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Capt. Kristen Griest, one of three women to graduate from U.S. Army Ranger School, has become the first female infantry officer, a Fort Benning official confirmed Wednesday morning. Griest graduated
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Independence Day is a celebration of the United States of America. The holiday is marked by fanfare and large parties, complete with barbecues, fireworks and parades. As fun as July
Read moreInstead of eating supper, the four of us were going to Laos (in 1955-1956, for an international observation mission during the civil war in Laos that took place from 1953
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DES MOINES, Iowa -- One of the six men long identified in an iconic World War II photograph showing the raising of the American flag at Iwo Jima was actually
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The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have
Read moreBob Larson was a private first class assigned to the Company E, 7 th Calvalry Regiment, U.S. Army. The fog was so thick that I couldn’t see the man next
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In 2004, First Lieutenant Donovan Camp bell, call sign “Joker One,” commanded the hard-charging leathernecks of 1st Platoon, Company G, 2d Battalion, Fourth Marine Regiment in the troubled Iraqi city
Read moreDays at the beach. Family trips to the ice cream parlor. Vacations. These are just a few of the things that evoke the spirit of summer, a time of year
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