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July 5, 2017

Military medals stolen from Calif. veteran are found; 3 arrested

Police returned a California veteran’s military medals Sunday after they were stolen out of his home during the Oroville Dam spillway emergency evacuations.

July 3, 2017

Tomb of the Unknowns: Guards keep watch 24/7

On hallowed ground, a lone soldier stands on an open plaza.

June 22, 2017

Memorial Day tradition: Arlington National Cemetery gets more than 280,000 flags

Soldiers will place U.S. flags in front of more than 280,000 headstones on Thursday at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia as part of a Memorial Day tradition called “flags in.”

June 22, 2017

Nebraska teen builds US flag with toy bricks, setting Guinness World Record

A Nebraska teen built an American flag out of little bricks on Saturday and set the Guinness World Record for the largest image ever built with interlocking plastic blocks.

June 7, 2017

Vietnam Veterans Memorial marks 35 years, keeping promise to 'never forget'

Jan C. Scruggs volunteered to go to Vietnam just after graduating high school.

June 3, 2017

Battle of Midway 75th anniversary commemorated at World War II Memorial

Six survivors of the Battle of Midway attended a ceremony in Washington Saturday to mark the 75th anniversary of the pivotal World War II battle.

June 1, 2017

On Memorial Day, do more than just bow your head

This Memorial Day is of particular importance to me because it falls on the 70th anniversary of the United States Air Force.

May 23, 2017

US Marines awarded rare Arctic Service Ribbon

About 200 U.S. Marines qualified for a rare Navy Arctic Service Ribbon this week after training in the first deployment to Norway since World War Two.

May 23, 2017

Pearl Harbor survivor skydives for 96th birthday

A survivor of the Pearl Harbor attack celebrated his 96th birthday in a special way -- by jumping out of an airplane.

May 11, 2017

Honor Flight veterans visit Arlington National Cemetery

A quiet morning at Arlington National Cemetery marked the second day of the honor flight trip in Washington D.C.