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Obama makes Veterans Day visit to Arlington

ARLINGTON, Va. — On a cold, rain-soaked Veterans Day, President Barack Obama walked slowly through the white, stone markers at the section of Arlington National Cemetery reserved for troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, the two wars he oversees as … Continue reading

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Amphib built with WTC steel arrives in New York

NEW YORK — The new Navy assault ship New York, built with World Trade Center steel, arrived in its namesake city Monday with a rifle volley salute near the site of the 2001 terrorist attack.First responders, families of Sept. 11 … Continue reading

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Senators back military student-loan relief

Service members carrying student loans that originated before Oct. 1, 2008, would get a 60-month reprieve from having interest accrue on their debt, under a bipartisan Senate bill.The proposal, which builds on a student loan bill enacted last year that … Continue reading

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Mourning, service meld on 9/11 anniversary

NEW YORK — Americans planned beach cleanups, packages for soldiers and save-the-tree fundraisers along with familiar remembrances in three cities to mark eight years since the attacks of Sept. 11, the first time the anniversary was named a national day … Continue reading

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39 years after jungle battle, unit awarded

The news filtered down to Capt. John Poindexter and his troops around noon.Four kilometers away from their position, an infantry company was surrounded by a battalion’s worth of North Vietnamese fighters. The Americans were running low on ammunition, and casualties … Continue reading

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AF tracked reaction to infamous NYC flyover

Air Force One’s notorious flight over lower Manhattan on April 27, and the wrath of New Yorkers who thought the city was once again under attack, sent the Air Force into PowerPoint overdrive.More than 450 pages of e-mails and PowerPoint … Continue reading

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