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She was in the Pentagon daycare on 9/11. Now she is running 2,977 miles, one for every life lost.

Hanna Born, a 23rd Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot, is running a mile for every life lost on 9/11 as she reflects on her own lived experience.
Iran attack on base in Jordan damaged American military aircraft, US official says

Iranian strikes damaged one A-10 Thunderbolt II and eight F-15s this week on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan.
Trump departs DC on Qatar-gifted Air Force One after emergency slide accidentally deploys

President Donald Trump’s departure to Texas was briefly delayed after an emergency slide on Air Force One was accidentally deployed by military personnel.
They served through America’s post-9/11 wars. 25 years later, what did that service mean?

Nearly 3 million Americans served in the wars that followed Sept. 11. Three veterans reflect in The War Horse about what they saw, lost and still carry.

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Survivor’s guilt felt by young soldiers echoes Odysseus’s haunted memories

For many, Homer’s Odyssey can be described as an “allegory for the real problems of combat veterans returning to civilian society.”

For young Americans, the 9/11 attacks and subsequent wars are history, not memory

Millions of Americans came of age surrounded by the consequences of 9/11 without ever experiencing the wars themselves.
Should $500M companies compete with service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses?

A new SBA proposal could unintentionally weaken America’s commitment to service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses, a veterans policy expert writes.
VA to mark 9/11 anniversary with volunteer opportunities at national cemeteries

The VA will mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks by hosting volunteer events on Saturday, Sept. 12, at more than 144 locations.

Iran and US hit tankers in biggest wave of attacks on shipping since war began

Recent attacks by the U.S. and Iran have shattered a month of relative calm, with both hitting military, shipping and energy assets.

Air Force Captain runs a mile for every life lost on Sept. 11

Air Force Capt. Hanna Born, who was a toddler in the Pentagon daycare on Sept. 11, 2001, is running a mile for every person the nation lost that day.