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July 15, 2018

Memorial dedicated in Mississippi to Marine plane crash victims

Mississippi and U.S. Marine Corps officials dedicated a memorial Saturday to the 15 Marines and a U.S. Navy corpsman who died in a plane crash last year.

July 8, 2018

Celebrate Fourth of July by supporting these veteran-owned companies

Fourth of July is a time when Americans look for ways to give back to the 2.1 million active duty and reserve members of U.S. military who choose to make sacrifices for the country.

July 5, 2018

Nonprofit teaches farming to veterans, helps to reintegrate them into civilian life

An average of 20 veterans commit suicide each day—a statistic that weighs on the mind of Rich Murphy.

July 4, 2018

Marine vet gets smart home (and independence) from Gary Sinise Foundation

On April 11, 2012, two weeks into his sixth combat deployment, Major Eric Burkett's V-22 Osprey tilt rotor aircraft crashed in North Africa.

June 21, 2018

Ex-Marine charged with jumping White House barrier has PTSD, family says

A California man who had been missing for several weeks was arrested Monday after jumping a security barrier at the White House.

June 15, 2018

Military fiancee opens up on planning wedding with Marine deployed overseas

Planning a wedding can be stressful for most couples but Christina Anderson has a unique situation which presents its own challenges: her fiancé is deployed.

June 4, 2018

Iraq War vet saves Wyoming trooper from man who was attacking him on highway

A trucker who saw combat in Iraq as a Marine is being praised for stopping on a Wyoming interstate and pulling a man off a trooper before the man could grab the trooper's gun.

May 30, 2018

US Marines kill more than 70 Taliban leaders in Afghanistan

U.S. Marines in Afghanistan killed dozens of Taliban leaders last week using rocket artillery after tracking them to a meeting in volatile Helmand Province, according to the top American general in Afghanistan Wednesday.

May 27, 2018

NASCAR driver honors military by helping raise thousands for children of fallen servicemembers

NASCAR driver Jeffrey Earnhardt, the grandson of the legendary Dale Earnhardt, honored fallen U.S. servicemembers in a special way during the Memorial Day weekend.

May 27, 2018

One of the first female Marines honored at Ohio luncheon

One of the first female Marines honored at a luncheon in Ohio on Thursday called her decision to join the service the "best thing" she's ever done.