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June 20, 2016

Six detained in Belgium over foiled attack on express train

Belgian authorities have detained six people in connection with last year's foiled attack on a Thalys express train to France, they said Monday.

May 30, 2016

Rick Perry: The truth about 'American Sniper' Chris Kyle

There is a lot about the military that those who haven’t served don’t quite understand.

May 27, 2016

RIP, Harriet the Eagle: Symbol for wounded vets dead at 35

A Minnesota eagle that gained fame in national TV appearances and as a symbol for wounded veterans has died at the ripe old age of 35, the National Eagle Center announced Thursday.

May 24, 2016

Former Marine, Green Beret seeks asylum for Iraqi man who saved his life

After three military combat tours in war-torn Iraq, Chase Millsap returned home to get on with a civilian life.

May 16, 2016

Defense Secretary Hagel works to improve POW-MIA accounting effort

In a bid to improve the government's accounting for missing U.S. war dead, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Monday he is establishing a new Pentagon agency with more focused authority and innovative approaches.

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.