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  • An Army captain covers himself with a poncho liner during a break during Operation Regular Flint at Shele Kalay, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 16, 2012. (Spc. Kristina Truluck/Army)
    A love letter to my dearest Woobie

    When your poncho liner is your one true love.

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    Meet the OnlyFans model and neuroscience student who’s giving back to the troops

    OnlyFans model Cami Strella went viral on TikTok after sharing a video for Veterans Month.

    Sarah Sicard
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  • USO mobile units are providing snacks, drinks and care packs for National Guard troops deployed to the U.S. Capitol in advance of the Inauguration. The USO is a not-for-profit organization and not part of the Department of Defense. (USO staff)
    USO brings drinks, snacks and a ‘warm welcome’ to Guard troops at the Capitol

    The USO is stepping in to provide some of those "nice-to-haves" for National Guard troops at the Capitol.

    Karen Jowers
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    DC pizza shop is helping feed the National Guard

    The National Guard can't accept cots, but the can take pizza.

    Sarah Sicard
    January 15
  • Warrant Officer Daniel Johnson takes a nap during a field training exercise during Warrant Officer Basic Course 1-19 on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., April 30, 2019. (Warrant Officer Kowshon Ye/Marine Corps)
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    Service members can sleep just about anywhere.

    Sarah Sicard
    January 13
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    Liam Neeson takes down the cartel as a retired Marine in ‘The Marksman’

    Let us hope the retired Devil Dog did better on the range than the pizza box badge title implies.

    J.D. Simkins
    January 12
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    Sarah Sicard
    January 12
  • Lt. Ashley White Stumpf, a member of the specialized CST-2, was killed in Afghanistan in October 2011. (ashleywhitestumpf.com)
    ‘Ashley’s War’ and the story of the women of special operations is coming to the big screen

    White, 24, was the first member of CST-2 to be killed in combat.

    J.D. Simkins
    January 11
  • Supporters of President Donald Trump are confronted by Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
    Trump rioters keep Army surplus stores alive with outfit selections for Capitol invasions

    Army surplus stores seem to have supplied the uniforms for the #StoptheSteal army.

    Sarah Sicard
    January 7
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