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May 13, 2016

Crowds line streets to honor US Navy SEAL killed in Iraq

Crowds of supporters, including retired Navy officers and families, lined the streets of the Southern California military town of Coronado on Friday to honor the Navy SEAL shot and killed by Islamic State fighters in Iraq.

May 12, 2016

Dr. Siegel: What President Bush shared with me at the Invictus Games

President George W. Bush is the honorary chairman of the Invictus Games this year.

May 12, 2016

Congress OKs bill to allow female pilots' ashes at Arlington

Congress has sent President Barack Obama a bill that would allow female World War II pilots known as WASPs to continue placing their ashes at Arlington National Cemetery.

May 11, 2016

Navy posthumously promotes SEAL killed by ISIS in Iraq

The U.S. Navy SEAL who was shot and killed by Islamic State militants in Iraq on May 3 is being promoted to the rank of chief petty officer, the Navy said Wednesday.

May 10, 2016

Amputee from 9/11 attacks wins 7 medals at Invictus Games

Sarah Rudder was on the verge of a key promotion in the U.S. Marines on Sept. 11, 2001, when the terrorist attacks struck and eventually left her without a leg.

May 5, 2016

Video purportedly shows battle in which Navy SEAL was killed

Footage has surfaced purporting to show a battle in northern Iraq pitting American, Kurdish and Assyrian forces against ISIS, during which a U.S. Navy SEAL was killed.

May 4, 2016

Navy SEAL killed by ISIS gave up track stardom to fight

Charlie Keating IV, the Navy SEAL shot dead by ISIS in Iraq on Tuesday, set aside a promising future in sports to join the terror fight overseas, according to some of his friends.

May 4, 2016

Pentagon: Ordered deadly Iraq raid after "graves" were prepared for hostages

U.S. forces engaged in the deadly raid to free ISIS hostages in Iraq after they saw the prisoners' "graves had been prepared," Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Friday.

May 3, 2016

Military working dogs now guaranteed a trip home with their handlers

Handlers will soon be able to adopt the brave animals.

May 3, 2016

Guiding the Greatest Generation: Volunteers for our aging veterans go beyond call of duty

The Honor Flight Network has brought nearly 170,000 veterans from all over the country to Washington, D.C.