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November 6, 2019

President Trump to make history by attending NYC Veterans Day parade

President Trump will make history next week when he and First Lady Melania attend the New York City Veterans Day Parade, marking the first time a sitting president has accepted the invitation to appear. 

November 5, 2019

Maj. Matthew Golsteyn's family reacts to word of potential Trump action, fearing Afghanistan trip

The family of a decorated Army Green Beret who is charged with premeditated murder in the 2010 death of a suspected Taliban bomb maker is speaking out after an announcement that President Trump is expected to take "imminent" action in his case. The development came as Maj. Matt Golsteyn was preparing to travel to Afghanistan to confront his alleged accusers, a bizarre twist in the case following a motion by the prosecution last month, according to his family.

November 4, 2019

Trump to take imminent action on cases of three military members accused of war crimes

President Trump will take imminent action on the cases of three former U.S. military service members accused of war crimes, Fox News' Pete Hegseth reported Monday. 

November 3, 2019

Louise Harris: They said my husband vanished in Vietnam — but I knew he was alive

I was told by the casualty officer that they didn’t know if he had survived the crash, but I knew in my heart that Smitty was alive.

November 2, 2019

Retired Navy SEAL, 'Survivor' fan favorite Rudy Boesch dead at 91

Rudy Boesch, a retired Navy SEAL who became a fan favorite on the first season of "Survivor," has died after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 91.

November 2, 2019

Texas police ask public for help after veteran's service dog stolen

Police in Texas are asking for the public's help after a local veteran's service dog was stolen last month.

November 1, 2019

Navy vet donates Gold Star families' stories of fallen service members to Library of Congress

Navy veteran Keith Sherman made a special delivery on Friday to the Library of Congress, where he donated more than 50 stories of Gold Star families that he spent the past year and a half documenting across the country.

October 30, 2019

Army Reserve officer runs while carrying binder with names of US service members who died in Vietnam

Lt. Col. Frederick Moss carries a binder filled with more than 58,000 names of American service members who died serving in Vietnam every time he runs a military-oriented race. Two of those names are of his father and uncle.

October 26, 2019

US Marine combat veteran, a convicted felon, deported to El Salvador

A 38-year-old Marine combat veteran and convicted felon — who grew up in California after being brought to the U.S. at age 3—was deported to El Salvador this week after being held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody for more than a year, his attorney said.

October 21, 2019

Deep-sea explorers discover second WWII-era Japanese warship from Battle of Midway

The aircraft carrier Akagi was found in nearly 18,000 feet of water more than 1,300 miles northwest of Pearl Harbor; insight from naval historian Frank Thompson.