a second round of drinking water sampling at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan, Aug. 1, 2017. <br>Breanne Humphreys/U.S. Air Force

Michigan to test water near National Guard combat center for contamination

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality will soon begin testing about 150 residential water wells near a combat training center for possible contamination.

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Seventh Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer awards the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal to 36 crew members of the USS Fitzgerald, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017.<br>Leonard Adams/U.S. Navy
Seventh Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer awards the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal to 36 crew members of the USS Fitzgerald, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017.<br>Leonard Adams/U.S. Navy

USS Fitzgerald sailors awarded for efforts following deadly June collision

Seventh Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal to 36 crew members “who distinguished themselves for their bravery and contributions to damage control efforts."

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Retired Gen. John F. Kelly, at a Senate hearing in June, 2017.<br>Stars and Stripes
Retired Gen. John F. Kelly, at a Senate hearing in June, 2017.<br>Stars and Stripes

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John Kelly knows what happens when troops are killed; he experienced it firsthand

During his years of service, John F. Kelly experienced two losses that were intensely personal: that of Lance Cpl. Chance Phelps, killed in action when his unit was ambushed in Iraq in 2004 while providing convoy escort to Kelly, who was the assistant division commander at the time; and that of his son, Second Lt. Robert Kelly, in 2010, who was killed when he stepped on hidden explosives in Afghanistan.

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Workers prepare the 79-foot Pacific Paradise commercial fishing vessel for salvage off the shore of Honolulu, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017.<br>Caleb Jones/AP
Workers prepare the 79-foot Pacific Paradise commercial fishing vessel for salvage off the shore of Honolulu, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017.<br>Caleb Jones/AP

Hawaii boat crash spurs new concerns about foreign fishermen

A boat that ran aground off Honolulu while transporting foreign fishermen to work in Hawaii's commercial fishing industry has raised new questions about the safety and working conditions for foreign laborers in this unique U.S. fleet.

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Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl returns to the Fort Bragg courthouse after a lunch break on Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, on Fort Bragg, N.C.<br>Andrew Craft, The Fayetteville Observer via AP
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl returns to the Fort Bragg courthouse after a lunch break on Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, on Fort Bragg, N.C.<br>Andrew Craft, The Fayetteville Observer via AP

Bergdahl saga set to enter sentencing phase

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will learn his fate inside a Fort Bragg courtroom next week when defense attorneys and prosecutors will spar over the circumstances surrounding the soldier’s decision to walk off his combat outpost in Afghanistan some eight years ago.

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The Air Force Civil Engineer Center began a second round of drinking water sampling at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan, Aug. 1, 2017. <br>Breanne Humphreys/U.S. Air Force
The Air Force Civil Engineer Center began a second round of drinking water sampling at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan, Aug. 1, 2017. <br>Breanne Humphreys/U.S. Air Force

Michigan to test water near National Guard combat center for contamination

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality will soon begin testing about 150 residential water wells near a combat training center for possible contamination.

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Seventh Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer awards the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal to 36 crew members of the USS Fitzgerald, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017.<br>Leonard Adams/U.S. Navy
Seventh Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer awards the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal to 36 crew members of the USS Fitzgerald, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017.<br>Leonard Adams/U.S. Navy

USS Fitzgerald sailors awarded for efforts following deadly June collision

Seventh Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal to 36 crew members “who distinguished themselves for their bravery and contributions to damage control efforts."

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Washington Nationals manager Dusty Baker pauses in the dugout before a baseball game against the New York Mets at Nationals Park in Washington, on Sept. 13, 2016. The Nationals announced Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, that Baker won't be back next season.<br>Alex Brandon/AP

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Washington Nationals manager Dusty Baker pauses in the dugout before a baseball game against the New York Mets at Nationals Park in Washington, on Sept. 13, 2016. The Nationals announced Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, that Baker won't be back next season.<br>Alex Brandon/AP

Baker gone as manager of Nationals after 2 NL East titles

Dusty Baker is done as manager of the Washington Nationals after two seasons, two NL East titles and zero playoff series victories. "Winning a lot of regular-season games and winning divisions are not enough. Our goal is to win a world championship," said Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo.